הַ֥עַל כֵּ֖ן יָרִ֣יק חֶרְמֹ֑ו וְתָמִ֛יד לַהֲרֹ֥ג גֹּויִ֖ם לֹ֥א יַחְמֹֽול׃ ס
Shall he therefore empty his net, and continually slay nations without sparing?
Morphology
- הַעַל (ha-ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Interrogative particle + preposition עַל; Translation: “shall … therefore”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question expressing outrage at ongoing injustice.
- כֵּן (ken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus / therefore”; Notes: Indicates consequence or continuation of previous actions.
- יָרִיק (yarik) – Root: ריק (riq); Form: Hifil imperfect 3ms; Translation: “shall he empty”; Notes: Hifil causative: to pour out or empty (his net of prey).
- חֶרְמֹו (ḥermo) – Root: חרם (ḥerem); Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 3ms; Translation: “his net”; Notes: Refers metaphorically to the conqueror’s tool of exploitation.
- וְתָמִיד (ve-tamid) – Root: תמיד (tamid); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “and continually”; Notes: Indicates unceasing, repeated action.
- לַהֲרֹג (la-harog) – Root: הרג (harag); Form: Preposition לְ + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to slay”; Notes: Marks purpose or continued pattern of killing.
- גֹּויִם (goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “nations”; Notes: Refers to peoples subjected to conquest.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “without”; Notes: Negates the verb that follows.
- יַחְמֹול (yaḥmol) – Root: חמל (ḥamal); Form: Qal imperfect 3ms; Translation: “sparing”; Notes: Implies withholding pity or compassion.