וַ֠יֹּאמֶר חַגַּ֞י מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה בְּמַלְאֲכ֥וּת יְהוָ֖ה לָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֥י אִתְּכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
And Ḥaggai, the messenger of YHWH, spoke in the message of YHWH to the people, saying, “‘I am with you,’ declares YHWH.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Standard narrative introduction to prophetic speech.
- חַגַּי (Ḥaggai) – Root: חגג (ḥagag); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥaggai”; Notes: Identifies the prophet as YHWH’s spokesman.
- מַלְאַךְ (malʾakh) – Root: לאך (laʾakh, traditional: מלאך); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “messenger”; Notes: Indicates prophetic function, not an angelic being here.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Divine proper name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Specifies whose messenger Haggai is.
- בְּמַלְאֲכוּת (be-malʾakhut) – Root: לאך (laʾakh, traditional: מלאך); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “in the message”; Notes: Denotes the official prophetic commission or charge.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Divine proper name; Translation: “of YHWH”; Notes: The message originates from YHWH alone.
- לָעָם (la-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Preposition לְ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the people”; Notes: Indicates the audience of the prophetic message.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- אֲנִי (ani) – Root: אני (ani); Form: Independent pronoun 1cs; Translation: “I”; Notes: YHWH emphatically identifies Himself.
- אִתְּכֶם (ittechem) – Root: את (ʾit); Form: Preposition + suffix 2mp; Translation: “with you”; Notes: Expresses divine presence and covenantal reassurance.
- נְאֻם (neʾum) – Root: נאום (neʾum); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “utterance of”; Notes: Formal prophetic declaration formula.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Divine proper name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Closes the oracle with full divine authority.