Genesis 29:34

וַתַּ֣הַר עֹוד֮ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּן֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר עַתָּ֤ה הַפַּ֨עַם֙ יִלָּוֶ֤ה אִישִׁי֙ אֵלַ֔י כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי לֹ֖ו שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמֹ֖ו לֵוִֽי׃

And she conceived again and bore a son, and she said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.

 

Morphology:

  1. וַתַּ֣הַר (vattaḥar) – Root: הרה, Form: Wayyiqtol (3fs), Tense/Aspect: Past, Translation: “And she conceived”
  2. עֹוד֮ (ʿōḏ) – Root: עוד, Form: Adverb, Translation: “again”
  3. וַתֵּ֣לֶד (vattēleḏ) – Root: ילד, Form: Wayyiqtol (3fs), Tense/Aspect: Past, Translation: “and she bore”
  4. בֵּן֒ (bēn) – Root: בן, Form: Noun (ms), Translation: “a son”
  5. וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (vattōmer) – Root: אמר, Form: Wayyiqtol (3fs), Tense/Aspect: Past, Translation: “and she said”
  6. עַתָּ֤ה (ʿattāh) – Root: עתה, Form: Adverb, Translation: “Now”
  7. הַפַּ֨עַם֙ (hap-paʿam) – Root: פעם, Form: Noun (fs) with definite article, Translation: “this time”
  8. יִלָּוֶ֤ה (yillāweh) – Root: לוה, Form: Nifal imperfect (3ms), Tense/Aspect: Future, Translation: “will be joined”
  9. אִישִׁי֙ (ʾišī) – Root: איש, Form: Noun (ms) with pronominal suffix (1cs), Translation: “my husband”
  10. אֵלַ֔י (ʾēlay) – Root: אל, Form: Preposition with pronominal suffix (1cs), Translation: “to me”
  11. כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי (kī-yālaḏtī) – Root: ילד, Form: Qal perfect (1cs), Tense/Aspect: Past, Translation: “because I have borne”
  12. לֹ֖ו (lō) – Root: ל, Form: Preposition with pronominal suffix (3ms), Translation: “him”
  13. שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šəlōšāh) – Root: שלש, Form: Number (ms), Translation: “three”
  14. בָנִ֑ים (bānīm) – Root: בן, Form: Noun (mp), Translation: “sons”
  15. עַל־כֵּ֥ן (ʿal-kēn) – Root: כן, Form: Preposition with adverb, Translation: “Therefore”
  16. קָרָֽא־שְׁמֹ֖ו (qārā-šəmō) – Root: קרא, Form: Qal perfect (3ms) with construct, Translation: “he called his name”
  17. לֵוִֽי (lēwī) – Root: לוה (related to “joining”), Form: Proper noun, Translation: “Levi”

 

 

 

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