וַיְמַהֵ֖ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּקֹּ֥ד אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃
And Moshe hurried and bowed down to the ground and worshiped.
Morphology
- וַיְמַהֵ֖ר (vayemaher) – Root: מהר (m-h-r); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms, with vav-consecutive; Translation: “He hurried”; Notes: Indicates immediate action by Moshe.
- מֹשֶׁ֑ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisra’el.
- וַיִּקֹּ֥ד (vayiqod) – Root: קדד (q-d-d); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms, with vav-consecutive; Translation: “He bowed down”; Notes: Expresses reverence or submission.
- אַ֖רְצָה (artsah) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun, feminine singular with directional heh; Translation: “To the ground”; Notes: Indicates the direction of Moshe’s bowing.
- וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ (vayishtachu) – Root: שׁחה (sh-ḥ-h); Form: Verb, Hishtafel, Imperfect, 3mp, with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And worshiped”; Notes: Denotes an act of profound worship or submission.