וּפְרָצִ֥ים תֵּצֶ֖אנָה אִשָּׁ֣ה נֶגְדָּ֑הּ וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה הַהַרְמֹ֖ונָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
And through the breaches they shall go out, each woman straight before her, and you shall be cast out toward the Harmon,” declares YHWH.
Morphology
- וּפְרָצִ֥ים (u-feratsim) – Root: פרץ (parats); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine plural; Translation: “and breaches”; Notes: Refers to openings or breaks in city walls—metaphor for forced exits or destruction caused by invasion.
- תֵּצֶ֖אנָה (tetzeʾnah) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural; Translation: “they shall go out”; Notes: Describes the women of Shomeron being driven out through the city’s breaches—indicating exile.
- אִשָּׁ֣ה (ishah) – Root: אשה (ishah); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “each woman”; Notes: Represents the wealthy women of Shomeron, addressed earlier as “cows of the Bashan.”
- נֶגְדָּ֑הּ (negdah) – Root: נגד (neged); Form: Adverb with directional suffix 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “before her” or “straight ahead of her”; Notes: Implies each captive will go in her own direction, symbolizing disorganized exile.
- וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה (ve-hishlakhte-nah) – Root: שׁלך (shalakh); Form: Conjunction וְ + Hiphil perfect 1st person common singular + suffix 3rd person feminine plural; Translation: “and I will cast you out”; Notes: Hiphil indicates causative action—YHWH as the agent expelling them from the land.
- הַהַרְמֹ֖ונָה (ha-Harmonah) – Root: uncertain; Form: Definite article הַ + proper noun (possibly place name or phrase); Translation: “toward the Harmon” or “to Mount Hermon”; Notes: Textually debated—some view it as a place of exile beyond the mountains, others as a symbolic name for destruction or captivity.
- נְאֻם־ (neʾum) – Root: נאם (naʾam); Form: Noun masculine singular (prophetic formula); Translation: “declares”; Notes: Introduces a solemn prophetic affirmation, marking the authority of the divine speech.
- יְהוָֽה׃ (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God, emphasizing His direct authorship of the coming judgment.