הֵ֚ן לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּשְׁמֵ֣י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם הָאָ֖רֶץ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽהּ׃
Behold, to YHWH your God belong the heavens and the heavens of heavens, the earth and all that is in it.
Morphology
- הֵ֚ן (hen) – Root: הן (hen); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces a statement of emphasis.
- לַיהוָ֣ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Indicates possession by YHWH.
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלה (ʾeloah); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Refers to the God of Israel.
- הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (ha-shamayim) – Root: שמים (shamayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the heavens”; Notes: Refers to the skies or the spiritual realm.
- וּשְׁמֵ֣י (u-shmei) – Root: שמים (shamayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “and the heavens of”; Notes: Refers to the higher or outer heavens.
- הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (ha-shamayim) – Root: שמים (shamayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “heavens”; Notes: Specifies the spiritual or celestial realms.
- הָאָ֖רֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Refers to the physical world.
- וְכָל־ (ve-khol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with conjunction; Translation: “and all of”; Notes: Refers to everything contained within the earth.
- אֲשֶׁר־ (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing the earth’s contents.
- בָּֽהּ׃ (bah) – Root: ב (ba); Form: Preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “in it”; Notes: Refers to everything within the earth.