וְחָרָ֨ה אַף־יְהוָ֜ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעָצַ֤ר אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֗ה מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶֽם׃
And the anger of YHWH will burn against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain, and the ground will not yield its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land which YHWH is giving to you.
Morphology
- וְחָרָ֨ה (ve-ḥarah) – Root: חרה (ḥarah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “And will burn”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s anger being kindled.
- אַף־יְהוָ֜ה (af-YHWH) – Root: אף (ʾaf); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the anger of YHWH”; Notes: Indicates divine wrath.
- בָּכֶ֗ם (bakhem) – Root: ב (b); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “against you”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- וְעָצַ֤ר (ve-atzar) – Root: עצר (ʿatzar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and He will shut up”; Notes: Refers to withholding rain.
- אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ (et-ha-shamayim) – Root: שמים (shamayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article and direct object marker; Translation: “the heavens”; Notes: Refers to the sky as the source of rain.
- וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה (ve-lo-yiheyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “so that there will be no”; Notes: Refers to the absence of rain.
- מָטָ֔ר (matar) – Root: מטר (matar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “rain”; Notes: Refers to rainfall as a blessing.
- וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה (ve-ha-adamah) – Root: אדמה (ʾadamah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article and conjunction; Translation: “and the ground”; Notes: Refers to the earth that produces crops.
- לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן (lo-titten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “will not yield”; Notes: Refers to the withholding of produce.
- אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ (et-yevulah) – Root: יבול (yevul); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix and direct object marker; Translation: “its produce”; Notes: Refers to crops grown in the land.
- וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם (va-avadtem) – Root: אבד (ʾavad); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural with conjunction; Translation: “and you will perish”; Notes: Refers to destruction or being lost.
- מְהֵרָ֗ה (meherah) – Root: מהר (mahar); Form: Adverb; Translation: “quickly”; Notes: Indicates the immediacy of the consequence.
- מֵעַל֙ (me-ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition; Translation: “from upon”; Notes: Refers to being removed from the land.
- הָאָ֣רֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the land”; Notes: Refers to the Promised Land.
- הַטֹּבָ֔ה (ha-tovah) – Root: טוב (tov); Form: Adjective, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the good”; Notes: Qualifies the land as desirable and fertile.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces the clause describing the land.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- נֹתֵ֥ן (noten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “is giving”; Notes: Indicates the continuous act of giving by YHWH.
- לָכֶֽם׃ (lakhem) – Root: ל (le); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites as the recipients of the land.