יַכְּכָ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה בִּשְׁחִ֤ין מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ וּבַעְפָלִים וּבַגָּרָ֖ב וּבֶחָ֑רֶס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תוּכַ֖ל לְהֵרָפֵֽא׃
YHWH will strike you with the boils of Mitsrayim, with tumors, with scabs, and with itch, from which you will not be able to be healed.
Morphology
- יַכְּכָ֨ה (yakkekha) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “will strike you”; Notes: Indicates a divine action of inflicting harm.
- יְהוָ֜ה (YHWH) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the divine name.
- בִּשְׁחִ֤ין (bi-sheḥin) – Root: שׁחין (sheḥin); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “with boils”; Notes: Refers to painful skin sores.
- מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ (Mitsrayim) – Root: מצרים (Mitsrayim); Form: Proper noun, dual form; Translation: “of Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt, recalling the plagues.
- וּבַעְפָלִים (u-vaʿfalim) – Root: עפל (ʿafel); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural; Translation: “with tumors”; Notes: Refers to swelling or growths.
- וּבַגָּרָ֖ב (u-va-garav) – Root: גרב (garav); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “with scabs”; Notes: Refers to skin afflictions.
- וּבֶחָ֑רֶס (u-veḥares) – Root: חרס (ḥares); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “with itch”; Notes: Indicates an irritating skin condition.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a descriptive clause.
- לֹא־תוּכַ֖ל (lo-tukhal) – Root: יכל (yakhal); Form: Negative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will not be able”; Notes: Expresses inability to achieve healing.
- לְהֵרָפֵֽא (le-heirafe) – Root: רפא (rapha); Form: Nifal infinitive construct; Translation: “to be healed”; Notes: Passive form indicating inability to recover from afflictions.