הַגֵּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּךָ֔ יַעֲלֶ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָ מַ֣עְלָה מָּ֑עְלָה וְאַתָּ֥ה תֵרֵ֖ד מַ֥טָּה מָּֽטָּה׃
The stranger who is among you will rise higher and higher above you, and you will go down lower and lower.
Morphology
- הַגֵּר֙ (hager) – Root: גור (g-w-r); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the stranger”; Notes: Refers to a non-Israelite living among the people.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-š-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- בְּקִרְבְּךָ֔ (bekirbekha) – Root: קרב (q-r-b); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “among you”; Notes: Indicates proximity or presence within the community.
- יַעֲלֶ֥ה (yaʿaleh) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “will rise”; Notes: Refers to elevation in status or power.
- עָלֶ֖יךָ (ʿalekha) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “above you”; Notes: Indicates superiority or dominance.
- מַ֣עְלָה מָּ֑עְלָה (maʿlah maʿlah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Noun feminine singular repeated for emphasis; Translation: “higher and higher”; Notes: The repetition emphasizes the degree of elevation.
- וְאַתָּ֥ה (veʾattah) – Root: אתה (ʾ-t-h); Form: Conjunction + pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “and you”; Notes: Marks a contrast with the previous clause.
- תֵרֵ֖ד (tered) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “will go down”; Notes: Indicates a decline in status or condition.
- מַ֥טָּה מָּֽטָּה (mattah mattah) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Adverb repeated for emphasis; Translation: “lower and lower”; Notes: The repetition stresses the extent of the descent.