וַיָּבֹ֣א מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַשִּׁירָֽה־הַזֹּ֖את בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם ה֖וּא וְהֹושֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃
And Moshe came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Hoshea son of Nun.
Morphology
- וַיָּבֹ֣א (vayyavo) – Root: בּוֹא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he came”; Notes: Indicates the beginning of an action, typical narrative sequence.
- מֹשֶׁ֗ה (Moshe) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The leader of Israel, often transliterated as Moses.
- וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר (vayyedabber) – Root: דָּבַר (d-v-r); Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and spoke”; Notes: Piel form emphasizes deliberate or intensive speech.
- אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֥י (et-kol-divrei) – Root: דָּבָר (d-v-r); Form: Construct chain: direct object marker + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “all the words of”; Notes: The phrase introduces what Moshe spoke.
- הַשִּׁירָֽה־הַזֹּ֖את (ha-shirah ha-zot) – Root: שִׁיר (sh-y-r); Form: Definite noun feminine singular + demonstrative feminine singular; Translation: “this song”; Notes: Refers to the Song of Moshe, a key passage of instruction.
- בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (be’oznei) – Root: אֹזֶן (ʾ-z-n); Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “in the ears of”; Notes: An idiomatic expression meaning “to address to” or “to speak directly to.”
- הָעָ֑ם (ha-am) – Root: עָם (ʿ-m); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the people”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- ה֖וּא (hu) – Form: Pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “he”; Notes: Emphasizes Moshe as the speaker.
- וְהֹושֵׁ֥עַ (veHoshea) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; Translation: “and Hoshea”; Notes: Hoshea is another name for Yehoshua (Joshua), Moshe’s successor.
- בִּן־נֽוּן (bin-Nun) – Root: בֵּן (b-n) & נוּן; Form: Construct chain: “son of Nun”; Translation: “son of Nun”; Notes: Identifies Hoshea’s lineage.