וּלְיֹוסֵ֣ף אָמַ֔ר מְבֹרֶ֥כֶת יְהֹוָ֖ה אַרְצֹ֑ו מִמֶּ֤גֶד שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ מִטָּ֔ל וּמִתְּהֹ֖ום רֹבֶ֥צֶת תָּֽחַת׃
And of Yosef he said, “Blessed by YHWH is his land, with the precious things of the heavens, with the dew, and from the deep that lies beneath,
Morphology
- וּלְיֹוסֵ֣ף (u-le-Yosef) – Root: יֹוסֵף (y-s-f); Form: Proper noun masculine singular with conjunction וּ (“and”) and preposition לְ (“to/of”); Translation: “And of Yosef”; Notes: Refers to the tribe descended from Yosef.
- אָמַ֔ר (amar) – Root: אָמַר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he said”; Notes: Introduces the blessing directed to Yosef.
- מְבֹרֶ֥כֶת (mevorekhet) – Root: בָּרַךְ (b-r-k); Form: Pual participle feminine singular; Translation: “Blessed”; Notes: Describes the land of Yosef as being blessed.
- יְהֹוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: The Tetragrammaton, representing the name of God; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “LORD”; Notes: Refers to the covenantal name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- אַרְצֹ֑ו (artzo) – Root: אֶרֶץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his land”; Notes: Refers to the territory of Yosef’s descendants.
- מִמֶּ֤גֶד (mi-meged) – Root: מֶגֶד (m-g-d); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition מִן (“from”); Translation: “with the precious things”; Notes: Indicates valuable or delightful blessings.
- שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ (shamayim) – Root: שָׁמַיִם (sh-m-y-m); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “the heavens”; Notes: Refers to the sky or the divine realm.
- מִטָּ֔ל (mi-tal) – Root: טַל (ṭ-l); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition מִן (“from”); Translation: “with the dew”; Notes: Symbolizes freshness, fertility, and divine blessing.
- וּמִתְּהֹ֖ום (u-mi-tehom) – Root: תְּהֹום (t-h-m); Form: Noun feminine singular with conjunction וּ (“and”) and preposition מִן (“from”); Translation: “and from the deep”; Notes: Refers to subterranean waters or the abyss.
- רֹבֶ֥צֶת (rovețet) – Root: רָבַץ (r-v-ṣ); Form: Qal participle feminine singular; Translation: “that lies”; Notes: Describes the deep as resting or lying beneath the land.
- תָּֽחַת׃ (taḥat) – Root: תַּחַת (t-ḥ-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “beneath”; Notes: Refers to the position of the deep waters under the land.