כִּ֚י מִי־גֹ֣וי גָּדֹ֔ול אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֥ו אֱלֹהִ֖ים קְרֹבִ֣ים אֵלָ֑יו כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכָל־קָרְאֵ֖נוּ אֵלָֽיו׃
For what great nation is there that has gods so near to it as YHWH our God is to us whenever we call upon Him?
Morphology
- כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a reason or explanation.
- מִי (mi) – Root: מי (mi); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “What”; Notes: Used to ask a rhetorical question.
- גֹ֣וי (goy) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “nation”; Notes: Refers to a group or people.
- גָּדֹ֔ול (gadol) – Root: גדל (gadol); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “great”; Notes: Describes the nation.
- אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֥ו (ʾasher-lo) – Root: אשר (ʾasher) + לו (lo); Form: Relative pronoun with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “that has”; Notes: Refers to possession or attribute.
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים (ʾelohim) – Root: אלה (eloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “gods”; Notes: Refers to deities or the divine.
- קְרֹבִ֣ים (qerovim) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “near”; Notes: Indicates proximity.
- אֵלָ֑יו (elav) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to it”; Notes: Refers to the nation.
- כַיהוָ֣ה (ka-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “as YHWH”; Notes: Compares proximity to YHWH.
- אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (ʾeloheinu) – Root: אלה (eloah); Form: Noun with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Refers to the God of Israel.
- בְּכָל־קָרְאֵ֖נוּ (be-khol-qorʾenu) – Root: קרא (qaraʾ); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular construct and 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “whenever we call”; Notes: Refers to the act of prayer or petition.
- אֵלָֽיו (elav) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to Him”; Notes: Refers to YHWH.