וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָלְכ֥וּ בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַיָּ֑ם וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃
But the sons of Yisra’el walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their left.
Morphology
- וּבְנֵ֧י (uvenei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “But the sons of”; Notes: Refers to the children of Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (Yisra’el) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- הָלְכ֥וּ (halekhu) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3mp; Translation: “Walked”; Notes: Describes the action of traveling through the sea.
- בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה (bayyabashah) – Root: יבש (y-b-sh); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “On dry land”; Notes: Indicates the ground through which they passed.
- בְּתֹ֣וךְ (betokh) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “In the midst of”; Notes: Highlights their location within the sea.
- הַיָּ֑ם (hayyam) – Root: ים (y-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The sea”; Notes: Refers to the body of water divided by YHWH.
- וְהַמַּ֤יִם (vehamayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine plural absolute with definite article; Translation: “And the waters”; Notes: Describes the state of the sea during their crossing.
- לָהֶם֙ (lahem) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + 3mp suffix; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Indicates possession or relation.
- חֹמָ֔ה (ḥomah) – Root: חומ (ḥ-w-m); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “A wall”; Notes: Describes the water’s position as protective barriers.
- מִֽימִינָ֖ם (miyminam) – Root: ימן (y-m-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “On their right”; Notes: Specifies the right side.
- וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם (umissemolam) – Root: שמאל (s-m-ʾ-l); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “And on their left”; Notes: Specifies the left side.