וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֶ֕רֶב וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֧י יְהוָ֛ה הֹוצִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And Moshe and Aharon said to all the children of Yisra’el, “In the evening you shall know that YHWH brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Indicates speech or declaration.
- מֹשֶׁה֙ (Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisra’el.
- וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן (ve-Aharon) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + Proper noun; Translation: “And Aharon”; Notes: The brother of Moshe and co-leader.
- אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י (el-kol-benei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “To all the children of”; Notes: Directs the speech to Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisra’el) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- עֶ֕רֶב (ʿerev) – Root: ערב (ʿ-r-v); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Evening”; Notes: Indicates the time of the event.
- וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם (vidʿatem) – Root: ידע (y-d-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall know”; Notes: Expresses certainty or realization.
- כִּ֧י (ki) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the reason or result.
- יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- הֹוצִ֥יא (hotzi) – Root: יצא (y-ts-ʾ); Form: Verb, Hiphil, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “Brought out”; Notes: Describes YHWH’s deliverance.
- אֶתְכֶ֖ם (etkhem) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker + 2mp pronoun; Translation: “You”; Notes: Refers to the children of Yisra’el.
- מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (me-eretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “From the land of”; Notes: Indicates the origin.
- מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (Mitsrayim) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt, the place of bondage.