וַיֵּ֧רֶד יְהוָ֛ה עַל־הַ֥ר סִינַ֖י אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֑ר וַיִּקְרָ֨א יְהוָ֧ה לְמֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָהָ֖ר וַיַּ֥עַל מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And YHWH descended upon Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and YHWH called Moshe to the top of the mountain, and Moshe went up.
Morphology
- וַיֵּ֧רֶד (vayered) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And [He] descended”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s action of descending.
- יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the name of God.
- עַל־הַ֥ר (ʿal-har) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “Upon the mountain”; Notes: Refers to Mount Sinai.
- סִינַ֖י (Sinai) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Sinai”; Notes: Name of the mountain.
- אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ (ʾel-rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “To the top”; Notes: Indicates the destination.
- הָהָ֑ר (haharr) – Root: הר (h-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The mountain”; Notes: Refers back to Mount Sinai.
- וַיִּקְרָ֨א (vayyiqra) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He called”; Notes: Refers to YHWH summoning Moshe.
- יְהוָ֧ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject performing the action.
- לְמֹשֶׁ֛ה (le-Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Directs the action of calling to Moshe.
- אֶל־רֹ֥אשׁ (ʾel-rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “To the top”; Notes: Specifies the location.
- הָהָ֖ר (haharr) – Root: הר (h-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The mountain”; Notes: Refers to Mount Sinai.
- וַיַּ֥עַל (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he went up”; Notes: Describes Moshe’s ascent.
- מֹשֶֽׁה (Moshe) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The one performing the ascent.