הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י שֹׁלֵ֤חַ מַלְאָךְ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמָרְךָ֖ בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ וְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֖ום אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲכִנֹֽתִי׃
Behold, I am sending an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
Morphology
- הִנֵּ֨ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (h-n-h); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to draw attention or emphasize.
- אָנֹכִ֜י (anokhi) – Root: N/A; Form: Pronoun, first-person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic form of the pronoun “I.”
- שֹׁלֵ֤חַ (sholeaḥ) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Participle, masculine singular; Translation: “Am sending”; Notes: Indicates ongoing or imminent action.
- מַלְאָךְ֙ (malʾakh) – Root: מלאך (m-l-ʾ-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Angel”; Notes: Refers to a messenger or divine envoy.
- לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lefanekha) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “Before you”; Notes: Indicates guidance or leadership.
- לִשְׁמָרְךָ֖ (lishmorkha) – Root: שׁמר (sh-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “To guard you”; Notes: Refers to protection or keeping safe.
- בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (badarekh) – Root: דרך (d-r-k); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “On the way”; Notes: Refers to the journey or path.
- וְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ (velaḥaviʾakha) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + Infinitive construct, Hifil, with 2ms suffix; Translation: “And to bring you”; Notes: Indicates causing movement or leading.
- אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֖ום (el-hamaqom) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “To the place”; Notes: Refers to a specific destination.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces a clause explaining the antecedent.
- הֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ (hakhinoti) – Root: כון (k-w-n); Form: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “I have prepared”; Notes: Indicates an action completed by YHWH.