וְאִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י נֹגֵ֛ף אֶת־כָּל־גְּבוּלְךָ֖ בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃
But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will strike all your borders with frogs.
Morphology
- וְאִם־ (veʾim) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- מָאֵ֥ן (maʾen) – Root: מאן (m-ʾ-n); Form: Verb, Piel, Participle, ms; Translation: “You refuse”; Notes: Indicates intentional rejection.
- אַתָּ֖ה (ʾatta) – Root: N/A; Form: Pronoun, 2ms; Translation: “You”; Notes: Refers to Parʿo.
- לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ (leshalleach) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Verb, Piel, Infinitive Construct; Translation: “To let go”; Notes: Indicates the action of releasing.
- הִנֵּ֣ה (hinneh) – Root: N/A; Form: Particle; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention to the announcement.
- אָנֹכִ֗י (ʾanokhi) – Root: N/A; Form: Pronoun, 1cs; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to YHWH.
- נֹגֵ֛ף (nogef) – Root: נגף (n-g-f); Form: Verb, Qal, Participle, ms; Translation: “I will strike”; Notes: Indicates an act of smiting or affliction.
- אֶת־ (ʾet) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: N/A; Notes: Marks the direct object of the verb.
- כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, ms construct; Translation: “All of”; Notes: Indicates totality.
- גְּבוּלְךָ֖ (gevulkha) – Root: גבול (g-v-l); Form: Noun, ms with 2ms suffix; Translation: “Your borders”; Notes: Refers to the extent of Parʿo’s territory.
- בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים (batzefardeʿim) – Root: צפרדע (ts-f-r-d-ʿ); Form: Noun, mp with preposition; Translation: “With frogs”; Notes: Indicates the instrument of the plague.