Exodus 9:5

וַיָּ֥שֶׂם יְהוָ֖ה מֹועֵ֣ד לֵאמֹ֑ר מָחָ֗ר יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

And YHWH set an appointed time, saying, “Tomorrow YHWH will do this thing in the land.”

 

Morphology

  1. וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (vayyasem) – Root: שׂים (s-y-m); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he set”; Notes: Indicates establishing or appointing something.
  2. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton referring to the divine name.
  3. מֹועֵ֣ד (moʿed) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “An appointed time”; Notes: Refers to a specific time for an event.
  4. לֵאמֹ֑ר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces a direct quote or message.
  5. מָחָ֗ר (maḥar) – Root: N/A; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Tomorrow”; Notes: Refers to the day following the present one.
  6. יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה (yaʿaseh) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “He will do”; Notes: Refers to performing or carrying out an action.
  7. יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
  8. הַדָּבָ֥ר (haddavar) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “The thing”; Notes: Refers to the specific action or event to occur.
  9. הַזֶּ֖ה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, ms; Translation: “This”; Notes: Points to the aforementioned action.
  10. בָּאָֽרֶץ (baʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun, fs with preposition and definite article; Translation: “In the land”; Notes: Refers to the geographical area, likely Egypt.

 

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