יַ֣עַן וּבְיַ֜עַן הִטְע֧וּ אֶת־עַמִּ֛י לֵאמֹ֥ר שָׁלֹ֖ום וְאֵ֣ין שָׁלֹ֑ום וְהוּא֙ בֹּ֣נֶה חַ֔יִץ וְהִנָּ֛ם טָחִ֥ים אֹתֹ֖ו תָּפֵֽל׃
Because, even because, they have led my people astray, saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace. And he builds a wall, and behold, they plaster it with whitewash;
Morphology
- יַ֣עַן (yaʿan) – Root: יען (yaʿan); Form: Preposition; Translation: “because”; Notes: Introduces the reason or cause.
- וּבְיַ֜עַן (u-ve-yaʿan) – Root: יען (yaʿan); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “and because”; Notes: Repetition intensifies the causal force.
- הִטְע֧וּ (hitʿu) – Root: טעֲה (ṭaʿah); Form: Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they led astray”; Notes: Causative sense of misleading.
- אֶת־עַמִּ֛י (et-ʿammi) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Particle אֶת + noun masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my people”; Notes: Marks the definite direct object of the verb.
- לֵאמֹ֥ר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- שָׁלֹ֖ום (shalom) – Root: שלם (shalom); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “peace”; Notes: Denotes well-being, wholeness, or harmony.
- וְאֵ֣ין (ve-ʾein) – Root: אין (ʾein); Form: Conjunction + particle of non-existence; Translation: “and there is no”; Notes: Expresses absence or non-existence.
- שָׁלֹ֑ום (shalom) – Root: שלם (shalom); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “peace”; Notes: Repetition underscores the falsehood of their claim.
- וְהוּא֙ (ve-huʾ) – Root: הוא (huʾ); Form: Conjunction + independent pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he”; Notes: Shifts focus to the builder’s action.
- בֹּ֣נֶה (boneh) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “is building”; Notes: Describes ongoing action.
- חַ֔יִץ (ḥayits) – Root: חיץ (ḥayits); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a wall”; Notes: A symbolic barrier, likely flimsy or inadequate.
- וְהִנָּ֛ם (ve-hinnam) – Root: הנה (hinneh) + pronominal suffix; Form: Interjection with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and behold, they”; Notes: Calls attention to the following action.
- טָחִ֥ים (taḥim) – Root: טוח (taḥah); Form: Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “they plaster”; Notes: Denotes the act of coating or covering.
- אֹתֹ֖ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the wall being plastered.
- תָּפֵֽל (tafel) – Root: תפל (tafel); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “whitewash”; Notes: Figurative for false covering, lacking substance.