Ezekiel 39:20

וּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֤ם עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִי֙ ס֣וּס וָרֶ֔כֶב גִּבֹּ֖ור וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃

And you shall be satisfied at My table with horse and chariot, mighty man and every man of war,” declares the Lord YHWH.

 

Morphology

  1. וּשְׂבַעְתֶּם (u-sevaʿtem) – Root: שבע (sāvaʿ); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 2mp; Translation: “and you shall be satisfied”; Notes: Refers to the birds and beasts being filled or satiated after the divine judgment feast.
  2. עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִי (ʿal-shulḥānī) – Root: שלחן (shulḥān); Form: Preposition עַל + noun masculine singular construct + suffix 1cs; Translation: “at My table”; Notes: Symbolic of YHWH’s banquet table—the scene of divine retribution.
  3. סוּס (sūs) – Root: סוס (sūs); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “horse”; Notes: Represents military power, part of the spoils consumed in the symbolic feast.
  4. וָרֶכֶב (va-rekhev) – Root: רכב (rākhav); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “and chariot”; Notes: Paired with “horse,” completing the image of defeated armies and their instruments of war.
  5. גִּבֹּור (gibbōr) – Root: גבר (gāvar); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “mighty man”; Notes: Refers to the powerful warriors now fallen before YHWH’s judgment.
  6. וְכָל־אִישׁ (ve-khol-ʾīsh) – Root: אישׁ (ʾīsh); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular absolute with quantifier כָּל; Translation: “and every man”; Notes: Extends the inclusivity of the divine judgment to all combatants.
  7. מִלְחָמָה (milḥāmāh) – Root: לחם (lāḥam); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “of war”; Notes: Genitive relationship—“every man of war,” meaning all soldiers or fighters.
  8. נְאֻם (neʾum) – Root: נאם (nāʾam); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “utterance” / “declaration”; Notes: Prophetic formula introducing divine authority.
  9. אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonāy) – Root: אדן (ʾādan); Form: Plural of majesty with possessive sense “my Lord”; Translation: “Lord”; Notes: Title denoting divine rulership preceding the Tetragrammaton.
  10. יְהוִה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havāh); Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of Israel’s God, signifying His self-existence and ultimate authority over nations and warfare.

 

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