עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תִּפֹּ֑ול כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י דִבַּ֔רְתִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃
Upon the face of the field you shall fall, for I have spoken,” declares the Lord YHWH.
Morphology
- עַל־פְּנֵי (ʿal-penē) – Root: פנה (panāh); Form: Preposition עַל + noun masculine plural construct “faces”; Translation: “upon the face of”; Notes: Common Hebrew idiom meaning “on the surface of.” Denotes the location where the body will lie.
- הַשָּׂדֶה (ha-sādeh) – Root: שׂדה (sādeh); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the field”; Notes: Represents the open countryside—an exposed place, symbolizing public humiliation in death.
- תִּפֹּול (tippōl) – Root: נפל (nāfal); Form: Qal imperfect 2ms; Translation: “you shall fall”; Notes: Predictive use of the imperfect, indicating the future fall or death of Gog.
- כִּי (kī) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the causal clause explaining the certainty of Gog’s fall.
- אֲנִי (ʾanī) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun 1cs; Translation: “I”; Notes: Stresses the divine speaker, emphasizing personal authority.
- דִבַּרְתִּי (dibbartī) – Root: דבר (dābar); Form: Piel perfect 1cs; Translation: “I have spoken”; Notes: Piel stem intensifies the act of speaking—YHWH’s word carries irrevocable authority.
- נְאֻם (neʾum) – Root: נאם (nāʾam); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “utterance” / “declaration”; Notes: Prophetic formula introducing the solemn affirmation of YHWH.
- אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonāy) – Root: אדן (ʾādan); Form: Plural of majesty with possessive meaning “my Lord”; Translation: “Lord”; Notes: Title of divine sovereignty, showing reverent address preceding the divine name.
- יְהוִה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havāh); Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of Israel’s God—guarantee of the prophecy’s fulfillment.