Genesis 26:16

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־יִצְחָ֑ק לֵ֚ךְ מֵֽעִמָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי־עָצַֽמְתָּ־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מְאֹֽד׃

And Avimelekh said to Yitsḥaq, “Go away from us, for you have become much mightier than us.”

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (Va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces Avimelekh’s speech.
2. אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (Avimelekh) – Root: אבי (ʾ-v-y) + מלך (m-l-k); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Avimelekh”; Notes: The Philistine king addressing Yitsḥaq.
3. אֶל־יִצְחָ֑ק (El Yitsḥaq) – Root: יצחק (y-ts-ḥ-q); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “To Yitsḥaq”; Notes: Indicates the direction of the speech.
4. לֵ֚ךְ (Lekh) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Qal, imperative, ms; Translation: “Go”; Notes: A command from Avimelekh to leave.
5. מֵֽעִמָּ֔נוּ (Me-immanu) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Preposition + plural pronominal suffix; Translation: “From us”; Notes: Indicates separation.
6. כִּֽי־עָצַֽמְתָּ־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (Ki-ʿatsamta-mimmenu) – Root: עצם (ʿ-ts-m); Form: Qal, perfect, 2ms + preposition + plural pronominal suffix; Translation: “For you have become mightier than us”; Notes: Explains the reason for the command.
7. מְאֹֽד׃ (Me’od) – Root: מאד (m-ʾ-d); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Much”; Notes: Intensifies the statement.

Morphological Analysis

1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: אמר, Form: Wayyiqtol (3ms, sequential past tense), Translation: “and he said”

2. אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (ʾăvīmeleḵ) – Root: אבימלך, Form: Proper noun, Translation: “Abimelech”

3. אֶל־ (ʾel-) – Root: אל, Form: Preposition, Translation: “to”

4. יִצְחָ֑ק (yiṣḥāq) – Root: צחק, Form: Proper noun, Translation: “Isaac”

5. לֵ֚ךְ (lēḵ) – Root: הלך, Form: Imperative (2ms), Translation: “go”

6. מֵֽעִמָּ֔נוּ (mē’immanu) – Root: עם, Form: Preposition with pronominal suffix (1cp), Translation: “away from us”

7. כִּֽי־ (kī-) – Root: כי, Form: Conjunction, Translation: “for”

8. עָצַֽמְתָּ־ (ʿāṣamta) – Root: עצמ, Form: Qal perfect (2ms), Translation: “you have become mightier”

9. מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mimmennu) – Root: מן, Form: Preposition with pronominal suffix (1cp), Translation: “than us”

10. מְאֹֽד (mə’ōḏ) – Root: מאד, Form: Adverb, Translation: “much” or “very”