Genesis 27:2

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־נָ֖א זָקַ֑נְתִּי לֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי יֹ֥ום מֹותִֽי׃

And he said, “Behold now, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces Yitsḥaq’s speech.
2. הִנֵּה־נָ֖א (hinneh-na) – Root: הנה (h-n-h); Form: Interjection + particle; Translation: “Behold now”; Notes: Expresses attention or emphasis.
3. זָקַ֑נְתִּי (zaqanti) – Root: זקן (z-q-n); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “I am old”; Notes: Indicates the speaker’s advanced age.
4. לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
5. יָדַ֖עְתִּי (yadaʿti) – Root: ידע (y-d-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “I know”; Notes: Indicates a lack of knowledge.
6. יֹ֥ום (yom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “day”; Notes: Refers to a specific time.
7. מֹותִֽי (moti) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Noun, ms with 1cs suffix; Translation: “my death”; Notes: Describes the speaker’s inevitable mortality.

Morphological Analysis 

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

2. הִנֵּה־נָ֖א (hinneh-nā) – Root: הנה, Form: Interjection with particle of entreaty, Translation: “Behold now”

3. זָקַ֑נְתִּי (zāqanṯī) – Root: זקן, Form: Qal perfect (1cs), Translation: “I am old”

4. לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא, Form: Negative particle, Translation: “not”

5. יָדַ֖עְתִּי (yāḏaʿtī) – Root: ידע, Form: Qal perfect (1cs), Translation: “I know”

6. יֹ֥ום (yōm) – Root: יום, Form: Noun (masculine singular), Translation: “the day”

7. מֹותִֽי (mōṯī) – Root: מות, Form: Noun with pronominal suffix (1cs), Translation: “of my death”