וַיִּקְרָ֥א יִצְחָ֛ק אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתֹ֑ו וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנֹ֥ות כְּנָֽעַן׃
And Yitsḥaq called Yaʿaqov and blessed him and commanded him, saying, “Do not take a wife from the daughters of Kenaʿan.
Morphology
- וַיִּקְרָ֥א (vayiqra) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he called”; Notes: Refers to Yitsḥaq summoning Yaʿaqov.
- יִצְחָ֛ק (Yitsḥaq) – Root: צחק (ts-ḥ-q); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yitsḥaq”; Notes: Name of the patriarch.
- אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב (el-Yaʿaqov) – Root: עקב (ʿ-q-v); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the call.
- וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (vayvarekh) – Root: ברך (b-r-k); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he blessed”; Notes: Describes Yitsḥaq bestowing a blessing.
- אֹתֹ֑ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Him”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov as the object of the blessing.
- וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ֙ (vaytsavvehu) – Root: צוה (ts-w-h); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive and 3ms suffix; Translation: “And he commanded him”; Notes: Refers to Yitsḥaq instructing Yaʿaqov.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces Yitsḥaq’s speech.
- לֹ֔ו (lo) – Root: ל (l); Form: Preposition with 3ms suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov as the audience.
- לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח (lo-tiqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Negative particle + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “Do not take”; Notes: Expresses a prohibition.
- אִשָּׁ֖ה (ishah) – Root: אשה (ʾ-sh-h); Form: Noun, fs; Translation: “A wife”; Notes: Refers to marriage.
- מִבְּנֹ֥ות (mibbenot) – Root: בת (b-t); Form: Preposition + Noun, fp construct; Translation: “From the daughters of”; Notes: Specifies the source.
- כְּנָֽעַן (Kenaʿan) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Kenaʿan”; Notes: Refers to the Canaanite people and region.