וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נָקְבָ֧ה שְׂכָרְךָ֛ עָלַ֖י וְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃
And he said, “Specify your wages for me, and I will give it.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Standard narrative introduction of speech.
- נָקְבָ֧ה (naqvah) – Root: נקב (naqav); Form: Qal imperative feminine singular; Translation: “Specify”; Notes: Command form addressed to a singular subject.
- שְׂכָרְךָ֛ (sekharʾkha) – Root: שכר (sakhar); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your wages”; Notes: Indicates payment or compensation.
- עָלַ֖י (ʿalai) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Upon me”; Notes: Indicates responsibility.
- וְאֶתֵּֽנָה (veʾettenah) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal cohortative 1st person singular; Translation: “And I will give”; Notes: Expresses intention or commitment.