Genesis 30:31

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מָ֣ה אֶתֶּן־לָ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לֹא־תִתֶּן־לִ֣י מְא֔וּמָה אִם־תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אָשׁ֛וּבָה אֶרְעֶ֥ה צֹֽאנְךָ֖ אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃

And he said, “What shall I give you?” And Yaʿaqov said, “You shall not give me anything; if you will do this thing for me, I will return, I will pasture your flock, and I will keep it.

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative past tense.
2. מָ֣ה (mah) – Root: מה (mah); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “What”; Notes: Introduces a question.
3. אֶתֶּן־ (ʾetten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I shall give”; Notes: Future action.
4. לָ֑ךְ (lakh) – Root: לך (lakh); Form: Preposition with 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Indicates direction or recipient.
5. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
6. יַעֲקֹב֙ (Yaʿaqov) – Root: יעקב (Yaʿaqov); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Name of the patriarch.
7. לֹא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Denotes negation.
8. תִתֶּן־ (titten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall give”; Notes: Future prohibition.
9. לִ֣י (li) – Root: לי (li); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Indicates recipient.
10. מְא֔וּמָה (meʾumah) – Root: מאום (meʾum); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “anything”; Notes: Indicates negation of any object.
11. אִם־ (ʾim) – Root: אם (ʾim); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “if”; Notes: Introduces a condition.
12. תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ (taʿaseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You will do”; Notes: Future condition.
13. לִּי֙ (li) – Root: לי (li); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “for me”; Notes: Indicates benefit.
14. הַדָּבָ֣ר (hadavar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “the thing”; Notes: Refers to a specific matter.
15. הַזֶּ֔ה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Refers to a specific object.
16. אָשׁ֛וּבָה (ʾashuvah) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal cohortative 1st person singular; Translation: “I will return”; Notes: Expresses intent.
17. אֶרְעֶ֥ה (ʾerʿeh) – Root: רעה (raʿah); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will pasture”; Notes: Indicates future action.
18. צֹֽאנְךָ֖ (tzon’kha) – Root: צאן (tzon); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your flock”; Notes: Construct form shows possession.
19. אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃ (ʾeshmor) – Root: שמר (shamar); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will keep”; Notes: Future continuous action.