וְלֹֽא־אֵחַ֤ר הַנַּ֨עַר֙ לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות הַדָּבָ֔ר כִּ֥י חָפֵ֖ץ בְּבַֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְה֣וּא נִכְבָּ֔ד מִכֹּ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃
And the young man did not delay to do the thing, for he delighted in Yaʿaqov’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
Morphology
- וְלֹֽא־אֵחַ֤ר (və-lo e-ḥar) – Root: אחר (aḥar); Form: Qal, perfect, 3ms with negation; “And he did not delay”
- הַנַּ֨עַר֙ (ha-naʿar) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: noun, ms with definite article; “the young man”
- לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות (la-ʿa-sot) – Root: עשׂה (ʿa-sah); Form: Qal, infinitive construct with preposition; “to do”
- הַדָּבָ֔ר (had-da-var) – Root: דבר (da-var); Form: noun, ms with definite article; “the thing”
- כִּ֥י (ki) – Conjunction; “for”
- חָפֵ֖ץ (ḥa-fets) – Root: חפץ (ḥa-fats); Form: Qal, perfect, 3ms; “he delighted”
- בְּבַֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב (bə-vat-ya-a-qov) – Root: בת (bat) & יעקב (ya-a-qov); Form: noun in construct with preposition; “in Yaʿaqov’s daughter”
- וְה֣וּא (və-hu) – Pronoun, 3ms; “and he”
- נִכְבָּ֔ד (nix-bad) – Root: כבד (ka-ved); Form: Niphal, participle, ms; “was honored”
- מִכֹּ֖ל (mi-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: noun, ms construct with preposition; “above all”
- בֵּ֥ית (beit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: noun, ms construct; “the house of”
- אָבִֽיו (a-viv) – Root: אב (av); Form: noun, ms with 3ms suffix; “his father”