וַיְהִ֗י בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רְאוּבֵ֔ן וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב אֶת־בִּלְהָ֖ה פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אָבִ֑יו וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל פ וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃
And it happened while Yisra’el lived in that land, that Re’uven went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Yisra’el heard. And the sons of Yaʿaqov were twelve.
Morphology
- וַיְהִ֗י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it happened”
- בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן (bi-shkon) – Root: שׁכן (sh-k-n); Form: Qal, infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “while [he] lived”
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (Yisra’el) – Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”
- בָּאָ֣רֶץ (ba-arets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “in the land”
- הַהִ֔וא (ha-hi) – Root: הוא (h-w); Form: demonstrative pronoun, fs; Translation: “that”
- וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he went”
- רְאוּבֵ֔ן (Re’uven) – Proper noun; Translation: “Re’uven”
- וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב (sh-k-v); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he lay”
- אֶת־בִּלְהָ֖ה (ʾet-Bilhah) – Proper noun with accusative marker; Translation: “Bilhah”
- פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ (pilegesh) – Root: פלגש (p-l-g-sh); Form: noun, fs; Translation: “concubine”
- אָבִ֑יו (aviv) – Root: אב (ʾ-v); Form: noun, ms with 3ms suffix; Translation: “of his father”
- וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (va-yishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he heard”
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisra’el) – Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”
- וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ (va-yiheyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3mp with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they were”
- בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב (bene-Yaʿaqov) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: noun, mp construct; Translation: “sons of Yaʿaqov”
- שְׁנֵ֥ים (shneim) – Root: שׁנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: numeral, dual; Translation: “twelve”
- עָשָֽׂר׃ (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: numeral; Translation: “ten”