Genesis 37:16

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֶת־אַחַ֖י אָנֹכִ֣י מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵיפֹ֖ה הֵ֥ם רֹעִֽים׃

And he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are shepherding.”

 

Morphology

  1. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (va-yo-mer) – Root: אמר (a-mar); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he said”
  2. אֶת־אַחַ֖י (et-a-ḥai) – Root: אח (aḥ); Form: noun, mp with 1cs suffix; Translation: “my brothers”
  3. אָנֹכִ֣י (a-no-chi) – Pronoun, 1cs; Translation: “I am”
  4. מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ (me-va-kesh) – Root: בקש (ba-kash); Form: Piel, participle, ms; Translation: “seeking”
  5. הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א (ha-gi-da-na) – Root: נגד (na-gad); Form: Hifil, imperative, ms with particle of entreaty; Translation: “tell me, please”
  6. לִ֔י (li) – Preposition with 1cs suffix; Translation: “to me”
  7. אֵיפֹ֖ה (ei-fo) – Interrogative adverb; Translation: “where”
  8. הֵ֥ם (hem) – Pronoun, 3mp; Translation: “they are”
  9. רֹעִֽים (ro-im) – Root: רעה (ra-ah); Form: Qal, participle, mp; Translation: “shepherding”

 

 

This entry was posted in Genesis. Bookmark the permalink.

Comments are closed.