כִּֽי־גֻנֹּ֣ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הָעִבְרִ֑ים וְגַם־פֹּה֙ לֹא־עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי מְא֔וּמָה כִּֽי־שָׂמ֥וּ אֹתִ֖י בַּבֹּֽור׃
For I was indeed stolen from the land of the ʿIvrim, and also here I have done nothing for which they placed me in the pit.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי | ki | “for” | Conjunction |
| 2 | גֻנֹּב | gunnov | “surely stolen” | Qal infinitive absolute |
| 3 | גֻּנַּבְתִּי | gunnavti | “I was stolen” | Pual qatal 1cs |
| 4 | מֵאֶרֶץ | me-ʾerets | “from the land of” | Prep מִן + N(fs) construct |
| 5 | הָעִבְרִים | ha-ʿivrim | “the Hebrews” | Def. art. הַ + N(mp) |
| 6 | וְגַם | ve-gam | “and also” | Conj וְ + adverb |
| 7 | פֹּה | poh | “here” | Adverb |
| 8 | לֹא | lo | “not” | Negative particle |
| 9 | עָשִׂיתִי | ʿasiti | “I have done” | Qal qatal 1cs |
| 10 | מְאוּמָה | meʾumah | “anything” | Indefinite noun/pronominal form |
| 11 | כִּי | ki | “that” | Conjunction |
| 12 | שָׂמוּ | samu | “they placed” | Qal qatal 3cp |
| 13 | אֹתִי | ʾoti | “me” | Direct object marker + suff 1cs |
| 14 | בַּבֹּור | ba-bor | “in the pit” | Prep בְּ + Def. art. הַ + N(ms) |
Morphology
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces Yosef’s explanation for why he seeks release.
- גֻנֹּב (gunnov) – Root: גנב (g-n-b); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Qal; Form: Qal infinitive absolute; Translation: “surely stolen”; Notes: Used before the finite verb for emphasis, stressing the certainty of the kidnapping.
- גֻּנַּבְתִּי (gunnavti) – Root: גנב (g-n-b); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Pual; Form: Pual qatal 1st person common singular; Translation: “I was stolen”; Notes: Passive form indicating Yosef was forcibly taken away.
- מֵאֶרֶץ (me-ʾerets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Root Type: I-Guttural (א) (weak); Form: Preposition מִן + noun feminine singular construct (state: construct); Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Begins the construct phrase referring to the homeland from which Yosef was taken.
- הָעִבְרִים (ha-ʿivrim) – Root: עבר (ʿ-b-r); Root Type: I-Guttural (ע) (weak); Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine plural; Translation: “the Hebrews”; Notes: Refers to Yosef’s ethnic and familial people.
- וְגַם (ve-gam) – Root: גם (g-m); Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction וְ + adverb; Translation: “and also”; Notes: Adds a second claim to Yosef’s defense of his innocence.
- פֹּה (poh) – Root: פה (p-h); Root Type: III-He (weak); Form: Adverb; Translation: “here”; Notes: Refers to Mitsrayim and specifically Yosef’s present imprisonment.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Root Type: III-Guttural (א) (weak); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the following verb to stress innocence.
- עָשִׂיתִי (ʿasiti) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-ś-h); Root Type: I-Guttural (ע) / III-He (weak); Binyan: Qal; Form: Qal qatal 1st person common singular; Translation: “I have done”; Notes: Yosef denies committing any act deserving imprisonment.
- מְאוּמָה (meʾumah) – Root: אום (ʾ-w-m); Root Type: I-Guttural (א) / Hollow (weak); Form: Indefinite noun/pronominal form feminine singular; Translation: “anything”; Notes: Used with negation to mean “nothing at all.”
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for which”; Notes: Introduces the result clause explaining the imprisonment.
- שָׂמוּ (samu) – Root: שׂים (ś-y-m); Root Type: Hollow; Binyan: Qal; Form: Qal qatal 3rd person common plural; Translation: “they placed”; Notes: The unnamed plural subject refers generally to those responsible for Yosef’s imprisonment.
- אֹתִי (ʾoti) – Root: אות (ʾot); Root Type: I-Guttural (א) (weak); Form: Direct object marker + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “me”; Notes: Marks Yosef as the object of the imprisonment action.
- בַּבֹּור (ba-bor) – Root: בור (b-w-r); Root Type: Hollow; Form: Preposition בְּ + definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the pit”; Notes: Refers metaphorically or literally to the prison confinement.