יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה פַרְעֹ֔ה וְיַפְקֵ֥ד פְּקִדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְחִמֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י הַשָּׂבָֽע׃
Let Par’o act, and appoint overseers over the land, and take a fifth part of the land of Mitsrayim during the seven years of abundance.
Morphology
- יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה (ya’aseh) – Root: עשה (asah); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “let…act”; Notes: Indicates a command or instruction directed at Pharaoh to initiate action.
- פַרְעֹ֔ה (par’o) – Root: פרע (par’o); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Pharaoh”; Notes: Refers to the Egyptian king; in this context, Pharaoh is the one being instructed to take action.
- וְיַפְקֵ֥ד (ve-yafqed) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and appoint”; Notes: The Hifil stem conveys causation, suggesting Pharaoh should assign overseers actively.
- פְּקִדִ֖ים (peqidim) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Noun, mp; Translation: “overseers”; Notes: Refers to officials or administrators tasked with managing the collection and storage process.
- עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ (al-ha’aretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Preposition + Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “over the land”; Notes: Indicates the sphere of authority of the appointed overseers.
- וְחִמֵּשׁ֙ (ve-chimesh) – Root: חמש (chamash); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Piel, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “and take a fifth part”; Notes: Piel form intensifies the action, implying the gathering or reserving of one-fifth of the produce.
- אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ (et-eretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Direct object marker + Noun, fs; Translation: “of the land of”; Notes: The direct object marker specifies that the one-fifth portion should come from the land’s produce.
- מִצְרַ֔יִם (Mitsrayim) – Root: מצר (mitsar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Egypt”; Notes: Specifies the geographical scope for the actions instructed, focusing on Egypt as the land of abundance.
- בְּשֶׁ֖בַע (be-sheva) – Root: שבע (sheva); Form: Preposition + Noun, fs; Translation: “during the seven”; Notes: Indicates the time frame of the collection process, covering the seven years of plenty.
- שְׁנֵ֥י (shenei) – Root: שנה (shana); Form: Noun, dual construct; Translation: “years of”; Notes: Uses the dual form to denote the plural concept of years, linked to the upcoming period of plenty.
- הַשָּׂבָֽע׃ (ha-sava) – Root: שבע (sava); Form: Noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “abundance”; Notes: Refers to the period of plenty expected in Egypt, as forecasted in the dream.