Genesis 44:21

וַנֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל הַנַּ֖עַר לַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־אָבִ֑יו וְעָזַ֥ב אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וָמֵֽת׃

And we said to my lord, “The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves his father, he will die.”

Morphology

1. וַנֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vanomer) – Root: אָמַר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 1cp; Translation: “And we said”; Notes: Introduces the response to the lord.
2. אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י (el-adoni) – Root: אָדוֹן (adon); Form: Preposition “to” + noun, ms with 1cs suffix; Translation: “to my lord”; Notes: Refers to the person addressed as “my lord.”
3. לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל (lo-yukhal) – Root: יָכַל (yakhal); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “he cannot”; Notes: Indicates the boy’s inability to leave his father.
4. הַנַּ֖עַר (hanar) – Root: נַעַר (na’ar); Form: Noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “the boy”; Notes: Refers to the young boy.
5. לַעֲזֹ֣ב (la’azov) – Root: עָזַב (azav); Form: Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct; Translation: “to leave”; Notes: Infinitive construct expressing purpose or result.
6. אֶת־אָבִ֑יו (et-aviv) – Root: אָב (av); Form: Noun, ms with 3ms possessive suffix + accusative marker; Translation: “his father”; Notes: Accusative form indicating the object “father.”
7. וְעָזַ֥ב (ve’azav) – Root: עָזַב (azav); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he leaves”; Notes: Hypothetical conditional form.
8. אֶת־אָבִ֖יו (et-aviv) – Root: אָב (av); Form: Noun, ms with 3ms possessive suffix + accusative marker; Translation: “his father”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis on the relationship to his father.
9. וָמֵֽת (vamet) – Root: מוּת (mut); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he will die”; Notes: Consequential action indicating the boy’s potential outcome.