וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יֹוסֵ֔ף אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־אַחֶ֖יךָ זֹ֣את עֲשׂ֑וּ טַֽעֲנוּ֙ אֶת־בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם וּלְכוּ־בֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃
And Par’o said to Yosef, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your animals and go, enter the land of Kena’an.’
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Refers to Pharaoh speaking to Yosef.
- פַּרְעֹה֙ (Par’oh) – Root: פַרְעֹה (Par’oh); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Pharaoh”; Notes: Identifies Pharaoh as the speaker.
- אֶל־יֹוסֵ֔ף (el-Yosef) – Root: יֹוסֵף (Yosef); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “to Yosef”; Notes: Specifies Yosef as the recipient of Pharaoh’s command.
- אֱמֹ֥ר (emor) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2ms; Translation: “say”; Notes: Command to Yosef to convey the message.
- אֶל־אַחֶ֖יךָ (el-achekha) – Root: אָח (aḥ); Form: Noun, masculine plural with preposition and 2ms suffix; Translation: “to your brothers”; Notes: Indicates the recipients of the message Yosef is to convey.
- זֹ֣את (zot) – Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Refers to the instructions that follow.
- עֲשׂ֑וּ (asu) – Root: עשׂה (asah); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2mp; Translation: “do”; Notes: Instruction for action.
- טַֽעֲנוּ֙ (ta’anu) – Root: טען (ta’an); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2mp; Translation: “load”; Notes: Command to prepare their animals for travel.
- אֶת־בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם (et-be’irkhem) – Root: בְּעִיר (be’ir); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 2mp suffix; Translation: “your animals”; Notes: Refers to the brothers’ pack animals.
- וּלְכוּ־בֹ֖אוּ (u’lekhu-bo’u) – Root: הלך (halakh) / בוא (bo); Form: Verbs, Qal, Imperative, 2mp; Translation: “and go, enter”; Notes: Commands for the brothers to proceed on their journey to Kena’an.
- אַ֥רְצָה (artza) – Root: אֶרֶץ (eretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular with directional he; Translation: “to the land of”; Notes: Indicates the destination.
- כְּנָֽעַן (Kena’an) – Root: כְּנָעַן (Kena’an); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Kena’an”; Notes: Specifies the land to which they are to travel.