וַיְכַ֤ל יַעֲקֹב֙ לְצַוֹּ֣ת אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף רַגְלָ֖יו אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה וַיִּגְוַ֖ע וַיֵּאָ֥סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃
And Yaʿaqov finished commanding his sons, and he gathered his feet onto the bed; and he expired and was gathered to his people.
Morphology
- וַיְכַ֤ל (vayekhal) – Root: כלה (kalah); Form: Verb, Piel, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he finished”; Notes: Indicates the completion of Yaʿaqov’s instructions.
- יַעֲקֹב֙ (Yaʿaqov) – Root: עקב (ʿaqav); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch Jacob.
- לְצַוֹּ֣ת (letsavot) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Verb, Piel, Infinitive Construct; Translation: “to command”; Notes: Indicates Yaʿaqov’s final instructions to his sons.
- אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו (et-banav) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his sons”; Notes: Refers to the direct objects of the command.
- וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (vaye’esof) – Root: אסף (asaf); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he gathered”; Notes: Indicates the physical act of moving his feet.
- רַגְלָ֖יו (raglav) – Root: רגל (regel); Form: Noun, feminine plural with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his feet”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov’s legs as he positioned himself on the bed.
- אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה (el-hamittah) – Root: מטה (mittah); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “onto the bed”; Notes: Indicates the location where Yaʿaqov lay down.
- וַיִּגְוַ֖ע (vayigva) – Root: גוע (gavaʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he expired”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov’s death.
- וַיֵּאָ֥סֶף (vaye’asef) – Root: אסף (asaf); Form: Verb, Nifal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he was gathered”; Notes: Refers to the idiomatic expression of being united with his ancestors in death.
- אֶל־עַמָּֽיו (el-ʿammav) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 3ms suffix; Translation: “to his people”; Notes: Refers to the collective of his ancestors.