אַיָּם֙ אֵפֹ֣וא חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ וְיַגִּ֥ידוּ נָ֖א לָ֑ךְ וְיֵ֣דְע֔וּ מַה־יָּעַ֛ץ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות עַל־מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Where then are your wise men? Let them declare to you now, and let them know what YHWH of Hosts has purposed against Mitsrayim.
Morphology
- אַיָּם (ayyam) – Root: אי; Form: Interrogative particle + enclitic mem; Translation: “Where are…?”; Notes: Used in rhetorical or accusatory questions.
- אֵפֹוא (eifo) – Root: Interrogative particle; Form: Adverb; Translation: “then”; Notes: Emphatic particle following a question.
- חֲכָמֶיךָ (ḥakhamékha) – Root: חכם; Form: Noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your wise men”; Notes: Refers to advisors or sages of Mitsrayim.
- וְיַגִּידוּ (ve-yaggidu) – Root: נגד; Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “let them declare”; Notes: Hifil causative: to make known, report.
- נָא (na) – Root: Particle of entreaty; Form: Interjection; Translation: “please,” “now”; Notes: Mild imperative softener.
- לָךְ (lakh) – Root: ל + pronoun; Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to the addressed king or people of Mitsrayim.
- וְיֵדְעוּ (ve-yedʿu) – Root: ידע; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and let them know”; Notes: Conveys intellectual awareness or revelation.
- מַה־יָּעַץ (mah-yaʿats) – Root: יעץ; Form: Interrogative + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “what has purposed”; Notes: Refers to divine planning or decree.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- צְבָאֹות (tsevaʾot) – Root: צבא; Form: Noun masculine plural in construct; Translation: “of Hosts”; Notes: Military or angelic forces under divine command.
- עַל־מִצְרָיִם (ʿal-Mitsrayim) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Preposition + place name; Translation: “against Mitsrayim”; Notes: The object of YHWH’s counsel or judgment.