וּמִקְוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם בֵּ֚ין הַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִם לְמֵ֖י הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הַיְשָׁנָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א הִבַּטְתֶּם֙ אֶל־עֹשֶׂ֔יהָ וְיֹצְרָ֥הּ מֵֽרָחֹ֖וק לֹ֥א רְאִיתֶֽם׃
And you made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the old pool, but you did not look to its Maker, and the One who formed it from long ago you did not see.
Morphology
- וּמִקְוָ֣ה (u-miqveh) – Root: קוה; Form: Conjunction + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “and a reservoir”; Notes: Often means a gathering or collection of water.
- עֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם (ʿasitem) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you made”; Notes: Past completed action.
- בֵּ֚ין (bein) – Root: בין; Form: Preposition; Translation: “between”; Notes: Introduces spatial relationship.
- הַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִם (ha-ḥomotayim) – Root: חומה; Form: Dual noun with definite article; Translation: “the two walls”; Notes: Refers to the space between a double city wall.
- לְמֵ֖י (le-mei) – Root: מים; Form: Preposition + construct plural; Translation: “for the waters of”; Notes: Construct form connects to next noun.
- הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה (ha-berekhah) – Root: ברך; Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the pool”; Notes: Artificial water reservoir.
- הַיְשָׁנָ֑ה (ha-yeshanah) – Root: ישן; Form: Adjective, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the old”; Notes: Modifies “pool.”
- וְלֹ֤א (ve-lo) – Root: לא; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “but not”; Notes: Introduces contrast.
- הִבַּטְתֶּם֙ (hibbattem) – Root: נבט; Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you looked”; Notes: Causative sense—“to direct one’s gaze.”
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Used before a personal object.
- עֹשֶׂ֔יהָ (ʿoseha) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal participle masculine singular + 3rd person feminine suffix; Translation: “its Maker”; Notes: Refers to the one who made the pool or water system.
- וְיֹצְרָ֥הּ (ve-yotsrah) – Root: יצר; Form: Qal participle masculine singular + 3rd person feminine suffix; Translation: “and its Former”; Notes: Emphasizes divine craftsmanship.
- מֵֽרָחֹ֖וק (me-raḥoq) – Root: רחוק; Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “from long ago / afar”; Notes: May refer to origin in time or space.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- רְאִיתֶֽם (re’item) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you saw”; Notes: Concludes the parallel clause with emphasis on failure to perceive divine agency.