כִּ֤י כְהַר־פְּרָצִים֙ יָק֣וּם יְהוָ֔ה כְּעֵ֖מֶק בְּגִבְעֹ֣ון יִרְגָּ֑ז לַעֲשֹׂ֤ות מַעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ זָ֣ר מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ עֲבֹ֣דָתֹ֔ו נָכְרִיָּ֖ה עֲבֹדָתֹֽו׃
For as on Mount Peratsim YHWH will rise up, as in the Valley in Giveʿon He will quake, to perform His deed, strange is His deed, and to work His work, foreign is His work!
Morphology
- כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces an explanation or reason.
- כְהַר־פְּרָצִים֙ (ke-har Peratsim) – Root: הר / פרץ; Form: Preposition “like” + construct noun + proper place name; Translation: “as on Mount Peratsim”; Notes: Alludes to 2 Samuel 5:20.
- יָק֣וּם (yaqum) – Root: קום; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He will rise up”; Notes: Describes divine action.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- כְּעֵ֖מֶק (ke-ʿemeq) – Root: עמק; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “as in the valley”; Notes: Parallel to the previous clause.
- בְּגִבְעֹ֣ון (be-Givʿon) – Root: גבע; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Givʿon”; Notes: Location of miraculous battle (Joshua 10:10–11).
- יִרְגָּ֑ז (yirgaz) – Root: רגז; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He will quake”; Notes: Conveys trembling, perhaps divine wrath.
- לַעֲשֹׂ֤ות (laʿasot) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to do”; Notes: Purpose clause.
- מַעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ (maʿasehu) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His deed”; Notes: Repetition adds rhetorical emphasis.
- זָ֣ר (zar) – Root: זר; Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “strange”; Notes: Indicates unnatural or unexpected action.
- מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ (maʿasehu) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His deed”; Notes: Repetition strengthens emphasis.
- וְלַעֲבֹד֙ (ve-laʿavod) – Root: עבד; Form: Conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “and to work”; Notes: Coordinated with previous infinitive.
- עֲבֹדָתֹ֔ו (ʿavodato) – Root: עבד; Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His work”; Notes: Parallels “His deed.”
- נָכְרִיָּ֖ה (nokhriyyah) – Root: נכר; Form: Adjective feminine singular; Translation: “foreign”; Notes: Implies alien, unexpected nature.
- עֲבֹדָתֹֽו (ʿavodato) – Root: עבד; Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His work”; Notes: Parallel repetition.