Isaiah 30:4

כִּֽי־הָי֥וּ בְצֹ֖עַן שָׂרָ֑יו וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו חָנֵ֥ס יַגִּֽיעוּ׃

For his princes were in Tsoʿan, and his messengers reached Ḥanes.

Morphology

1. כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a causal or explanatory clause.
2. הָי֥וּ (hayu) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural; Translation: “they were”; Notes: Refers to a past state of being.
3. בְצֹ֖עַן (be-Tsoʿan) – Root: צען; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Tsoʿan”; Notes: Ancient city in Mitsrayim (Egypt).
4. שָׂרָ֑יו (sarav) – Root: שר; Form: Noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his princes”; Notes: Possessive form referring back to a ruler (likely Parʿo).
5. וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו (u-malʾakhav) – Root: מלאך; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and his messengers”; Notes: Refers to royal envoys.
6. חָנֵ֥ס (Ḥanes) – Root: (proper noun); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥanes”; Notes: Another city in Mitsrayim, sometimes identified with Heracleopolis.
7. יַגִּֽיעוּ (yaggiʿu) – Root: נגע; Form: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they shall reach” or “they reached”; Notes: Causative meaning; their arrival at Ḥanes is completed or expected.