אֶת־מִ֤י נֹועָץ֙ וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ בְּאֹ֣רַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ דַ֔עַת וְדֶ֥רֶךְ תְּבוּנֹ֖ות יֹודִיעֶֽנּוּ׃
With whom did He take counsel, that he gave Him understanding, and taught Him in the path of justice, and taught Him knowledge, and made Him know the way of understanding?
Morphology
- אֶת־מִי (et-mi) – Root: מי; Form: Direct object marker + interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Whom”; Notes: Direct object of the rhetorical question.
- נֹועָץ (noʿats) – Root: יעץ; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “did He consult”; Notes: Rhetorically denies any counselor to YHWH.
- וַיְבִינֵהוּ (vayevinehu) – Root: בין; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + 3ms suffix; Translation: “and he gave Him understanding”; Notes: Suggests another taught YHWH, which is denied rhetorically.
- וַיְלַמְּדֵהוּ (vayelammedehu) – Root: למד; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + 3ms suffix; Translation: “and he taught Him”; Notes: Repeated to emphasize the absurdity of the claim.
- בְּאֹרַח (beʾoraḥ) – Root: ארח; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular in construct; Translation: “in the path”; Notes: Construct with following noun.
- מִשְׁפָּט (mishpaṭ) – Root: שפט; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “justice”; Notes: The way of divine governance or law.
- וַיְלַמְּדֵהוּ (vayelammedehu) – Root: למד; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + 3ms suffix; Translation: “and he taught Him”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis; this time in relation to knowledge.
- דַעַת (daʿat) – Root: ידע; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “knowledge”; Notes: Represents intellectual or divine insight.
- וְדֶרֶךְ (vederekh) – Root: דרך; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “and the way”; Notes: Construct with the following noun.
- תְּבוּנֹות (tevunot) – Root: בין; Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “of understandings” or “of discernments”; Notes: Highlights multifaceted wisdom.
- יֹודִיעֶנּוּ (yodiʿennu) – Root: ידע; Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1cs object suffix; Translation: “has made Him know”; Notes: Continuation of the rhetorical structure affirming YHWH’s unmatched wisdom.