קִרְב֧וּ אֵלַ֣י שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֗את לֹ֤א מֵרֹאשׁ֙ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי מֵעֵ֥ת הֱיֹותָ֖הּ שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי וְעַתָּ֗ה אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה שְׁלָחַ֖נִי וְרוּחֹֽו׃ פ
Draw near to Me, hear this: From the beginning I did not speak in secret; from the time it came to be, there I was. And now the Lord YHWH has sent Me, and His Spirit.
Morphology
- קִרְבוּ (kirvu) – Root: קרב; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Draw near”; Notes: A call to approach and listen closely to the divine message.
- אֵלַי (elai) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “to Me”; Notes: Emphatically directs the summons to the speaker.
- שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת (shimʿu-zot) – Root: שׁמע, זה; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular; Translation: “hear this”; Notes: Invites attention to the following declaration.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Introduces a denial of secrecy.
- מֵרֹאשׁ (me-roʾsh) – Root: ראשׁ; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “from the beginning”; Notes: Points to the origin of the message or plan.
- בַּסֵּתֶר (ba-seter) – Root: סתר; Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “in secret”; Notes: Denies any hidden or esoteric revelation.
- דִּבַּרְתִּי (dibbarti) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I spoke”; Notes: Emphatic form—God’s word has always been publicly declared.
- מֵעֵת (me-ʿet) – Root: עת; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “from the time”; Notes: Indicates the moment something began to exist.
- הֱיֹותָהּ (heyotah) – Root: היה; Form: Infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “it came to be”; Notes: Refers to the origin or occurrence of the declared event.
- שָׁם (sham) – Root: שם; Form: Adverb; Translation: “there”; Notes: Indicates presence at the event’s inception.
- אָנִי (ani) – Root: אני; Form: Independent personal pronoun; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphasizes the speaker’s presence and authority.
- וְעַתָּה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת; Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “and now”; Notes: Signals transition to a new phase in the divine plan.
- אֲדֹנָי (Adonai) – Root: אדן; Form: Noun masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix (used as a singular title); Translation: “Lord”; Notes: Honorific title for God.
- יְהוִה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Tetragrammaton, covenant name of Israel’s God.
- שְׁלָחַנִי (shelachani) – Root: שלח; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “has sent Me”; Notes: Emphasizes the speaker’s commission from YHWH.
- וְרוּחֹו (ve-rucho) – Root: רוח; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and His Spirit”; Notes: Suggests that the mission is empowered by YHWH’s Spirit.