וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר חָטָ֣אנוּ לָ֔ךְ וְכִ֤י עָזַ֨בְנוּ֙ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ פ
And the sons of Yisraʾel cried out to YHWH, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have forsaken our God and have served the Baʿalim.”
Morphology
- וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ (vayyizʿaqu) – Root: זעק (zaʿaq); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they cried out”; Notes: Describes the distress call of Yisraʾel to YHWH.
- בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (bene Yisraʾel) – Root: בן (ben) + ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “the sons of Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה (el-YHWH) – Root: אל (el) + יהוה (YHWH); Form: Prepositional phrase; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the outcry.
- לֵאמֹ֑ר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- חָטָ֣אנוּ (ḥatanu) – Root: חטא (ḥataʾ); Form: Qal perfect 1st person plural; Translation: “We have sinned”; Notes: Expresses confession of wrongdoing.
- לָ֔ךְ (lakh) – Root: לך (lakh); Form: Prepositional pronoun, 2nd person singular; Translation: “against You”; Notes: Refers to YHWH.
- וְכִ֤י (ve-ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the explanation of the sin.
- עָזַ֨בְנוּ֙ (ʿazavnu) – Root: עזב (ʿazav); Form: Qal perfect 1st person plural; Translation: “we have forsaken”; Notes: Indicates abandonment of YHWH.
- אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (et-ʾEloheinu) – Root: אלה (ʾEloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural, construct with suffix; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Direct object, indicating the forsaken deity.
- וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖ד (vannaʿavod) – Root: עבד (ʿavad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 1st person plural; Translation: “and we have served”; Notes: Describes their idolatrous actions.
- אֶת־הַבְּעָלִֽים (et-ha-Baʿalim) – Root: בעל (Baʿal); Form: Noun, masculine plural, definite; Translation: “the Baʿalim”; Notes: Refers to the false deities they worshiped.