וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָעָ֜ם שָׂרֵ֤י גִלְעָד֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ מִ֣י הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָחֵ֔ל לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בִּבְנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לְרֹ֔אשׁ לְכֹ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י גִלְעָֽד׃ פ
And the people, the chiefs of Gileʿad, said each to his fellow, “Who is the man that will begin to fight against the sons of ʿAmmon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gileʿad.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (vayyoʾmeru) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- הָעָ֜ם (ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿm); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the people”; Notes: Refers to the collective group.
- שָׂרֵ֤י (sarei) – Root: שר (śr); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the chiefs of”; Notes: Denotes leadership.
- גִלְעָד֙ (Gilʿad) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gilʿad”; Notes: A region east of the Jordan.
- אִ֣ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a man”; Notes: Generic term for an individual.
- אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ (el-reʿehu) – Root: רעה (rʿh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with pronominal suffix (3rd person masculine singular); Translation: “to his fellow”; Notes: Indicates mutual discussion.
- מִ֣י (mi) – Root: מי (mi); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a question.
- הָאִ֔ישׁ (ha-ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the man”; Notes: Refers to a specific person.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾšr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- יָחֵ֔ל (yaḥel) – Root: חלל (ḥll); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “will begin”; Notes: Hifil indicates causation.
- לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (le-hillakhem) – Root: לחם (lḥm); Form: Nifal infinitive construct; Translation: “to fight”; Notes: Reflexive/reciprocal action.
- בִּבְנֵ֣י (bi-venei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with preposition; Translation: “against the sons of”; Notes: Indicates opposition.
- עַמֹּ֑ון (ʿAmmon) – Root: עמון (ʿmwn); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ammon”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Ammon.
- יִֽהְיֶ֣ה (yihyeh) – Root: היה (hyy); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall be”; Notes: Future action.
- לְרֹ֔אשׁ (le-rosh) – Root: ראש (rš); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “as head”; Notes: Leadership role.
- לְכֹ֖ל (le-khol) – Root: כל (kl); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “over all”; Notes: Inclusive.
- יֹשְׁבֵ֥י (yoshvei) – Root: ישב (yšb); Form: Participle, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the inhabitants of”; Notes: Descriptive participle.
- גִלְעָֽד (Gilʿad) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gilʿad”; Notes: Refers to the region east of the Jordan.