Judges 10:3

וַיָּ֣קָם אַחֲרָ֔יו יָאִ֖יר הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה׃

And after him arose Yaʾir the Gileʿadi, and he judged Yisraʾel twenty-two years.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיָּ֣קָם (vayyaqam) – Root: קום (qum); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he arose”; Notes: Indicates the succession of leadership.
  2. אַחֲרָ֔יו (aḥarav) – Root: אחר (aḥar); Form: Adverb with pronominal suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “After him”; Notes: Refers to succession after the previous judge.
  3. יָאִ֖יר (Yaʾir) – Root: יאיר (Yaʾir); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yaʾir”; Notes: Name of the judge.
  4. הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י (ha-Gilʿadi) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the Gilʿadi”; Notes: Indicates his origin from Gilʿad.
  5. וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ (vayyishpot) – Root: שפט (shafat); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he judged”; Notes: Indicates his role as a judge over Yisraʾel.
  6. אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (et-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun with definite direct object marker; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: The nation over whom he judged.
  7. עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (esrim) – Root: עשר (ʿeser); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “twenty”; Notes: Part of the total years of rule.
  8. וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם (u-shetayim) – Root: שתים (shtayim); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “two”; Notes: Completes the number twenty-two.
  9. שָׁנָֽה (shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “years”; Notes: The duration of his judgeship.

 

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