וַתְּהִ֤י עַל־יִפְתָּח֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר אֶת־הַגִּלְעָ֖ד וְאֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙ אֶת־מִצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד עָבַ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃
And the Spirit of YHWH was upon Yiftaḥ, and he passed through the Gileʿad and Menashshe, and he passed through Mitzpa of Gileʿad, and from Mitzpa of Gileʿad he passed on to the sons of ʿAmmon.
Morphology
- וַתְּהִ֤י (va-tehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Refers to the Spirit coming upon Yiftaḥ.
- עַל־יִפְתָּח֙ (ʿal-Yiftaḥ) – Root: יפתח (Yiftaḥ); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “upon Yiftaḥ”; Notes: Indicates divine empowerment.
- ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה (ruaḥ YHWH) – Root: רוח (ruaḥ) + יהוה (YHWH); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “the Spirit of YHWH”; Notes: Denotes divine presence.
- וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר (va-yaʿavor) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he passed through”; Notes: Movement description.
- אֶת־הַגִּלְעָ֖ד (et-ha-Gilʿad) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “the Gilʿad”; Notes: A region.
- וְאֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (ve-et-Menasheh) – Root: מנשה (Menasheh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “and Menasheh”; Notes: Another region.
- וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙ (va-yaʿavor) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he passed through”; Notes: Repeats movement.
- אֶת־מִצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד (et-Mitzpeh Gilʿad) – Root: מצפה (Mitzpeh) + גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mitzpeh Gilʿad”; Notes: A specific location.
- וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד (u-mi-Mitzpeh Gilʿad) – Root: מצפה (Mitzpeh) + גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Proper noun with prepositional prefix; Translation: “and from Mitzpeh Gilʿad”; Notes: Indicates departure.
- עָבַ֖ר (ʿavar) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he passed on”; Notes: Concludes his movement.
- בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ (bene ʿAmmon) – Root: בן (ben) + עמון (ʿAmmon); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “the sons of ʿAmmon”; Notes: Identifies his destination.