Judges 20:16

מִכֹּ֣ל הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה שְׁבַ֤ע מֵאֹות֙ אִ֣ישׁ בָּח֔וּר אִטֵּ֖ר יַד־יְמִינֹ֑ו כָּל־זֶ֗ה קֹלֵ֧עַ בָּאֶ֛בֶן אֶל־הַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יַחֲטִֽא׃ פ

From all this people, seven hundred choice men were left-handed; all of these could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

 

Morphology

  1. מִכֹּ֣ל (mi-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular, prefixed with preposition; Translation: “From all”; Notes: Denotes a portion.
  2. הָעָ֣ם (ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the people”; Notes: Specifies the collective.
  3. הַזֶּ֗ה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Refers to the previously mentioned people.
  4. שְׁבַ֤ע (shevaʿ) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Quantity of chosen men.
  5. מֵאֹות֙ (meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “hundred”; Notes: Part of the total number.
  6. אִ֣ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “men”; Notes: Specifies individuals.
  7. בָּח֔וּר (baḥur) – Root: בחר (baḥar); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “choice”; Notes: Indicates elite status.
  8. אִטֵּ֖ר (itter) – Root: אטר (ʾatar); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “left-handed”; Notes: Describes their unique trait.
  9. יַד־יְמִינֹ֑ו (yad-yemino) – Root: יד (yad) + ימין (yamin); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his right hand”; Notes: Specifies their left-handed ability.
  10. כָּל־זֶ֗ה (kol-zeh) – Root: כל (kol) + זה (zeh); Form: Noun + demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “all of these”; Notes: Reinforces group identity.
  11. קֹלֵ֧עַ (qoleaʿ) – Root: קלע (qalaʿ); Form: Qal active participle, masculine singular; Translation: “slinging”; Notes: Describes their skill.
  12. בָּאֶ֛בֶן (ba-even) – Root: אבן (ʾeven); Form: Noun, feminine singular, definite; Translation: “a stone”; Notes: Object of the action.
  13. אֶל־הַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖ה (el-ha-saʿarah) – Root: שער (saʿar); Form: Noun, feminine singular, definite, prefixed with preposition; Translation: “at a hair”; Notes: Describes precision.
  14. וְלֹ֥א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “and not”; Notes: Expresses negation.
  15. יַחֲטִֽא׃ (yaḥti) – Root: חטא (ḥataʾ); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he would miss”; Notes: Demonstrates their accuracy.

 

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