וַיֵּצֵא֩ בִנְיָמִ֨ן לִקְרָאתָ֥ם מִֽן־הַגִּבְעָה֮ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשֵּׁנִי֒ וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩ בִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל עֹ֗וד שְׁמֹנַ֨ת עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ אָ֑רְצָה כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה שֹׁ֥לְפֵי חָֽרֶב׃
And Binyamin went out to meet them from the Giveʿa on the second day, and they destroyed among the sons of Yisraʾel again eighteen thousand men to the ground—all of these were wielders of the sword.
Morphology
- וַיֵּצֵא֩ (vayyetseʾ) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went out”; Notes: Describes Binyamin’s movement.
- בִנְיָמִ֨ן (Binyamin) – Root: בנימין (Binyamin); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Binyamin”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- לִקְרָאתָ֥ם (liqratam) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Infinitive construct with prepositional ל and 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to meet them”; Notes: Indicates confrontation.
- מִֽן־הַגִּבְעָה֮ (min-ha-Givʿah) – Root: גבע (givʿah); Form: Proper noun, definite, prefixed with preposition; Translation: “from the Givʿah”; Notes: Specifies origin.
- בַּיֹּ֣ום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “on the day”; Notes: Indicates the time.
- הַשֵּׁנִי֒ (ha-sheni) – Root: שני (sheni); Form: Adjective, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the second”; Notes: Specifies sequence.
- וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩ (vayyashḥitu) – Root: שחת (shaḥat); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they destroyed”; Notes: Expresses causation of destruction.
- בִבְנֵ֨י (bivene) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with preposition; Translation: “among the sons of”; Notes: Specifies affected group.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Identifies the people.
- עֹ֗וד (ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “again”; Notes: Indicates repetition.
- שְׁמֹנַ֨ת (shemonaṭ) – Root: שמנה (shemoneh); Form: Numeral, masculine singular construct; Translation: “eight”; Notes: Part of numerical expression.
- עָשָׂ֥ר (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿasar); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Forms part of “eighteen.”
- אֶ֛לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: Specifies numerical total.
- אִ֖ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “men”; Notes: Specifies individuals.
- אָ֑רְצָה (ʾartzah) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular, prefixed with directional suffix; Translation: “to the ground”; Notes: Indicates the fate of the fallen.
- כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה (kol-elleh) – Root: כל (kol) + אלה (elleh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with pronoun; Translation: “all these”; Notes: Specifies entirety.
- שֹׁ֥לְפֵי (sholfei) – Root: שלף (shalaf); Form: Qal participle, masculine plural construct; Translation: “wielders of”; Notes: Describes their role.
- חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥerev) – Root: חרב (ḥerev); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the sword”; Notes: Specifies weaponry.