וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ הִנֵּה֩ חַג־יְהוָ֨ה בְּשִׁלֹ֜ו מִיָּמִ֣ים יָמִ֗ימָה אֲשֶׁ֞ר מִצְּפֹ֤ונָה לְבֵֽית־אֵל֙ מִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ לִמְסִלָּ֔ה הָעֹלָ֥ה מִבֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל שְׁכֶ֑מָה וּמִנֶּ֖גֶב לִלְבֹונָֽה׃
And they said, “Behold, there is a festival of YHWH in Shilo from year to year, which is north of Beit-ʾel, eastward of the sun, on the highway that goes up from Beit-ʾel to Shekhem, and southward to Levona.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ (vayomru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they said”; Notes: Indicates a speech action in narrative form.
- הִנֵּה֩ (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to call attention to something.
- חַג־יְהוָ֨ה (ḥag-YHWH) – Root: חג (ḥag); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper name; Translation: “festival of YHWH”; Notes: Refers to an appointed feast of YHWH.
- בְּשִׁלֹ֜ו (be-Shiloh) – Root: שׁלו (Shiloh); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “in Shiloh”; Notes: A location in the land of Yisraʾel.
- מִיָּמִ֣ים (mi-yamim) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine plural with preposition; Translation: “from days”; Notes: Indicates a duration.
- יָמִ֗ימָה (yamimah) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine plural with directional suffix; Translation: “from year to year”; Notes: Describes a recurring event.
- אֲשֶׁ֞ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- מִצְּפֹ֤ונָה (mitzefonah) – Root: צפון (tzafon); Form: Noun, masculine singular with directional suffix; Translation: “northward”; Notes: Indicates a direction.
- לְבֵֽית־אֵל֙ (le-Veit-ʾEl) – Root: בית אל (Beit-ʾEl); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “to Beit-ʾEl”; Notes: A location in Yisraʾel.
- מִזְרְחָ֣ה (mizrekhah) – Root: מזרח (mizrak); Form: Noun, masculine singular with directional suffix; Translation: “eastward”; Notes: Indicates a direction.
- הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ (ha-shemesh) – Root: שמש (shemesh); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “the sun”; Notes: Refers to the rising of the sun.
- לִמְסִלָּ֔ה (li-mesillah) – Root: מסלה (mesillah); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute with preposition; Translation: “on the highway”; Notes: Refers to a main road.
- הָעֹלָ֥ה (ha-olah) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal participle feminine singular absolute; Translation: “that goes up”; Notes: Describes the action of ascent.
- מִבֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל (mi-Veit-ʾEl) – Root: בית אל (Beit-ʾEl); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “from Beit-ʾEl”; Notes: Indicates origin.
- שְׁכֶ֑מָה (Shekhem) – Root: שכם (Shekhem); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shekhem”; Notes: A city in Yisraʾel.
- וּמִנֶּ֖גֶב (u-mi-negev) – Root: נגב (negev); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “and southward”; Notes: Indicates a southern direction.
- לִלְבֹונָֽה (li-Levonah) – Root: לבונה (Levonah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “to Levonah”; Notes: A location in Yisraʾel.