Judges 3:13

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף אֵלָ֔יו אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּ֖ון וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִֽים׃

And he gathered to himself the sons of ʿAmmon and ʿAmaleq, and he went and struck Yisraʾel, and they took possession of the city of the palm trees.

Morphology

1. וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף (vayyeʾesof) – Root: אסף (ʾasaf); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he gathered”; Notes: Indicates assembling an alliance.
2. אֵלָ֔יו (ʾelav) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to himself”; Notes: Refers to ʿEglon, king of Moʾav.
3. אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּ֖ון (et-bene ʿAmmon) – Root: בן (ben), עמון (ʿAmmon); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with proper noun and direct object marker; Translation: “the sons of ʿAmmon”; Notes: A Moabite ally.
4. וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק (va-ʿAmaleq) – Root: עמלק (ʿAmaleq); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “and Amaleq”; Notes: Another enemy of Yisraʾel.
5. וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (vayyēlekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went”; Notes: Indicates movement towards battle.
6. וַיַּךְ֙ (vayyakk) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he struck”; Notes: Denotes military defeat.
7. אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (et-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: The defeated nation.
8. וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ (vayyirshu) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they took possession”; Notes: Refers to occupation of territory.
9. אֶת־עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִֽים (et-ʿir ha-temarim) – Root: עיר (ʿir), תמר (tamar); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with definite article; Translation: “the city of the palm trees”; Notes: Likely referring to Yerikho (Jericho).