אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו בִּימֵ֛י יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֖ון מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה לְמָלְכֹֽו׃
which was the word of YHWH to him in the days of Yoshiyahu son of ʾAmon, king of Yehuda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Morphology
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing the word of YHWH.
- הָיָ֤ה (hayah) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was”; Notes: Indicates a completed action in the past, referring to the prophetic word occurring.
- דְבַר־יְהוָה (devar-YHWH) – Root: דבר; Form: Construct noun masculine singular + divine name; Translation: “word of YHWH”; Notes: Construct form links the word with its source, YHWH.
- אֵלָיו (ʾelav) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the divine word.
- בִּימֵ֛י (bi-ymei) – Root: יום; Form: Preposition + plural construct masculine noun; Translation: “in the days of”; Notes: Time expression situating the event historically.
- יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ (Yoshiyahu) – Root: Proper name; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yoshiyahu”; Notes: King of Yehudah during whose reign the prophetic word came.
- בֶן־אָמֹ֖ון (ben-ʾAmon) – Root: בן, אמון; Form: Construct noun masculine singular + proper noun; Translation: “son of ʾAmon”; Notes: Establishes genealogy and legitimacy of the king.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Absolute noun masculine singular; Translation: “king”; Notes: Title of authority, identifies Yoshiyahu’s role.
- יְהוּדָ֑ה (Yehudah) – Root: Proper name; Form: Proper noun, place name; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the southern kingdom of Yisraʾel.
- בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה (bishlosh-ʿesreh) – Root: שלוש, עשר; Form: Preposition + numeral (compound); Translation: “in the thirteenth”; Notes: Ordinal expression for time within a reign.
- שָׁנָ֖ה (shanah) – Root: שנה; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “year”; Notes: Completes the time expression “in the thirteenth year.”
- לְמָלְכֹֽו (le-malko) – Root: מלך; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “of his reign”; Notes: Refers to the reign of Yoshiyahu.