וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י זִמְרִ֗י וְאֵת֙ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י עֵילָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־מַלְכֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of ʿElam, and all the kings of Madai;
Morphology
- וְאֵ֣ת (ve-ʾet) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker with conjunction; Translation: “and [the]”; Notes: Marks the definite direct object of the verb, with vav-conjunction.
- כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י (kol-malkei) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Construct chain: “all of the kings”; Translation: “all the kings of”; Notes: כָּל governs a construct plural noun.
- זִמְרִ֗י (Zimri) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper name; Translation: “Zimri”; Notes: A nation or people-group, possibly Arabian or eastern tribal.
- וְאֵת (ve-ʾet) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker with conjunction; Translation: “and [the]”; Notes: Repetition emphasizes listing of separate political entities.
- כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י (kol-malkei) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Construct plural; Translation: “all the kings of”; Notes: Same form as earlier, in parallel structure.
- עֵילָם (ʿElam) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper name; Translation: “ʿElam”; Notes: Ancient kingdom east of Babylonia (modern southwestern Iran).
- וְאֵ֖ת (ve-ʾet) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker with conjunction; Translation: “and [the]”; Notes: Continues the list of kingdoms.
- כָּל־מַלְכֵ֥י (kol-malkei) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Construct plural; Translation: “all the kings of”; Notes: Repetition again reinforces poetic and rhetorical force.
- מָדָֽי (Madai) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper name; Translation: “Madai”; Notes: Refers to the Median kingdom, ancestors of the Medes in northwest Iran.