כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי־שָׁב֙ שְׁבוּת֙ אָהֳלֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔וב וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָ֖יו אֲרַחֵ֑ם וְנִבְנְתָ֥ה עִיר֙ עַל־תִּלָּ֔הּ וְאַרְמֹ֖ון עַל־מִשְׁפָּטֹ֥ו יֵשֵֽׁב׃
Thus says YHWH, ‘Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Yaʿaqov, and I will have compassion on his dwellings; and the city will be built upon its mound, and the palace will sit in its proper place.
Morphology
- כֹּ֣ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: introduces a divine proclamation formula.
- אָמַ֣ר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “said”; Notes: formulaic introduction to a prophetic declaration.
- יְהוָ֗ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Tetragrammaton, covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- הִנְנִי־שָׁב֙ (hineni-shav) – Root: שׁוב; Form: particle “behold” + Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “behold, I am returning/restoring”; Notes: participle expresses imminent or assured future action.
- שְׁבוּת֙ (shevut) – Root: שׁבה; Form: noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “fortunes, captivity”; Notes: idiomatically refers to restoration from exile.
- אָהֳלֵ֣י (ʾaholei) – Root: אהל; Form: noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “tents of”; Notes: metaphor for dwellings or households.
- יַֽעֲקֹ֔וב (Yaʿaqov) – Root: עקב; Form: proper noun; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: patriarch, representing the nation Yisraʾel.
- וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָ֖יו (u-mishkenotav) – Root: שׁכן; Form: noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix with conjunction; Translation: “and his dwellings”; Notes: refers to settled habitations.
- אֲרַחֵ֑ם (ʾarachēm) – Root: רחם; Form: Piel imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will have compassion”; Notes: intensive stem emphasizes divine mercy.
- וְנִבְנְתָ֥ה (ve-nivn’tah) – Root: בנה; Form: Niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and will be built”; Notes: Niphal passive denotes the rebuilding of the city.
- עִיר֙ (ʿir) – Root: עיר; Form: noun feminine singular; Translation: “city”; Notes: here referring to Yerushalayim.
- עַל־תִּלָּ֔הּ (ʿal-tillah) – Root: תלל; Form: preposition “upon” + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “upon its mound”; Notes: indicates reconstruction on original ruins.
- וְאַרְמֹ֖ון (ve-’armon) – Root: ארמון; Form: noun masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and the palace”; Notes: royal or official residence.
- עַל־מִשְׁפָּטֹ֥ו (ʿal-mishpato) – Root: שׁפט; Form: preposition “upon” + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “upon its judgment/justice/order”; Notes: may refer to rightful position or legal order.
- יֵשֵֽׁב (yeshev) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall sit/dwell”; Notes: denotes permanence and stability.