וַיָּבֹ֧א יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֥ה בֶן־אֲחִיקָ֖ם הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב אִתֹּו֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָעָ֔ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ס
And Yirmeyahu came to Gedalyahu son of Aḥiqam, to the Mitzpa, and he dwelt with him in the midst of the people that remained in the land.
Morphology
- וַיָּבֹא (va-yavo) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he came”; Notes: Marks Yirmeyahu’s arrival.
- יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu) – Root: ירמיהו; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yirmeyahu”; Notes: The prophet Jeremiah.
- אֶל־גְּדַלְיָה (el-Gedalyahu) – Root: גדליה (Gedalyahu); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Gedalyahu”; Notes: Babylon-appointed governor of Yehudah.
- בֶן־אֲחִיקָם (ben-Aḥiqam) – Root: אחיקם (Aḥiqam); Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “son of Aḥiqam”; Notes: Genealogical marker.
- הַמִּצְפָּתָה (ha-Mitzpatah) – Root: מצפה (Mitzpah); Form: Definite proper noun with locative ending; Translation: “to the Mitzpah”; Notes: Town north of Yerushalayim, location of Gedalyahu’s governorship.
- וַיֵּשֶׁב (va-yeshev) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he dwelt”; Notes: Indicates settling and residing.
- אִתּוֹ (itto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with him”; Notes: Refers to Gedalyahu.
- בְּתוֹךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “in the midst of”; Notes: Indicates being among others.
- הָעָם (ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the people”; Notes: Refers to the remnant of Yehudah.
- הַנִּשְׁאָרִים (ha-nishʾarim) – Root: שׁאר (shaʾar); Form: Nifal participle masculine plural with article; Translation: “the ones remaining”; Notes: Survivors left in Yehudah after the exile.
- בָּאָרֶץ (ba-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: Refers specifically to Yehudah’s territory.