לֹֽא־כְאֵ֜לֶּה חֵ֣לֶק יַעֲקֹ֗וב כִּֽי־יֹוצֵ֤ר הַכֹּל֙ ה֔וּא וְשֵׁ֖בֶט נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ ס
The portion of Yaʿaqov is not like these, for He is the Former of all things, and the tribe of His inheritance; YHWH of Hosts is His name.
Morphology
- לֹא (lo) – Root: —; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Denies comparison with idols.
- כְאֵלֶּה (ke-elleh) – Root: —; Form: Preposition כְּ + demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “like these”; Notes: Refers to idols described previously.
- חֵלֶק (ḥeleq) – Root: חלק; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “portion”; Notes: Used metaphorically for YHWH as Israel’s possession.
- יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov) – Root: יעקב; Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Represents the nation of Yisraʾel.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Provides explanation.
- יֹוצֵר (yotzer) – Root: יצר; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “Former / Maker”; Notes: Depicts God as Creator, in contrast with idols.
- הַכֹּל (ha-kol) – Root: כל; Form: Definite noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “all things”; Notes: Stresses God’s sovereignty over creation.
- הוּא (hu) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “He”; Notes: Emphatic subject, contrasting YHWH with idols.
- וְשֵׁבֶט (ve-shevet) – Root: שׁבט; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “and the tribe”; Notes: Can mean “tribe” or “scepter,” here referring to the people of His inheritance.
- נַחֲלָתוֹ (naḥalato) – Root: נחל; Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “of His inheritance”; Notes: Indicates Israel as God’s possession.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of Israel’s God.
- צְבָאֹות (tzevaʾot) – Root: צבא; Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “of hosts”; Notes: Title emphasizing God as ruler over heavenly armies.
- שְׁמוֹ (shemo) – Root: שם; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “is His name”; Notes: Declares divine identity in contrast with powerless idols.