וְלֹֽא־יִקְח֤וּ מִמְּךָ֙ אֶ֣בֶן לְפִנָּ֔ה וְאֶ֖בֶן לְמֹֽוסָדֹ֑ות כִּֽי־שִׁמְמֹ֥ות עֹולָ֛ם תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
And they shall not take from you a stone for a corner nor a stone for foundations, for desolations everlasting you shall be,” declares YHWH.
Morphology
- וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “and not”; Notes: Introduces negation of the coming action.
- יִקְחוּ (yiqḥu) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they shall take”; Notes: Denotes future action in the negative sense.
- מִמְּךָ (mimmecha) – Root: מן (min) + אתה (ʾattah); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from you”; Notes: Indicates the source from which no stones will be taken.
- אֶבֶן (ʾeven) – Root: אבן (ʾeven); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “stone”; Notes: Object of the action, symbol of construction material.
- לְפִנָּה (le-finnah) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “for a corner”; Notes: Refers to a cornerstone in a structure.
- וְאֶבֶן (ve-ʾeven) – Root: אבן (ʾeven); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “nor a stone”; Notes: Introduces a second object of the action.
- לְמֹוסָדוֹת (le-mosadot) – Root: יסד (yasad); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural; Translation: “for foundations”; Notes: Refers to structural bases or supports.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Provides the reason for the negation.
- שִׁמְמֹות (shimemot) – Root: שׁמם (shamam); Form: Noun feminine plural abstract; Translation: “desolations”; Notes: Conveys devastation or ruin.
- עֹולָם (ʿolam) – Root: עלם (ʿalam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “everlasting”; Notes: Indicates perpetuity or unending time.
- תִּהְיֶה (tihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “you shall be”; Notes: Verb directed toward the subject (the city/nation addressed as feminine).
- נְאֻם־יְהוָה (neʾum-YHWH) – Root: נאם (naʾam); Form: Noun construct masculine singular + Divine Name; Translation: “declares YHWH”; Notes: Standard prophetic affirmation formula.