וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֹתֹ֜ו אֶל־מֶ֧לֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃
And they seized the king and brought him up to the king of Bavel, to Rivla in the land of Ḥamat, and he spoke judgments with him.
Morphology
- וַיִּתְפְּשׂוּ (va-yitpesu) – Root: תפשׂ (tapas); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they seized”; Notes: Describes the capture of the king.
- אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ (ʾet-ha-melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Direct object marker + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Refers to Tsidqiyahu.
- וַיַּעֲלוּ (va-yaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they brought up”; Notes: Indicates forced transport.
- אֹתוֹ (oto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “him”; Notes: Object of the verb “they brought up.”
- אֶל־מֶלֶךְ (ʾel-melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the king”; Notes: Refers to Nebukhadretstsar, king of Babylon.
- בָּבֶל (Bavel) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Place name feminine singular; Translation: “Bavel”; Notes: Refers to Babylon.
- רִבְלָתָה (Rivlatah) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Place name feminine singular with locative ending; Translation: “to Rivlah”; Notes: City in the land of Ḥamat where Nebukhadretstsar held court.
- בְּאֶרֶץ (be-erets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “in the land of”; Notes: Geographical marker.
- חֲמָת (Ḥamat) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Place name feminine singular; Translation: “Ḥamat”; Notes: A region north of Yisraʾel, in Syria.
- וַיְדַבֵּר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (dabar); Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he spoke”; Notes: More intensive than Qal, denotes formal pronouncement.
- אִתּוֹ (itto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Preposition + pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “with him”; Notes: Refers to communication with Tsidqiyahu.
- מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishpatim) – Root: שׁפט (shafat); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “judgments”; Notes: Legal decisions or verdicts pronounced by Nebukhadretstsar.