וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֜דֶק מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֶל־הֹוהָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־֠חֶבְרֹון וְאֶל־פִּרְאָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמ֜וּת וְאֶל־יָפִ֧יעַ מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֛ישׁ וְאֶל־דְּבִ֥יר מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְלֹ֖ון לֵאמֹֽר׃
And Adoni-Ẓedeq, king of Yerushalayim, sent to Hoham, king of Ḥevron, and to Pirʿam, king of Yarmut, and to Yafiʿa, king of Lakhish, and to Devir, king of ʿEglon, saying,
Morphology
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he sent”.
- אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֜דֶק (ʾAdoni-Ṣedeq) – Root: אדון (ʾadon) + צדק (ṣedeq); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Adoni-Ṣedeq”.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (melek); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “king of”.
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם (Yerushalayim) – Root: ירושלים (Yerushalayim); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yerushalayim”.
- אֶל־הֹוהָ֣ם (ʾel-Hoham) – Root: הוהם (Hoham); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Hoham”.
- מֶֽלֶךְ־֠חֶבְרֹון (melekh-Ḥevron) – Root: מלך (melek) + חברון (Ḥevron); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “king of Ḥevron”.
- וְאֶל־פִּרְאָ֨ם (veʾel-Pirʿam) – Root: פרעם (Pirʿam); Form: Conjunction with preposition and proper noun; Translation: “and to Pirʿam”.
- מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמ֜וּת (melekh-Yarmut) – Root: מלך (melek) + ירמות (Yarmut); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “king of Yarmut”.
- וְאֶל־יָפִ֧יעַ (veʾel-Yafiʿa) – Root: יפיע (Yafiʿa); Form: Conjunction with preposition and proper noun; Translation: “and to Yafiʿa”.
- מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֛ישׁ (melekh-Lakhish) – Root: מלך (melek) + לכיש (Lakhish); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “king of Lakhish”.
- וְאֶל־דְּבִ֥יר (veʾel-Devir) – Root: דביר (Devir); Form: Conjunction with preposition and proper noun; Translation: “and to Devir”.
- מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְלֹ֖ון (melekh-ʿEglon) – Root: מלך (melek) + עגלון (ʿEglon); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “king of ʿEglon”.
- לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “saying”.