וַנִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבֵ֔נוּ וְלֹא־קָ֨מָה עֹ֥וד ר֛וּחַ בְּאִ֖ישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּֽחַת׃
And we heard, and our hearts melted, and no courage remained in any man because of you, for YHWH your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
Morphology
- וַנִּשְׁמַע֙ (vannishmaʿ) – Root: שׁ־מ־ע (to hear); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 1st person plural; Translation: “and we heard”.
- וַיִּמַּ֣ס (vayyimas) – Root: מ־ס־ס (to melt); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and [it] melted”.
- לְבָבֵ֔נוּ (levavenu) – Root: לֵבָב (heart); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our hearts”.
- וְלֹא־קָ֨מָה (velo-qamah) – Root: ק־ו־ם (to rise, stand); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and no [courage] remained”.
- עֹ֥וד (ʿod) – Root: עוֹד (still, yet, more); Form: Adverb; Translation: “any more”.
- ר֛וּחַ (ruaḥ) – Root: רוּחַ (spirit, breath, courage); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “courage”.
- בְּאִ֖ישׁ (beʾish) – Root: אִישׁ (man); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in any man”.
- מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם (mipneikhem) – Root: פָּנִים (face); Form: Preposition מִן + noun plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “because of you”.
- כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כִּי (for, because); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper noun, Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”.
- אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם (eloheikhem) – Root: אֱלֹהִים (God); Form: Noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “your God”.
- ה֤וּא (hu) – Root: הוּא (he, it); Form: Pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He is”.
- אֱלֹהִים֙ (elohim) – Root: אֱלֹהִים (God); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “God”.
- בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם (bashamayim) – Root: שָׁמַיִם (heavens); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine dual absolute with definite article; Translation: “in the heavens”.
- מִמַּ֔עַל (mimmaʿal) – Root: מַעַל (above, upward); Form: Preposition מִן + adverb; Translation: “above”.
- וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ (veʿal-haʾaretz) – Root: אֶרֶץ (land, earth); Form: Preposition וְ + עַל + noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “and on the earth”.
- מִתָּֽחַת׃ (mittaḥat) – Root: תָּחַת (under, below); Form: Preposition מִן + noun; Translation: “below”.