וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הָהָ֣רָה לֵּ֔כוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּע֥וּ בָכֶ֖ם הָרֹדְפִ֑ים וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם שָׁ֜מָּה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים עַ֚ד שֹׁ֣וב הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים וְאַחַ֖ר תֵּלְכ֥וּ לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃
And she said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you, and hide there three days until the pursuers return, and afterward you shall go your way.”
Morphology
- וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (vatomer) – Root: א־מ־ר (to say); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and she said”.
- לָהֶם֙ (lahem) – Form: Preposition לְ with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”.
- הָהָ֣רָה (haharah) – Root: הַר (mountain); Form: Noun masculine singular with directive הָ; Translation: “to the mountain”.
- לֵּ֔כוּ (lechu) – Root: ה־ל־ך (to go); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “go”.
- פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּע֥וּ (pen-yifge’u) – Root: פ־ג־ע (to meet, encounter); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “lest they meet”.
- בָכֶ֖ם (bakhem) – Form: Preposition בְּ with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “you”.
- הָרֹדְפִ֑ים (harodfim) – Root: ר־ד־ף (to pursue); Form: Qal participle masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the pursuers”.
- וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם (venakhbetem) – Root: ח־ב־א (to hide); Form: Niphal perfect 2nd person masculine plural with conjunction וְ; Translation: “and hide yourselves”.
- שָׁ֜מָּה (shammah) – Form: Adverb of place; Translation: “there”.
- שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים (sheloshet yamim) – Root: שְׁלֹשׁ (three) + יוֹם (day); Form: Numeral + noun masculine plural; Translation: “three days”.
- עַ֚ד (ad) – Form: Preposition; Translation: “until”.
- שֹׁ֣וב (shov) – Root: שׁ־ו־ב (to return); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “return”.
- הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים (harodfim) – Root: ר־ד־ף (to pursue); Form: Qal participle masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the pursuers”.
- וְאַחַ֖ר (ve’achar) – Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “and afterward”.
- תֵּלְכ֥וּ (telechu) – Root: ה־ל־ך (to go); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall go”.
- לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃ (ledarkekhem) – Root: דֶּרֶךְ (way, path); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with לְ preposition and 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “on your way”.