וַיְהִי֙ בַּפַּ֣עַם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית תָּקְע֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּשֹּׁופָרֹ֑ות וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ אֶל־הָעָם֙ הָרִ֔יעוּ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃
And it happened at the seventh time, the priests blew the trumpets, and Yehoshua said to the people, “Shout, for YHWH has given you the city.
Morphology
- וַיְהִי֙ (vayhī) – Root: הָיָה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it happened”; Notes: Narrative introduction.
- בַּפַּ֣עַם (bappaʿam) – Root: פַּעַם; Form: Feminine singular noun with preposition בְּ and definite article; Translation: “at the time”; Notes: Temporal marker.
- הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית (haššəvīʿīt) – Root: שְׁבִיעִי; Form: Feminine singular ordinal adjective; Translation: “the seventh”; Notes: Specifies the iteration.
- תָּקְע֥וּ (tāqʿū) – Root: תָּקַע; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they blew”; Notes: Refers to the priests’ action.
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hakkōhănīm) – Root: כֹּהֵן; Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “the priests”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- בַּשֹּׁופָרֹ֑ות (baššōfārōt) – Root: שׁוֹפָר; Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “the trumpets”; Notes: Instrument played.
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: אָמַר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ (Yəhōšūaʿ) – Root: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”; Notes: Speaker.
- אֶל־הָעָם֙ (ʾel-hāʿām) – Root: עָם; Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition אֶל and definite article; Translation: “to the people”; Notes: Recipient of speech.
- הָרִ֔יעוּ (hārīʿū) – Root: רוּעַ; Form: Hifil imperative masculine plural; Translation: “shout”; Notes: Command given by Yehoshua.
- כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן (kī-nāṯan) – Root: נָתַן; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “for has given”; Notes: Expresses reason.
- יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the action.
- לָכֶ֖ם (lāḵem) – Root: אַתֶּם; Form: 2nd person masculine plural pronoun with preposition לְ; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Indirect object.
- אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃ (ʾet-hāʿīr) – Root: עִיר; Form: Feminine singular noun with direct object marker; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Object of the action.