וַֽיַּחֲרִ֨ימוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר מֵאִישׁ֙ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן וְעַ֨ד שֹׁ֥ור וָשֶׂ֛ה וַחֲמֹ֖ור לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
And they devoted to destruction all that was in the city, from man to woman, from young to old, and from ox to sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
Morphology
- וַֽיַּחֲרִ֨ימוּ֙ (vayyahărīmū) – Root: חרם; Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they devoted to destruction”; Notes: Indicates the act of consecrating to destruction.
- אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾet-kol-ʾăšer) – Root: כל, אשר; Form: Direct object marker + noun + relative pronoun; Translation: “all that”; Notes: Introduces the object of the verb.
- בָּעִ֔יר (bāʿīr) – Root: עִיר; Form: Feminine singular noun with preposition בְּ and definite article; Translation: “in the city”; Notes: Location.
- מֵאִישׁ֙ (mēʾīš) – Root: אִישׁ; Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition מִן; Translation: “from man”; Notes: Begins the list of those destroyed.
- וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה (wəʿad-ʾiššāh) – Root: אִשָּׁה; Form: Feminine singular noun with conjunction וְ and preposition עַד; Translation: “to woman”; Notes: Extent of destruction.
- מִנַּ֖עַר (minnaʿar) – Root: נַעַר; Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition מִן; Translation: “from youth”; Notes: Specifies age.
- וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן (wəʿad-zāqēn) – Root: זָקֵן; Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction וְ and preposition עַד; Translation: “to old”; Notes: Another age category.
- וְעַ֨ד (wəʿad) – Root: עד; Form: Preposition with conjunction וְ; Translation: “and to”; Notes: Continues the list.
- שֹׁ֥ור (šōr) – Root: שׁוֹר; Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “ox”; Notes: Domestic animal.
- וָשֶׂ֛ה (wāśeh) – Root: שֶׂה; Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction וָ; Translation: “and sheep”; Notes: Another type of livestock.
- וַחֲמֹ֖ור (waḥămōr) – Root: חֲמוֹר; Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction וַ; Translation: “and donkey”; Notes: Lists all living creatures destroyed.
- לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ (ləpî-ḥārev) – Root: חֶרֶב; Form: Preposition לְ + noun in construct state; Translation: “by the edge of the sword”; Notes: Describes the method of destruction.