Micah 7:20

תִּתֵּ֤ן אֱמֶת֙ לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב חֶ֖סֶד לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ מִ֥ימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃

You will give truth to Yaʿaqov kindness to Avraham which You swore to our fathers from days of old.

Morphology

1. תִּתֵּן (titten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You will give”; Notes: Addresses YHWH directly, expressing expected divine action.
2. אֱמֶת (’emet) – Root: אמת (’emet); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “truth”; Notes: Conveys reliability, faithfulness, covenantal steadiness.
3. לְיַעֲקֹב (le-Yaʿaqov) – Root: יעקב (Yaʿaqov); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “to Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch Yaʿaqov, representing his descendants.
4. חֶסֶד (ḥesed) – Root: חסד (ḥesed); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “kindness”; Notes: Often denotes covenant loyalty or steadfast lovingkindness.
5. לְאַבְרָהָם (le-Avraham) – Root: אברהם (Avraham); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “to Avraham”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch Avraham, parallel to Yaʿaqov.
6. אֲשֶׁר (’asher) – Root: אשר (’asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces the relative clause describing the oath.
7. נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ (nishbaʿta) – Root: שׁבע (shavaʿ); Form: Niphal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You swore”; Notes: Describes YHWH’s binding oath to the patriarchs.
8. לַאֲבֹתֵינוּ (la-avotenu) – Root: אב (’av); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine plural construct + suffix 1cp; Translation: “to our fathers”; Notes: Refers collectively to the patriarchs and ancestors of Yisraʾel.
9. מִימֵי (mimei) – Root: ים (yom); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “from days of”; Notes: Indicates temporal origin.
10. קֶדֶם (qedem) – Root: קדם (qedem); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “old”; Notes: Refers to ancient times, often with covenantal overtones.