אָ֧ז נִדְבְּר֛וּ יִרְאֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיַּקְשֵׁ֤ב יְהוָה֙ וַיִּשְׁמָ֔ע וַ֠יִּכָּתֵב סֵ֣פֶר זִכָּרֹ֤ון לְפָנָיו֙ לְיִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י שְׁמֹֽו׃
Then those fearing YHWH spoke each with his companion, and YHWH paid attention and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those fearing YHWH and for those esteeming His Name.
Morphology
- אָז (ʾaz) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Then”; Notes: Marks a temporal shift.
- נִדְבְּרוּ (nidberu) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they spoke”; Notes: Reciprocal nuance, speaking with one another.
- יִרְאֵי (yirʾei) – Root: ירא (yareʾ); Form: Qal active participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “those fearing”; Notes: In construct with YHWH.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant Name.
- אִישׁ (ʾish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾish); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a man” or “each”; Notes: Distributive sense.
- אֶת־ (ʾet) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks definite object.
- רֵעֵהוּ (reʿehu) – Root: רעע (reʿa lexical form רֵעַ); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “his companion”; Notes: Reciprocal relationship.
- וַיַּקְשֵׁב (va-yaqshev) – Root: קשׁב (qashav); Form: Conjunction וַ + Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and He paid attention”; Notes: Causative stem, attentive action.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the verbs.
- וַיִּשְׁמָע (va-yishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and He heard”; Notes: Narrative sequence.
- וַיִּכָּתֵב (va-yikkatev) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Conjunction וַ + Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it was written”; Notes: Passive voice.
- סֵפֶר (sefer) – Root: ספר (safar); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a book”; Notes: Subject of passive verb.
- זִכָּרֹון (zikkaron) – Root: זכר (zakhar); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “of remembrance”; Notes: Memorial record.
- לְפָנָיו (lefanav) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine plural construct + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “before Him”; Notes: Literally “to His face.”
- לְיִרְאֵי (le-yirʾei) – Root: ירא (yareʾ); Form: Preposition לְ + Qal active participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “for those fearing”; Notes: Benefactive sense.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Repeated covenant Name.
- וּלְחֹשְׁבֵי (u-le-ḥoshvei) – Root: חשׁב (ḥashav); Form: Conjunction וּ + preposition לְ + Qal active participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “and for those esteeming”; Notes: Refers to thoughtful regard.
- שְׁמֹו (shemo) – Root: שׁם (shem); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “His Name”; Notes: Represents His revealed character.