וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־הָעָ֗ם בֹּכֶה֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו אִ֖ישׁ לְפֶ֣תַח אָהֳלֹ֑ו וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ מְאֹ֔ד וּבְעֵינֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה רָֽע׃
And Moshe heard the people weeping by their families, each man at the entrance of his tent, and the anger of YHWH burned greatly, and it was evil in the eyes of Moshe.
Morphology
- וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע (va-yishma) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he heard”; Notes: Refers to Moshe hearing the weeping.
- מֹשֶׁ֜ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The leader of the Israelites.
- אֶת־הָעָ֗ם (et-ha-am) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Definite direct object marker with masculine singular noun; Translation: “The people”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- בֹּכֶה֙ (bocheh) – Root: בכה (b-k-h); Form: Qal active participle masculine singular; Translation: “Weeping”; Notes: Describes the emotional state of the people.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו (le-mishpeḥotav) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Preposition with feminine plural noun and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “By their families”; Notes: Indicates the family groups of the people.
- אִ֖ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Each man”; Notes: Highlights individual actions.
- לְפֶ֣תַח (le-fetach) – Root: פתח (p-t-ḥ); Form: Preposition with masculine singular noun; Translation: “At the entrance”; Notes: Refers to the entrance of their tents.
- אָהֳלֹ֑ו (o-holo) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l); Form: Masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Of his tent”; Notes: Refers to the dwelling place of each man.
- וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף (va-yikhar-af) – Root: חרה (ḥ-r-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And the anger burned”; Notes: Describes the intense anger of YHWH.
- יְהוָ֙ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (Y-H-W-H); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- מְאֹ֔ד (me’od) – Root: מאד (m-ʾ-d); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Greatly”; Notes: Intensifies the description of anger.
- וּבְעֵינֵ֥י (u-ve-eynei) – Root: עין (ʿ-y-n); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine dual noun in construct state; Translation: “And in the eyes”; Notes: Refers to Moshe’s perspective.
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Reiterates Moshe’s involvement.
- רָֽע (ra) – Root: רעע (r-ʿ-ʿ); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “Evil”; Notes: Expresses Moshe’s disapproval of the situation.