וְיָרַדְתִּ֗י וְדִבַּרְתִּ֣י עִמְּךָ֮ שָׁם֒ וְאָצַלְתִּ֗י מִן־הָר֛וּחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָשְׂא֤וּ אִתְּךָ֙ בְּמַשָּׂ֣א הָעָ֔ם וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃
And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the spirit that is upon you and place it upon them, and they will bear the burden of the people with you, so that you will not bear it alone.
Morphology
- וְיָרַדְתִּ֗י (ve-yaradti) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Qal consecutive perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “And I will come down”; Notes: Indicates divine action and presence.
- וְדִבַּרְתִּ֣י (ve-dibarti) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel consecutive perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “And I will speak”; Notes: Conveys direct communication between God and Moshe.
- עִמְּךָ֮ (immekha) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “With you”; Notes: Indicates intimacy and collaboration.
- שָׁם֒ (sham) – Root: Demonstrative; Form: Adverb; Translation: “There”; Notes: Specifies the location of the divine encounter.
- וְאָצַלְתִּ֗י (ve-atsalti) – Root: אצל (ʾ-ts-l); Form: Hiphil consecutive perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “And I will take”; Notes: Refers to the sharing or distribution of the spirit.
- מִן־הָר֛וּחַ (min-ha-ruaḥ) – Root: רוח (r-w-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the spirit”; Notes: Indicates the divine power or inspiration.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: Relative particle; Form: Particle; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- עָלֶ֖יךָ (ʿalekha) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Is upon you”; Notes: Refers to the spirit resting on Moshe.
- וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י (ve-samti) – Root: שם (s-m); Form: Qal consecutive perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “And I will place”; Notes: Indicates transferring or bestowing of the spirit.
- עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (ʿalehem) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Upon them”; Notes: Refers to the seventy elders.
- וְנָשְׂא֤וּ (ve-nasʾu) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Qal consecutive perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they will bear”; Notes: Indicates shared responsibility.
- אִתְּךָ֙ (ittekha) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “With you”; Notes: Emphasizes cooperation with Moshe.
- בְּמַשָּׂ֣א (be-masaʾ) – Root: משא (m-s-ʾ); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “In the burden of”; Notes: Refers to the responsibility for the people.
- הָעָ֔ם (ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The people”; Notes: Refers to Yisra’el.
- וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א (ve-lo-tissa) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “And you will not bear”; Notes: Emphasizes the alleviation of Moshe’s burden.
- אַתָּ֖ה (attah) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Pronoun 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You”; Notes: Refers to Moshe personally.
- לְבַדֶּֽךָ (levadekha) – Root: בדד (b-d-d); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Alone”; Notes: Stresses Moshe’s previous solitary responsibility.
This verse highlights the delegation of leadership and the distribution of divine spirit to share the burden of guiding Yisra’el. It underscores God’s provision and Moshe’s role as a central but supported leader.