Numbers 11:29

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַֽמְקַנֵּ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לִ֑י וּמִ֨י יִתֵּ֜ן כָּל־עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ נְבִיאִ֔ים כִּי־יִתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־רוּחֹ֖ו עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

And Moshe said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all YHWH’s people were prophets, that YHWH would put His Spirit upon them!”

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Marks Moshe’s response.
2. לֹו֙ (lo) – Root: Preposition + pronoun; Form: 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to Yehoshua.
3. מֹשֶׁ֔ה (Moshe) – Root: Proper name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The speaker.
4. הַֽמְקַנֵּ֥א (ha-meqanne) – Root: קנא (q-n-ʾ); Form: Piel participle, masculine singular; Translation: “Are you jealous”; Notes: Indicates Yehoshua’s feelings.
5. אַתָּ֖ה (atta) – Root: Pronoun; Form: 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You”; Notes: Emphasizes Yehoshua as the subject.
6. לִ֑י (li) – Root: Preposition + pronoun; Form: 1st person singular; Translation: “For my sake”; Notes: Refers to Moshe.
7. וּמִ֨י (u-mi) – Root: Interrogative; Form: Particle; Translation: “Would that”; Notes: Expresses Moshe’s wish.
8. יִתֵּ֜ן (yitten) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Would give”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s action.
9. כָּל־עַ֤ם (kol-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “All the people”; Notes: Refers to Yisra’el.
10. יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: Proper name; Form: Divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the God of Yisra’el.
11. נְבִיאִ֔ים (neviʾim) – Root: נבא (n-b-ʾ); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Prophets”; Notes: Indicates Moshe’s desire for the people.
12. כִּי־יִתֵּ֧ן (ki-yitten) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “That He would give”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s potential action.
13. יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper name; Form: Divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Emphasizes God as the giver of His Spirit.
14. אֶת־רוּחֹ֖ו (et-ruḥo) – Root: רוח (r-w-ḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His Spirit”; Notes: Refers to divine inspiration.
15. עֲלֵיהֶֽם (ʿaleihem) – Root: Preposition + pronoun; Form: 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Upon them”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s people.