וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ הֲרַ֤ק אַךְ־בְּמֹשֶׁה֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲלֹ֖א גַּם־בָּ֣נוּ דִבֵּ֑ר וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע יְהוָֽה׃
And they said, “Has YHWH indeed spoken only with Moshe? Has He not also spoken with us?” And YHWH heard.
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (va-yomeru) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they said”; Notes: Refers to Miryam and Aharon speaking.
- הֲרַ֤ק (ha-raq) – Root: רק (r-q); Form: Interrogative particle with adverb; Translation: “Has only”; Notes: Expresses a rhetorical question.
- אַךְ־ (ʾakh) – Root: None; Form: Particle of emphasis; Translation: “Indeed”; Notes: Adds intensity to the statement.
- בְּמֹשֶׁה֙ (be-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “With Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisra’el.
- דִּבֶּ֣ר (dibber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He has spoken”; Notes: Refers to divine communication.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the sacred name of God.
- הֲלֹ֖א (ha-lo) – Root: None; Form: Interrogative particle with negative; Translation: “Has not”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question.
- גַּם־ (gam) – Root: None; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Also”; Notes: Indicates inclusion.
- בָּ֣נוּ (banu) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Preposition with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “With us”; Notes: Refers to Miryam and Aharon.
- דִבֵּ֑ר (dibber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He has spoken”; Notes: Parallel to earlier usage, emphasizing divine speech.
- וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (va-yishmaʿ) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He heard”; Notes: Refers to YHWH listening to their words.
- יְהוָֽה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name, closing the verse with emphasis.