וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א דְבָרָ֑י אִם־יִֽהְיֶה֙ נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֗ה בַּמַּרְאָה֙ אֵלָ֣יו אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע בַּחֲלֹ֖ום אֲדַבֶּר־בֹּֽו׃
And He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, YHWH, will make Myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Marks a divine speech from YHWH.
- שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א (shimʿu-na) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural with particle; Translation: “Hear now”; Notes: A command emphasizing attention.
- דְבָרָ֑י (devarai) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Noun in construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My words”; Notes: Indicates divine communication.
- אִם־יִֽהְיֶה֙ (im-yihyeh) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “If there is”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם (nviʾakhem) – Root: נבא (n-b-ʾ); Form: Noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “A prophet among you”; Notes: Describes the role of a prophet within the community.
- יְהוָ֗ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- בַּמַּרְאָה֙ (ba-marʾah) – Root: מראה (m-r-ʾ); Form: Noun with preposition; Translation: “In a vision”; Notes: A mode of divine revelation.
- אֵלָ֣יו (elav) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to the prophet being addressed by God.
- אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע (etvada) – Root: ידע (y-d-ʿ); Form: Hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular; Translation: “I will make Myself known”; Notes: Indicates a self-revealing act by YHWH.
- בַּחֲלֹ֖ום (ba-ḥalom) – Root: חלם (ḥ-l-m); Form: Noun with preposition; Translation: “In a dream”; Notes: Another medium of divine communication.
- אֲדַבֶּר־בֹּֽו (adaber-bo) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Piel imperfect, 1st person singular with preposition; Translation: “I will speak with him”; Notes: Highlights direct communication from YHWH.