אֲנִ֣י יְהוָה֮ דִּבַּרְתִּי֒ אִם־לֹ֣א זֹ֣את אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה לְכָל־הָעֵדָ֤ה הָֽרָעָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את הַנֹּועָדִ֖ים עָלָ֑י בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה יִתַּ֖מּוּ וְשָׁ֥ם יָמֻֽתוּ׃
I, YHWH, have spoken. Surely I will do this to all this evil assembly who have conspired against Me: in this wilderness they will come to an end, and there they will die.”
Morphology
- אֲנִ֣י (ani) – Root: Pronoun; Form: First person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to YHWH, emphasizing His authority.
- יְהוָה֮ (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name of the LORD.
- דִּבַּרְתִּי֒ (dibarti) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I have spoken”; Notes: Asserts the finality of YHWH’s declaration.
- אִם־לֹ֣א (im-lo) – Root: Conditional particle + negation; Form: Particle; Translation: “Surely”; Notes: Introduces the certainty of the statement.
- זֹ֣את (zot) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the action YHWH will take.
- אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה (e’eseh) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will do”; Notes: Indicates the action YHWH will perform.
- לְכָל־הָעֵדָ֤ה (l’khol-ha’edah) – Root: עדה (ʿ-d-h); Form: Preposition + definite singular noun; Translation: “To all the assembly”; Notes: Refers to the group of Israelites.
- הָֽרָעָה֙ (ha-ra’ah) – Root: רעע (r-ʿ-ʿ); Form: Definite adjective feminine singular; Translation: “Evil”; Notes: Describes the character of the assembly.
- הַזֹּ֔את (ha-zot) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Definite feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Points to the specific assembly.
- הַנֹּועָדִ֖ים (ha-no’adim) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Niphal participle masculine plural; Translation: “Who have conspired”; Notes: Indicates their rebellious actions.
- עָלָ֑י (alai) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Against Me”; Notes: Highlights the opposition to YHWH.
- בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר (ba-midbar) – Root: מדבר (m-d-b-r); Form: Preposition + definite singular noun; Translation: “In the wilderness”; Notes: Indicates the location.
- הַזֶּ֛ה (ha-zeh) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Definite masculine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the specific wilderness.
- יִתַּ֖מּוּ (yitammu) – Root: תמם (t-m-m); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They will come to an end”; Notes: Indicates their fate.
- וְשָׁ֥ם (v’sham) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And there”; Notes: Specifies the location of their demise.
- יָמֻֽתוּ (yamutu) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They will die”; Notes: Concludes the judgment.