אִם־כְּמֹ֤ות כָּל־הָֽאָדָם֙ יְמֻת֣וּן אֵ֔לֶּה וּפְקֻדַּת֙ כָּל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם יִפָּקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃
If these die as all men die, and if the fate of all men is visited upon them, YHWH has not sent me.
Morphology
- אִם (im) – Root: Conditional particle; Translation: “If”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- כְּמֹ֤ות (kemot) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “As the death of”; Notes: Indicates comparison.
- כָּל־הָֽאָדָם֙ (kol-ha-adam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + definite article; Translation: “All men”; Notes: Refers to the general population.
- יְמֻת֣וּן (yemutun) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They die”; Notes: Refers to a natural death.
- אֵ֔לֶּה (eleh) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to Korah and his followers.
- וּפְקֻדַּת֙ (ufquddat) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “And the fate of”; Notes: Refers to divine judgment or destiny.
- כָּל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם (kol-ha-adam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + definite article; Translation: “All men”; Notes: Reiterates the reference to humanity in general.
- יִפָּקֵ֖ד (yippaqed) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Is visited”; Notes: Indicates an occurrence or appointment.
- עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (aleihem) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Upon them”; Notes: Refers to Korah’s group.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “The LORD”; Notes: Refers to the divine name.
- שְׁלָחָֽנִי (shelachani) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Has sent me”; Notes: Indicates divine commissioning.