וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְקֹ֔רַח וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃
And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, all the men who belonged to Qoraḥ, and all their possessions.
Morphology
- וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח (vatiftach) – Root: פתח (p-t-ḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it opened”; Notes: Refers to the earth’s action.
- הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The earth”; Notes: Specifies the subject of the action.
- אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ (et-piha) – Root: פה (p-h); Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “Its mouth”; Notes: Indicates the part of the earth that acted.
- וַתִּבְלַ֥ע (vativla) – Root: בלע (b-l-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And swallowed”; Notes: Describes the engulfing action.
- אֹתָ֖ם (otam) – Root: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Them”; Notes: Refers to Korah and his followers.
- וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם (ve-et-battehem) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + plural noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And their households”; Notes: Includes their families.
- וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ (ve-et kol-ha-adam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct + definite article; Translation: “And all the men”; Notes: Refers to Korah’s associates.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces the clause describing their affiliation.
- לְקֹ֔רַח (le-Qoraḥ) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Korah”; Notes: Indicates their association.
- וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרֲכֽוּשׁ (ve-et kol-ha-rakhush) – Root: רכש (r-k-sh); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct + definite article; Translation: “And all their possessions”; Notes: Includes material belongings.