וַיִּסְע֞וּ מֵהֹ֤ר הָהָר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ס֔וּף לִסְבֹ֖ב אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ אֱדֹ֑ום וַתִּקְצַ֥ר נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖ם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃
And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Sea of Suf to go around the land of Edom, and the soul of the people became impatient on the way.
Morphology
- וַיִּסְע֞וּ (vayyis’u) – Root: נסע (nasa); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they journeyed”; Notes: Refers to the movement of the people of Yisra’el.
- מֵהֹ֤ר (meHor) – Root: הר (har); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “from Hor”; Notes: Indicates the starting point of their journey.
- הָהָר֙ (hahahar) – Root: הר (har); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the mountain”; Notes: Specifies that Hor is a mountain.
- דֶּ֣רֶךְ (derekh) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “by the way of”; Notes: Refers to the route taken.
- יַם־ס֔וּף (Yam-Suf) – Root: ים (yam) and סוף (suf); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “the Sea of Suf”; Notes: Refers to the Red Sea.
- לִסְבֹ֖ב (lisbov) – Root: סבב (savav); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to go around”; Notes: Describes their detour around Edom.
- אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ (et-eretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Direct object marker with noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “the land of”; Notes: Refers to the territory of Edom.
- אֱדֹ֑ום (Edom) – Root: אדם (edom); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Edom”; Notes: Refers to the nation descended from Esau.
- וַתִּקְצַ֥ר (vattiqtzar) – Root: קצר (qatzar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and it became impatient”; Notes: Refers to the frustration of the people.
- נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖ם (nefesh-ha’am) – Root: נפש (nefesh) and עם (am); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with definite article and noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the soul of the people”; Notes: Indicates the collective disposition of Yisra’el.
- בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ (baderekh) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “on the way”; Notes: Refers to their journey.