וַיִּקָּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֶת־שִׁבְעַ֤ת הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ עָרַ֔כְתִּי וָאַ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
And God met Bilʿam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on the altar.”
Morphology
- וַיִּקָּ֥ר (vayyiqqar) – Root: קרה (qarah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He met”; Notes: Refers to God meeting Bilʿam.
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “God”; Notes: Refers to the divine being.
- אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם (el-Bilʿam) – Root: בלע (balaʿ); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Bilʿam”; Notes: Directs the action toward Bilʿam.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Indicates speech by Bilʿam.
- אֵלָ֗יו (elav) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to Him”; Notes: Refers to God.
- אֶת־שִׁבְעַ֤ת (ʾet-shivʿat) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the seven”; Notes: Refers to the number of altars.
- הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ (ha-mizbeḥot) – Root: מזבח (mizbeaḥ); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “altars”; Notes: Refers to the prepared altars.
- עָרַ֔כְתִּי (ʿarakh-ti) – Root: ערך (ʿarakh); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I have prepared”; Notes: Indicates Bilʿam’s action.
- וָאַ֛עַל (va-ʾaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Hifil imperfect 1st person singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and I have offered”; Notes: Refers to the act of sacrifice.
- פָּ֥ר (par) – Root: פר (par); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a bull”; Notes: Sacrificial animal.
- וָאַ֖יִל (va-ʾayil) – Root: איל (ʾayil); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and a ram”; Notes: Another sacrificial animal.
- בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (ba-mizbeaḥ) – Root: מזבח (mizbeaḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “on the altar”; Notes: Indicates the location of the offerings.