וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר רֵאשִׁ֤ית גֹּויִם֙ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְאַחֲרִיתֹ֖ו עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד׃
And he saw Amaleq, and he took up his discourse and said, “Amaleq is the first of the nations, but his end is to be destroyed forever.”
Morphology
- וַיַּרְא֙ (vayyar) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he saw”; Notes: Indicates a completed action in the narrative.
- אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֔ק (et-ʿAmaleq) – Root: עמלק (ʿAmaleq); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “Amaleq”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Amaleq.
- וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (vayyisa) – Root: נשא (nasaʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he took up”; Notes: Refers to lifting or raising a discourse.
- מְשָׁלֹ֖ו (meshalo) – Root: משל (mashal); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His discourse”; Notes: Indicates a poetic or prophetic utterance.
- וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayyoʾmar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- רֵאשִׁ֤ית (reshit) – Root: ראשׁ (rosh); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “The first”; Notes: Refers to primacy or beginning.
- גֹּויִם֙ (goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Of the nations”; Notes: Denotes peoples or nations.
- עֲמָלֵ֔ק (ʿAmaleq) – Root: עמלק (ʿAmaleq); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Amaleq”; Notes: The nation referred to as the first of the nations.
- וְאַחֲרִיתֹ֖ו (veʾaḥaritoh) – Root: אחר (ʾaḥar); Form: Noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “But his end”; Notes: Refers to the future or final outcome.
- עֲדֵ֥י (ʿadei) – Root: עד (ʿad); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Forever”; Notes: Indicates permanence.
- אֹבֵֽד׃ (ʾoved) – Root: אבד (ʾavad); Form: Qal active participle masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Destroyed”; Notes: Describes the final state of ruin.