Numbers 24:21

וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֵיתָן֙ מֹֽושָׁבֶ֔ךָ וְשִׂ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽךָ׃

And he saw the Qeni, and he took up his discourse and said, “Firm is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock.

Morphology

1. וַיַּרְא֙ (vayyar) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he saw”; Notes: Introduces a narrative action.
2. אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י (et-haQeni) – Root: קין (Qen); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “The Qeni”; Notes: Refers to a people group allied with Yisra’el.
3. וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (vayyisa) – Root: נשא (nasaʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he took up”; Notes: Indicates the initiation of a speech or prophecy.
4. מְשָׁלֹ֖ו (meshalo) – Root: משל (mashal); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His discourse”; Notes: Refers to a poetic or prophetic utterance.
5. וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayyoʾmar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
6. אֵיתָן֙ (etan) – Root: איתן (etan); Form: Adjective masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Firm”; Notes: Describes the stability of the dwelling place.
7. מֹֽושָׁבֶ֔ךָ (moshavekha) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your dwelling place”; Notes: Refers to the place of habitation.
8. וְשִׂ֥ים (vesim) – Root: שים (sim); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “And set”; Notes: Describes the action of positioning something securely.
9. בַּסֶּ֖לַע (baselaʿ) – Root: סלע (selaʿ); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “In the rock”; Notes: Indicates a secure and elevated location.
10. קִנֶּֽךָ׃ (qinekha) – Root: קן (qen); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your nest”; Notes: Symbolic of a secure home or refuge.