Numbers 24:23

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֹ֕וי מִ֥י יִחְיֶ֖ה מִשֻּׂמֹ֥ו אֵֽל׃

And he lifted up his oracle and said, “Woe! Who shall live when God appoints this?

Morphology

1. וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (vayyissa) – Root: נשא (nasa); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he lifted up”; Notes: Refers to raising or taking up something.
2. מְשָׁלֹ֖ו (meshalo) – Root: משל (mashal); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His oracle”; Notes: Refers to a poetic or prophetic saying.
3. וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayyoʾmar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces a statement or speech.
4. אֹ֕וי (ʾoy) – Root: Interjection; Form: Particle; Translation: “Woe!”; Notes: Expresses lamentation or distress.
5. מִ֥י (mi) – Root: מי (mi); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Used to ask about identity or person.
6. יִחְיֶ֖ה (yihyeh) – Root: חיה (ḥayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Shall live”; Notes: Indicates life or survival.
7. מִשֻּׂמֹ֥ו (misumo) – Root: שׂים (sim); Form: Preposition with Qal passive participle masculine singular construct and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “When he appoints”; Notes: Refers to determination or decree.
8. אֵֽל׃ (El) – Root: אל (El); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “El”; Notes: Refers to God in a general or specific sense.