Numbers 24:8

אֵ֚ל מֹוצִיאֹ֣ו מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם כְּתֹועֲפֹ֥ת רְאֵ֖ם לֹ֑ו יֹאכַ֞ל גֹּויִ֣ם צָרָ֗יו וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛ם יְגָרֵ֖ם וְחִצָּ֥יו יִמְחָֽץ׃

God who brought him out of Mitsrayim is like the strength of a wild ox; he shall devour the nations, his adversaries, crush their bones, and pierce them with his arrows.

Morphology

1. אֵ֚ל (El) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “God”; Notes: Refers to the Almighty.
2. מֹוצִיאֹ֣ו (motzio) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Participle, Hifil masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Who brought him out”; Notes: Indicates active causation.
3. מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם (mimmitsrayim) – Root: מצר (mitsar); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “Out of Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt.
4. כְּתֹועֲפֹ֥ת (ketoʿafot) – Root: תועפה (toʿafah); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Like the strength”; Notes: Symbolizes mighty power.
5. רְאֵ֖ם (reʾem) – Root: ראם (reʾem); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “A wild ox”; Notes: Represents power and majesty.
6. לֹ֑ו (lo) – Root: לו (lo); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Indicates possession.
7. יֹאכַ֞ל (yoʾkhal) – Root: אכל (ʾakhal); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He shall devour”; Notes: Implies destruction.
8. גֹּויִ֣ם (goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Nations”; Notes: Refers to Gentile peoples.
9. צָרָ֗יו (tsarav) – Root: צרר (tsarar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His adversaries”; Notes: Denotes enemies.
10. וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛ם (veʿatsmotehem) – Root: עצם (etsem); Form: Conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And their bones”; Notes: Symbolizes strength or substance.
11. יְגָרֵ֖ם (yegarēm) – Root: גרם (garam); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He shall crush”; Notes: Emphasizes complete destruction.
12. וְחִצָּ֥יו (veḥitsav) – Root: חץ (ḥetz); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And his arrows”; Notes: Represents weapons or instruments of attack.
13. יִמְחָֽץ׃ (yimḥatz) – Root: מחץ (maḥatz); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He shall pierce”; Notes: Suggests violent conquest.