וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה עֲלֵ֛ה אֶל־הַ֥ר הָעֲבָרִ֖ים הַזֶּ֑ה וּרְאֵה֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Then YHWH said to Moshe, “Go up to this Mount Avarim and see the land that I have given to the sons of Yisraʾel.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “Then said”; Notes: Indicates sequential action.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה (ʾel-Mosheh) – Root: משה (Mosheh); Form: Preposition אֶל + proper noun; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Directs the communication.
- עֲלֵ֛ה (ʿaleh) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Go up”; Notes: Command to ascend.
- אֶל־הַ֥ר (ʾel-har) – Root: הר (har); Form: Preposition אֶל + noun masculine singular; Translation: “To the mountain”; Notes: Specifies the destination.
- הָעֲבָרִ֖ים (haʿavarim) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Noun masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Avarim”; Notes: Refers to a specific mountain range.
- הַזֶּ֑ה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Points to the specific mountain.
- וּרְאֵה֙ (ureʾeh) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “And see”; Notes: Command to observe.
- אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ (ʾet-haʾarets) – Root: ארץ (ʾarets); Form: Definite direct object marker + noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Refers to the Promised Land.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative particle; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- נָתַ֖תִּי (natatti) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I have given”; Notes: Indicates completed action.
- לִבְנֵ֥י (livney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “To the sons of”; Notes: Indicates recipients.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisraʾel) – Root: שרא (sarah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.