הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּגֹּויִ֑ם בָּז֥וּי אַתָּ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃
Behold, small I have made you among the nations; despised you are exceedingly.
Morphology
- הִנֵּ֥ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (h-n-h); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces a divine declaration with emphasis.
- קָטֹ֛ן (qaton) – Root: קטן (q-ṭ-n); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “small”; Notes: Indicates insignificance or low status.
- נְתַתִּ֖יךָ (netattikha) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal perfect 1cs + suffix 2ms; Translation: “I have made you”; Notes: YHWH declares the humbled status of Edom.
- בַּגֹּויִ֑ם (ba-goyim) – Root: גוי (g-w-y); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “among the nations”; Notes: Describes Edom’s relative position.
- בָּז֥וּי (bazui) – Root: בזה (b-z-h); Form: Passive participle masculine singular; Translation: “despised”; Notes: A fixed state of contempt.
- אַתָּ֖ה (attah) – Root: אתה (ʾ-t-h); Form: Independent pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “you”; Notes: Emphatic subject pronoun.
- מְאֹֽד (meʾod) – Root: מאד (m-ʾ-d); Form: Adverb; Translation: “exceedingly”; Notes: Intensifies the degree of contempt.