תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מֹו כְּתַנּ֥וּר אֵשׁ֮ לְעֵ֪ת פָּ֫נֶ֥יךָ יְ֭הוָה בְּאַפֹּ֣ו יְבַלְּעֵ֑ם וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ׃
You shall set them as a fiery furnace at the time of Your presence; YHWH in His anger shall swallow them, and fire shall devour them.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תְּשִׁיתֵמֹו | teshitemo | “You shall set them” | Qal imperfect 2ms + suffix 3mp |
| 2 | כְּתַנּוּר | ke-tannur | “like a furnace” | Prep כְּ + N(ms) |
| 3 | אֵשׁ | esh | “fire” | N(fs) |
| 4 | לְעֵת | le-ʿet | “at the time of” | Prep לְ + N(fs) |
| 5 | פָּנֶיךָ | panekha | “Your presence” | N(mp) + suffix 2ms |
| 6 | יְהוָה | YHWH | “YHWH” | Proper divine name |
| 7 | בְּאַפֹּו | be-appo | “in His anger” | Prep בְּ + N(ms) + suffix 3ms |
| 8 | יְבַלְּעֵם | yevalleʿem | “he shall swallow them” | Piel imperfect 3ms + suffix 3mp |
| 9 | וְתֹאכְלֵם | ve-tokhlem | “and shall devour them” | Conj ו + Qal imperfect 3fs + suffix 3mp |
| 10 | אֵשׁ | esh | “fire” | N(fs) |
Morphology
- תְּשִׁיתֵמֹו (teshitemo) – Root: שׁית (shit); Root Type: III-He (weak); Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall set them”; Notes: Addressed to the king, describing the defeat of enemies.
- כְּתַנּוּר (ke-tannur) – Root: תנר (tannur); Root Type: Strong; Form: Preposition כְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “like a furnace”; Notes: A metaphor of intense destruction.
- אֵשׁ (esh) – Root: אשׁ (esh); Root Type: I-Guttural (א); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “fire”; Notes: Symbol of consuming judgment.
- לְעֵת (le-ʿet) – Root: עת (ʿet); Root Type: I-Guttural (ע); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “at the time of”; Notes: Indicates the moment of divine appearance or intervention.
- פָּנֶיךָ (panekha) – Root: פנה (panah); Root Type: III-He (weak); Form: Noun masculine plural + suffix 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Your presence”; Notes: Here referring to the presence of YHWH in judgment.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: — ; Root Type: Proper divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- בְּאַפֹּו (be-appo) – Root: אף (ʾaf); Root Type: I-Guttural (א); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “in His anger”; Notes: The idiom associates anger with the nose or nostrils in Hebrew.
- יְבַלְּעֵם (yevalleʿem) – Root: בלע (balaʿ); Root Type: III-Guttural (ע); Binyan: Piel; Form: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “he shall swallow them”; Notes: Describes complete destruction.
- וְתֹאכְלֵם (ve-tokhlem) – Root: אכל (ʾakhal); Root Type: I-Guttural (א); Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וְ + imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and she shall devour them”; Notes: The feminine verb agrees with the subject “fire.”
- אֵשׁ (esh) – Root: אשׁ (esh); Root Type: I-Guttural (א); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “fire”; Notes: The destructive force completing the judgment.