Genesis 29:8-11

Genesis 29:8

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יֹּאמְרוּ

 

אמר: utter, say
verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, plural, vav-conv

לֹא

 

לֹא: no, not
particle, negative 

נוּכַל

 

יכל: be able
verb, qal, prefix, first person, common, plural 

 

The root of lk;Wn is lky be able (an irregular verb). Grammarians argue as to whether the stem here is an old Qal pasive or a Hofal (passive of Hifil) but neither the passiveness or causativeness is translated into English. This word is another illustration of w appearing in the position of a 1st y But here the w appears after a prefix pronoun [1 c. pl. prefix pronoun] rather than after a stem preformative as in ar"AN (Gen.28:17) [where the n is a sign of Nifal]

עַד

 

עַד: as far as
particle, preposition 

אֲשֶׁר

 

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

 

rv,a] d[; This compound preposition, meaning until, introduces a string of clauses just as ~ai does in Gen.28:20.

יֵאָסְפוּ

 

אסף: gather
verb, niphal, prefix, third person, masculine, plural 

 

Wps.a'(yE This is the third occurrence in this chapter of the verb @sa

Gen.29:3

Wps.a,n<

3 m. pl. Nifal affix

Gen.29:7

@sea'he

Nifal infinitive

Gen.29:8

Wps.a'(yE

3 m. pl. Nifal prefix

You saw the same stem and form in rmea'yE and ha,r"yE (Gen.22:14). The reason that Wps.a'(yE has a shewa under the s rather than a sere is that the length of the word has caused this syllable to shorten. Note the meteg after the vowel qamets a'( It is there to make sure you separate the syllables and sound the shewa, and indicates the vowel is not a qamets hatuf. You should hear four syllables in this word.

כָּל־

 

כֹּל: all
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

הָ

 

ה: the
particle, article 

עֲדָרִים

 

עֵדֶר: flock, herd
noun, common, masculine, plural 

וְ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

גָלֲלוּ

 

גּלל: roll, roll away
verb, qal, affix, third person, common, plural 

 

Gen.29:3 same word

אֶת־

 

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

הָ

 

ה: the
particle, article 

אֶבֶן

 

אֶבֶן: stone
noun, common, feminine, singular 

מֵ‍

 

מִן: from
particle, preposition 

עַל

 

עַל: on
particle, preposition 

פִּי

 

פֶּה: mouth
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

הַ

 

ה: the
particle, article 

בְּאֵר

 

בְּאֵר: well, pit
noun, common, feminine, singular 

וְ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

הִשְׁקִינוּ

 

שׁקה: cause to drink water, give to drink
verb, hiphil, affix, first person, common, plural 

 

Glance back to Wqv.h; (Gen.29:7) The summary there should be of value in determining the stem and form of this verb. y appears between the two strong letters and affix pronoun in some PGN’s of 3rd h verbs. The atnach  +just before WnyqIv.hiw> is a signal that the conditional rv,a] d[; no longer applies, and so we introduce this verb by saying that we may

הַ

 

ה: the
particle, article 

צֹּאן

 

צֹאן: small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
noun, common, feminine and masculine, singular 

 

This is a DDO not preceded by ta

Genesis 29:9

עוֹדֶנּוּ

 

עוֹד: a going round, continuance still, yet, again, besides
particle, adverb with third person, masculine, singular suffix 

 

dA[ + suffix. Put together it becomes while he was still…  How do we know that the suffix is 3 m.sg. and not 1 c. pl? It could be either, but 90% of the time it’s 3 m. sg. and that PGN fits the context better. The construction of WNd,A[ is like that in yNIM,mi (Gen.22:12), hN"n<T.a, (Gen.28:13) and WNr,F.[;a] (Gen.28:22).

מְדַבֵּר

 

דּבר: speak
verb, piel, participle, masculine, singular 

 

All participles except those in the Qal and Nifal begin with m The dagesh in the middle root letter and the shewa under the preformative are indicators of the stem here. That there is no extra endiNG should signify to you the gender and number.

עִמָּם

 

עִם: with
particle, preposition with third person, masculine, plural suffix 

 

Constructed like %M'[I (Gen.28:15). Some prepositions take ~h, as the 3 m. pl suffix as in ~h,lea] and some, like this one, take only ~

וְ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

רָחֵל

 

רָחֵל: Rachel
noun, proper name 

 

Lxer:w> The conjunction acts as a connecting link to the preceding clause, introducing the action that was going on ~M'[i rBed;m. WNd,A[

בָּאָה

 

בּוא: come in, come, go in, go
verb, qal, affix, third person, feminine, singular 

 

For help with the form see ha'B' (Gen.29:6)

עִם־

 

עִם: with
particle, preposition 

הַ

 

ה: the
particle, article 

צֹּאן

 

צֹאן: small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
noun, common, feminine and masculine, singular 

אֲשֶׁר

 

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

לְ

 

ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to
particle, preposition 

אָבִיהָ

 

אָב: father
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with third person, feminine, singular suffix 

 

h'ybiêa'l. For help with the suffix, see h'yl,[' (Gen.28:13)

כִּי

 

כִּי: surely, for, that
particle, conjunction 

רֹעָה

 

רעה: pasture
verb, qal, participle, feminine, singular 

 

3rd h participles do not show the h of the root. The f. sg. endiNG is h " as in h['ro

The m. sg. ending is h , as in h[,ro Review the functions of participles (9.3b).

הִוא

 

הִיא: he, she, it
pronoun, third person, feminine, singular 

 

For the spelling see Gen.29:2 same word and for use of independent subject pronouns see 6.6

Genesis 29:10

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יְהִי

 

היה: be, happen
verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, apocopated ending, vav-conv

כַּ‍

 

כּ‍: the like of, like, as before
particle, preposition 

אֲשֶׁר

 

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

 

rv,a]K; yhiy>w: This combination rv,a]K; yhiy>w: + the affix form of the verb means when so-and-so did…. After the atnah  +the second part, then such-and-such…will begin.

רָאָה

 

ראה: seeing
verb, qal, affix, third person, masculine, singular 

יַעֲקֹב

 

יַעֲקֹב: Jacob
noun, proper name 

אֶת־

 

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

רָחֵל

 

רָחֵל: Rachel
noun, proper name 

בַּת־

 

בַּת: daughter
noun, common, feminine, singular 

לָבָן

 

לָבָן: Laban
noun, proper name 

אֲחִי

 

אָח: brother
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

 

See yx;a; (Gen.29:4)

אִמּוֹ

 

אֵם: mother
noun, common, feminine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix 

וְ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

אֶת־

 

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

צֹאן

 

צֹאן: small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
noun, common, feminine and masculine, singular 

לָבָן

 

לָבָן: Laban
noun, proper name 

אֲחִי

 

אָח: brother
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

אִמּוֹ

 

אֵם: mother
noun, common, feminine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix 

 

There is a conjunction ~ai and there is a noun ~ae From which do you think Amai is built?

Synopsis

~ai

if

~[i

with

~[;

people

~ae

mother

Amai

his mother

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יִּגַּשׁ

 

נגשׁ: draw near, approach
verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv

 

Featured in 16.5b

יַעֲקֹב

 

יַעֲקֹב: Jacob
noun, proper name 

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יָּגֶל

 

גּלל: roll, roll away
verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv

 

This verb appears in the Qal affix form Wll]g"w> in Gen.29:3 and 8. Here it is a Qal prefix. The Qamets under the prefix pronoun makes it look like a hollow verb (6.1a), and in some forms geminates often masquerade as hollow verbs. Why is the second l missing? Geminates do not always show the doubled root letter.

אֶת־

 

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

הָ

 

ה: the
particle, article 

אֶבֶן

 

אֶבֶן: stone
noun, common, feminine, singular 

מֵ‍

 

מִן: from
particle, preposition 

עַל

 

עַל: on
particle, preposition 

פִּי

 

פֶּה: mouth
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

הַ

 

ה: the
particle, article 

בְּאֵר

 

בְּאֵר: well, pit
noun, common, feminine, singular 

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יַּשְׁקְ

 

שׁקה: cause to drink water, give to drink
verb, hiphil, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv

 

See Wqv.y: (Gen.29:2) for the stem. There the third root letter h is missing because of the prefix complement. Here it is missing because this is shortened form with vav conversive. The 3 m. sg. Hifil prefix form without vav conversive is hq,v.y:

אֶת־

 

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

צֹאן

 

צֹאן: small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
noun, common, feminine and masculine, singular 

לָבָן

 

לָבָן: Laban
noun, proper name 

אֲחִי

 

אָח: brother
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

אִמּוֹ

 

אֵם: mother
noun, common, feminine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix 

Genesis 29:11

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יִּשַּׁק

 

נשׁק: kiss
verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv

 

Look carefully. Where is the missing root letter? This is not a form of hqv If you mix up these two verbs you will have Jacob watering Rachel and kissing the sheep!

יַעֲקֹב

 

יַעֲקֹב: Jacob
noun, proper name 

לְ

 

ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to
particle, preposition 

רָחֵל

 

רָחֵל: Rachel
noun, proper name 

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יִּשָּׂא

 

נשׂא: lift up be lifted up; be lifted up bear be carried off carry along bring forgive be forgiven verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv

אֶת־

 

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

קֹלוֹ

 

קוֹל: sound, voice
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix 

 

Defectiva spelling

וַ

 

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

יֵּבְךְּ

 

בּכה: weep weep for
verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv

 

Defectiva spelling