ࠅࠉࠔࠁ ࠁࠌࠃࠁࠓ ࠐࠀࠓࠍ ࠅࠕࠒࠇ ࠋࠅ ࠀࠌࠅ ࠀࠔࠄ ࠌࠀࠓࠑ ࠌࠑࠓࠉࠌ
Gen 21:21 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
וישב במדבר פארן ותקח לו אמו אשה מארץ מצרים
Gen 21:21 [Masoretic Text]
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר פָּארָ֑ן וַתִּֽקַּֽח־לֹ֥ו אִמֹּ֛ו אִשָּׁ֖ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ
And he lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Mitsrayim.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וישב | ࠅࠉࠔࠁ | And he dwelt |
| 2 | במדבר | ࠁࠌࠃࠁࠓ | in the wilderness of |
| 3 | פארן | ࠐࠀࠓࠍ | Paran |
| 4 | ותקח | ࠅࠕࠒࠇ | and she took |
| 5 | לו | ࠋࠅ | for him |
| 6 | אמו | ࠀࠌࠅ | his mother |
| 7 | אשה | ࠀࠔࠄ | a wife |
| 8 | מארץ | ࠌࠀࠓࠑ | from the land of |
| 9 | מצרים | ࠌࠑࠓࠉࠌ | Egypt |
Morphology
- וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (vayeshev) – Root: ישב (y-sh-v); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he lived”; Notes: Refers to Ishmael’s settlement in the wilderness.
- בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר (bemidbar) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “in the wilderness”; Notes: Indicates the general location of Ishmael’s dwelling.
- פָּארָ֑ן (Paran) – Root: פארן (p-ʾ-r-n); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Paran”; Notes: Refers to a specific wilderness region in the Sinai Peninsula.
- וַתִּֽקַּֽח־לֹ֥ו (vattiqach-lo) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fs with 3ms suffix; Translation: “and she took for him”; Notes: Refers to Hagar arranging a marriage for Ishmael.
- אִמֹּ֛ו (immo) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Noun, feminine singular with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his mother”; Notes: Refers to Hagar as the one taking action.
- אִשָּׁ֖ה (ishah) – Root: אשה (ʾ-sh-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “a wife”; Notes: Refers to the woman chosen for Ishmael.
- מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (me’eretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Specifies the origin of Ishmael’s wife.
- מִצְרָֽיִם (Mitzrayim) – Root: מצרים (m-ṣ-r-y-m); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Egypt”; Notes: Refers to the country of Ishmael’s wife’s origin.
