ࠅࠉࠁࠀ ࠄࠀࠉࠔ ࠄࠁࠉࠕࠄ ࠅࠉࠐࠕࠇ ࠄࠂࠌࠋࠉࠌ ࠅࠉࠕࠍ ࠕࠁࠍ ࠅࠌࠎࠐࠄ ࠋࠂࠌࠋࠉࠌ ࠅࠌࠉࠌ ࠋࠓࠇࠑ ࠓࠂࠋࠉࠅ ࠅࠓࠂࠋࠉ ࠄࠀࠍࠔࠉࠌ ࠀࠔࠓ ࠀࠕࠅ
Gen 24:32 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויבא האיש הביתה ויפתח הגמלים ויתן תבן ומספה לגמלים ומים לרחץ רגליו ורגלי האנשים אשר אתו
Gen 24:32 [Masoretic Text ]
וַיָּבֹ֤א הָאִישׁ֙ הַבַּ֔יְתָה וַיְפַתַּ֖ח הַגְּמַלִּ֑ים וַיִּתֵּ֨ן תֶּ֤בֶן וּמִסְפֹּוא֙ לַגְּמַלִּ֔ים וּמַ֨יִם֙ לִרְחֹ֣ץ רַגְלָ֔יו וְרַגְלֵ֥י הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃
And the man came to the house, and he unloaded the camels and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ויבא | ࠅࠉࠁࠀ | And he came |
| 2 | האיש | ࠄࠀࠉࠔ | the man |
| 3 | הביתה | ࠄࠁࠉࠕࠄ | into the house |
| 4 | ויפתח | ࠅࠉࠐࠕࠇ | and he unloaded |
| 5 | הגמלים | ࠄࠂࠌࠋࠉࠌ | the camels |
| 6 | ויתן | ࠅࠉࠕࠍ | and he gave |
| 7 | תבן | ࠕࠁࠍ | straw |
| 8 | ומספוא | ࠅࠌࠎࠐࠄ | and fodder |
| 9 | לגמלים | ࠋࠂࠌࠋࠉࠌ | for the camels |
| 10 | ומים | ࠅࠌࠉࠌ | and water |
| 11 | לרחץ | ࠋࠓࠇࠑ | to wash |
| 12 | רגליו | ࠓࠂࠋࠉࠅ | his feet |
| 13 | ורגלי | ࠅࠓࠂࠋࠉ | and the feet of |
| 14 | האנשים | ࠄࠀࠍࠔࠉࠌ | the men |
| 15 | אשר | ࠀࠔࠓ | who were |
| 16 | אתו | ࠀࠕࠅ | with him |
Morphology
- וַיָּבֹ֤א (va-yavo) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he came”; Notes: Refers to the servant entering the house.
- הָאִישׁ֙ (ha-ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the man”; Notes: Refers to Abraham’s servant.
- הַבַּ֔יְתָה (ha-baytah) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Noun, masculine singular with directional ending; Translation: “to the house”; Notes: Indicates movement toward the house.
- וַיְפַתַּ֖ח (va-yeftach) – Root: פתח (p-t-ḥ); Form: Verb, Piel, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he unloaded”; Notes: Refers to freeing the camels from their loads.
- הַגְּמַלִּ֑ים (ha-gemallim) – Root: גמל (g-m-l); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the camels”; Notes: Refers to the animals brought by the servant.
- וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (va-yitten) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he gave”; Notes: Describes providing resources for the camels.
- תֶּ֤בֶן (teven) – Root: תבן (t-v-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “straw”; Notes: Used as fodder for animals.
- וּמִסְפֹּוא֙ (u-mispo) – Root: מספוא (m-s-p-w); Form: Noun, masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and fodder”; Notes: Additional food for the camels.
- לַגְּמַלִּ֔ים (la-gemallim) – Root: גמל (g-m-l); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article and preposition; Translation: “for the camels”; Notes: Shows hospitality toward the animals.
- וּמַ֨יִם (u-mayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “and water”; Notes: Indicates provision of water.
- לִרְחֹ֣ץ (lirḥotz) – Root: רחץ (r-ḥ-tz); Form: Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct; Translation: “to wash”; Notes: Purpose of the water provided.
- רַגְלָ֔יו (raglav) – Root: רגל (r-g-l); Form: Noun, feminine plural with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his feet”; Notes: Refers to the servant’s feet.
- וְרַגְלֵ֥י (ve-raglei) – Root: רגל (r-g-l); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “and the feet of”; Notes: Describes hospitality for his companions.
- הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (ha-anashim) – Root: אנש (ʾ-n-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the men”; Notes: Refers to those who came with the servant.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a clause about the men.
- אִתֹּֽו (itto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition with 3ms suffix; Translation: “with him”; Notes: Refers to the servant’s companions.
