ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠏࠔࠅ ࠀࠋ ࠉࠏࠒࠁ ࠄࠋࠏࠈࠍࠉ ࠍࠀ ࠌࠍ ࠄࠀࠃࠌ ࠄࠀࠃࠌ ࠄࠆࠄ ࠊࠉ ࠏࠉࠐ ࠀࠍࠊࠉ ࠏࠋ ࠊࠍ ࠒࠓࠀ ࠔࠌࠅ ࠀࠃࠅࠌ
Gen. 25:30 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויאמר עשו אל יעקב הלעטני נא מן האדם האדם הזה כי עיף אנכי על כן קרא שמו אדום
Gen. 25:30 [Masoretic Text]
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי נָא֙ מִן־הָאָדֹ֤ם הָאָדֹם֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֥י עָיֵ֖ף אָנֹ֑כִי עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמֹ֖ו אֱדֹֽום׃
And ʿEsav said to Yaʿaqov, “Let me gulp down, please, some of this red, this red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore, his name was called Edom.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ויאמר | ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ | And he said |
| 2 | עשו | ࠏࠔࠅ | Esau |
| 3 | אל | ࠀࠋ | to |
| 4 | יעקב | ࠉࠏࠒࠁ | Jacob |
| 5 | הלעטני | ࠄࠋࠏࠈࠍࠉ | Let me gulp down |
| 6 | נא | ࠍࠀ | please / I pray |
| 7 | מן | ࠌࠍ | from |
| 8 | האדם | ࠄࠀࠃࠌ | the red (stew) |
| 9 | האדם | ࠄࠀࠃࠌ | the red (stew) |
| 10 | הזה | ࠄࠆࠄ | this |
| 11 | כי | ࠊࠉ | for |
| 12 | עיף | ࠏࠉࠐ | weary |
| 13 | אנכי | ࠀࠍࠊࠉ | I |
| 14 | על | ࠏࠋ | upon / rherefore |
| 15 | כן | ࠊࠍ | so / thus |
| 16 | קרא | ࠒࠓࠀ | he called |
| 17 | שמו | ࠔࠌࠅ | his name |
| 18 | אדום | ࠀࠃࠅࠌ | Edom |
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (Vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol (past narrative), 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Indicates ʿEsav’s speech to Yaʿaqov.
- עֵשָׂ֜ו (ʿEsav) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿEsav”; Notes: The elder son of Yitsḥaq.
- אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב (El-Yaʿaqov) – Root: עקב (ʿ-q-v); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “To Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Refers to the recipient of ʿEsav’s speech.
- הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי (Halʿiteni) – Root: לעט (l-ʿ-t); Form: Hifil, imperative, ms with 1cs suffix; Translation: “Let me gulp down”; Notes: Indicates ʿEsav’s urgency for the stew.
- נָא (Na) – Root: Particle; Form: Particle of entreaty; Translation: “Please”; Notes: Expresses a polite request.
- מִן־הָאָדֹ֤ם (Min-haʾadom) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Preposition with noun, ms in construct state; Translation: “Of the red”; Notes: Refers to the reddish stew Yaʿaqov prepared.
- הָאָדֹ֙ם (Haʾadom) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Adjective, ms with definite article; Translation: “This red”; Notes: Repeats the description of the stew, emphasizing its appearance.
- הַזֶּ֔ה (Hazzeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, ms; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the stew ʿEsav desires.
- כִּ֥י (Ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason for Esav’s request.
- עָיֵ֖ף (ʿayeyf) – Root: עיף (ʿ-y-f); Form: Adjective, ms; Translation: “Weary”; Notes: Describes ʿEsav’s physical condition.
- אָנֹ֑כִי (Anochi) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Independent pronoun, 1cs; Translation: “I am”; Notes: ʿEsav’s personal statement.
- עַל־כֵּ֥ן (ʿAl-ken) – Root: Particle; Form: Adverbial phrase; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Indicates a consequence of the event.
- קָרָֽא־ (Qara-) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “He called”; Notes: Refers to the naming of ʿEsav.
- שְׁמֹ֖ו (Shemov) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun, ms with 3ms suffix; Translation: “His name”; Notes: Refers to the name ʿEsav is given.
- אֱדֹֽום (Edom) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Edom”; Notes: A name derived from the reddish appearance of the stew.
