Exo 6:9 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
וידבר משה כן אל בני ישראל ולא שמעו אל משה מקצר רוח ומעבדה קשה ויאמרו אל משה הדל נא ממנו ונעבדה את מצרים כי טוב לנו עבד את מצרים ממותנו במדבר:—
Exo 6:9 [Masoretic Text]
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה כֵּ֖ן אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִקֹּ֣צֶר ר֔וּחַ וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה קָשָֽׁה׃ פ
And Moshe spoke thus to the children of Yisraʾel, but they did not listen to Moshe because of shortness of spirit and hard labor.
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect, 3ms, with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates Moshe’s action in addressing the people.
- מֹשֶׁ֛ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The leader of Yisra’el.
- כֵּ֖ן (ken) – Root: כן (k-n); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Refers to the message previously commanded by YHWH.
- אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (el-bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, mp construct with preposition; Translation: “To the children of”; Notes: Indicates direct speech toward Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: שרי (s-r-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the collective people of the covenant.
- וְלֹ֤א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “But not”; Notes: Introduces the contrast in response.
- שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (shamʿu) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Qal perfect, 3mp; Translation: “They listened”; Notes: Indicates the lack of obedience or reception.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “To Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the direct object of their rejection.
- מִקֹּ֣צֶר (miqotzer) – Root: קצר (q-ṣ-r); Form: Noun, ms construct with preposition; Translation: “Because of shortness”; Notes: Refers to an internal state of despair.
- ר֔וּחַ (ruaḥ) – Root: רוח (r-w-ḥ); Form: Noun, fs; Translation: “Spirit”; Notes: Describes the emotional or psychological condition of Yisra’el.
- וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה (u-meʿavodah) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Noun, fs construct with preposition; Translation: “And because of labor”; Notes: Indicates the external factor of their hard toil.
- קָשָֽׁה׃ (qashah) – Root: קשה (q-sh-h); Form: Adjective, fs; Translation: “Hard”; Notes: Modifies “labor,” emphasizing the harsh conditions.
