ࠅࠕࠄࠉ ࠓࠀࠔࠉࠕ ࠌࠌࠋࠊࠕࠅ ࠁࠁࠋ ࠅࠀࠓࠊ ࠅࠀࠊࠃ ࠅࠊࠋࠍࠄ ࠁࠀࠓࠑ ࠔࠍࠏࠓ
Gen. 10:10 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ותהי ראשית ממלכתו בבל וארך ואכד וכלנה בארץ שנער
Gen. 10:10 [Masoretic Text]
וַתְּהִ֨י רֵאשִׁ֤ית מַמְלַכְתֹּו֙ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֶ֖רֶךְ וְאַכַּ֣ד וְכַלְנֵ֑ה בְּאֶ֖רֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר׃
The beginning of his kingdom was Bavel, and Erekh, and Akkad, and Kalne, in the land of Shinʿar.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ותהי | ࠅࠕࠄࠉ | And it was |
| 2 | ראשית | ࠓࠀࠔࠉࠕ | the beginning |
| 3 | ממלכתו | ࠌࠌࠋࠊࠕࠅ | of his kingdom |
| 4 | בבל | ࠁࠁࠋ | Babel |
| 5 | וארך | ࠅࠀࠓࠊ | and Erech |
| 6 | ואכד | ࠅࠀࠊࠃ | and Accad |
| 7 | וכלנה | ࠅࠊࠋࠍࠄ | and Calneh |
| 8 | בארץ | ࠁࠀࠓࠑ | in the land |
| 9 | שנער | ࠔࠍࠏࠓ | of Shinar |
Morphology
- וַתְּהִ֨י (vattĕhî) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect, third feminine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Introduces the statement about the beginning of Nimrod’s kingdom.
- רֵאשִׁ֤ית (rēʾšîṯ) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-š); Form: Noun, singular feminine absolute; Translation: “the beginning”; Notes: Refers to the initial stage of his kingdom.
- מַמְלַכְתֹּו֙ (mamlaḵtōw) – Root: מלך (m-l-k); Form: Noun, singular feminine construct with third masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his kingdom”; Notes: Indicates possession by Nimrod.
- בָּבֶ֔ל (bāḇel) – Root: בבל (b-b-l); Form: Proper noun, singular feminine; Translation: “Babel”; Notes: Refers to the city in the region of Shinar.
- וְאֶ֖רֶךְ (wĕʾereḵ) – Root: ארך (ʾ-r-k); Form: Proper noun, singular feminine; Translation: “Erech”; Notes: A city associated with Nimrod’s rule.
- וְאַכַּ֣ד (wĕʾakkaḏ) – Root: אכד (ʾ-k-d); Form: Proper noun, singular feminine; Translation: “Akkad”; Notes: A key city in Nimrod’s kingdom.
- וְכַלְנֵ֑ה (wĕḵalnêh) – Root: כלנ (k-l-n); Form: Proper noun, singular feminine; Translation: “Calneh”; Notes: Another city in the land of Shinar.
- בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bĕʾereṣ) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Noun, singular feminine construct; Translation: “in the land of”; Notes: Specifies the location of the kingdom.
- שִׁנְעָֽר (šinʿār) – Root: שנער (š-n-ʿ-r); Form: Proper noun, singular feminine; Translation: “Shinar”; Notes: Refers to the region where Nimrod’s kingdom was established.