ࠅࠉࠁࠓࠊ ࠀࠕ ࠀࠁࠓࠌ ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠁࠓࠅࠊ ࠀࠁࠓࠌ ࠋࠀࠋ ࠏࠋࠉࠅࠍ ࠒࠍࠄ ࠔࠌࠉࠌ ࠅࠀࠓࠑ
Gen 14:19 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויברך את אברם ויאמר ברוך אברם לאל עליון קנה שמים וארץ
Gen 14:19 [Masoretic Text]
וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר בָּר֤וּךְ אַבְרָם֙ לְאֵ֣ל עֶלְיֹ֔ון קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃
And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Avram by El ʿElyon, Maker of heaven and earth.
Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ויברך | ࠅࠉࠁࠓࠊ | And he blessed |
2 | את | ࠀࠕ | (direct object marker) |
3 | אברם | ࠀࠁࠓࠌ | Abram |
4 | ויאמר | ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ | and said |
5 | ברוך | ࠁࠓࠅࠊ | Blessed be |
6 | אברם | ࠀࠁࠓࠌ | Abram |
7 | לאל | ࠋࠀࠋ | of God |
8 | עליון | ࠏࠋࠉࠅࠍ | Most High |
9 | קנה | ࠒࠍࠄ | possessor of |
10 | שמים | ࠔࠌࠉࠌ | heaven |
11 | וארץ | ࠅࠀࠓࠑ | and earth |
Morphology
- וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ (vayevarkhehu) – Root: ברך (barakh); Form: Verb, Piel, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms with 3ms suffix; Translation: “and he blessed him”; Notes: Indicates Malki-Tzedek’s blessing of Avram.
- וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayomar) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Introduces Malki-tzedek’s speech.
- בָּר֤וּךְ (barukh) – Root: ברך (barakh); Form: Passive participle, masculine singular; Translation: “blessed”; Notes: Describes Avram as one who is blessed.
- אַבְרָם֙ (Avram) – Root: אברם (Avram); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Avram”; Notes: Refers to the recipient of the blessing.
- לְאֵ֣ל (le-El) – Root: אל (El); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “by El”; Notes: Indicates that the blessing comes from God.
- עֶלְיֹ֔ון (Elyon) – Root: עלה (alah); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “Most High”; Notes: A title emphasizing God’s supreme authority.
- קֹנֵ֖ה (qoneh) – Root: קנה (qanah); Form: Participle, Qal, masculine singular; Translation: “Maker”; Notes: Refers to God as the creator or possessor.
- שָׁמַ֥יִם (shamayim) – Root: שׁמיים (shamayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “heaven”; Notes: Denotes the skies or the celestial realm.
- וָאָֽרֶץ (va’aretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and earth”; Notes: Refers to the physical world.