ࠀࠍࠉ ࠄࠍࠄ ࠁࠓࠉࠕࠉ ࠀࠕࠊ ࠅࠄࠉࠉࠕ ࠋࠀࠁ ࠄࠌࠅࠍ ࠂࠅࠉࠌ
Gen 17:4 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
אני הנה בריתי אתך והיית לאב המון גוים
Gen 17:4 [Masoretic Text]
אֲנִ֕י הִנֵּ֥ה בְרִיתִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וְהָיִ֕יתָ לְאַ֖ב הֲמֹ֥ון גֹּויִֽם׃
“I—behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of a multitude of nations.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אני | ࠀࠍࠉ | As for Me |
| 2 | הנה | ࠄࠍࠄ | behold |
| 3 | בריתי | ࠁࠓࠉࠕࠉ | My covenant |
| 4 | אתך | ࠀࠕࠊ | is with you |
| 5 | והיית | ࠅࠄࠉࠉࠕ | and you shall be |
| 6 | לאב | ࠋࠀࠁ | the father |
| 7 | המון | ࠄࠌࠅࠍ | of a multitude |
| 8 | גוים | ࠂࠅࠉࠌ | of nations |
Morphology
- אֲנִ֕י (ani) – Root: אֲנִי (ani); Form: Pronoun, first person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to God as the speaker.
- הִנֵּ֥ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection; Translation: “behold”; Notes: Used to emphasize the following statement.
- בְרִיתִ֖י (beriti) – Root: ברית (berit); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 1cs suffix; Translation: “My covenant”; Notes: Indicates a formal agreement or promise from God.
- אִתָּ֑ךְ (ittakh) – Root: את (et); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “with you”; Notes: Refers to Abram as the recipient of the covenant.
- וְהָיִ֕יתָ (vehayita) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “and you shall be”; Notes: Expresses a future state or role.
- לְאַ֖ב (le’av) – Root: אב (av); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition לְ; Translation: “a father”; Notes: Indicates Abram’s new role as a progenitor.
- הֲמֹ֥ון (hamon) – Root: המון (hamon); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a multitude”; Notes: Describes the large number of descendants.
- גֹּויִֽם (goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “nations”; Notes: Refers to the various nations descended from Abram.
