ࠄࠔࠌࠔ ࠉࠑࠀ ࠏࠋ ࠄࠀࠓࠑ ࠅࠋࠅࠈ ࠁࠀ ࠑࠏࠓࠄ
Gen 19:23 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
השמש יצא על הארץ ולוט בא צערה
* יצא v.l. יצאה
Gen 19:23 [Masoretic Text]
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ יָצָ֣א עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹ֖וט בָּ֥א צֹֽעֲרָה׃
The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Tsoʿar.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | השמש | ࠄࠔࠌࠔ | The sun |
| 2 | יצא | ࠉࠑࠀ | has risen |
| 3 | על | ࠏࠋ | over |
| 4 | הארץ | ࠄࠀࠓࠑ | the earth |
| 5 | ולוט | ࠅࠋࠅࠈ | and Lot |
| 6 | בא | ࠁࠀ | came |
| 7 | צערה | ࠑࠏࠓࠄ | to Zoar |
Morphology
- הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ (hashemesh) – Root: שמש (sh-m-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the sun”; Notes: Refers to the celestial body rising over the earth.
- יָצָ֣א (yatza) – Root: יצא (y-tz-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “had risen”; Notes: Describes the sun’s action of appearing over the horizon.
- עַל־ (‘al-) – Root: על (‘-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “upon”; Notes: Indicates the location of the sun’s light.
- הָאָ֑רֶץ (ha’aretz) – Root: ארץ (‘-r-ts); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Refers to the land under the sun.
- וְלֹ֖וט (ve-Lot) – Root: לוט (L-w-ṭ); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “and Lot”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch reaching safety.
- בָּ֥א (ba) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “entered”; Notes: Describes Lot’s arrival.
- צֹֽעֲרָה (Tzo’arah) – Root: צער (tz-ʿ-r); Form: Proper noun with directional suffix; Translation: “Zoar”; Notes: Indicates Lot’s destination.
