ࠅࠄࠑࠏࠉࠓࠄ ࠂࠌ ࠄࠉࠀ ࠉࠋࠃࠄ ࠁࠍ ࠅࠕࠒࠓࠀ ࠀࠕ ࠔࠌࠅ ࠁࠍ ࠏࠌࠉ ࠄࠅࠀ ࠀࠁࠉ ࠁࠍࠉ ࠏࠌࠅࠍ ࠏࠃ ࠄࠉࠅࠌ
Gen 19:38 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
והצעירה גם היא ילדה בן ותקרא את שמו בן עמי הוא אבי בני עמון עד היום
Gen 19:38 [Masoretic Text]
וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה גַם־הִוא֙ יָ֣לְדָה בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו בֶּן־עַמִּ֑י ה֛וּא אֲבִ֥י בְנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון עַד־הַיֹּֽום׃ ס
And the younger also bore a son, and she called his name Ben-‘ammi; he is the father of the children of ‘Ammon to this day.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | והצעירה | ࠅࠄࠑࠏࠉࠓࠄ | And the younger |
| 2 | גם | ࠂࠌ | also |
| 3 | היא | ࠄࠉࠀ | she |
| 4 | ילדה | ࠉࠋࠃࠄ | bore |
| 5 | בן | ࠁࠍ | a son |
| 6 | ותקרא | ࠅࠕࠒࠓࠀ | and she called |
| 7 | את | ࠀࠕ | (direct object marker) |
| 8 | שמו | ࠔࠌࠅ | his name |
| 9 | בן | ࠁࠍ | Son |
| 10 | עמי | ࠏࠌࠉ | of my people |
| 11 | הוא | ࠄࠅࠀ | he |
| 12 | אבי | ࠀࠁࠉ | the father of |
| 13 | בני | ࠁࠍࠉ | the children of |
| 14 | עמון | ࠏࠌࠅࠍ | Ammon |
| 15 | עד | ࠏࠃ | until |
| 16 | היום | ࠄࠉࠅࠌ | this day |
Morphology
- וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה (vehatz’irah) – Root: צעיר (tz-ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “and the younger”; Notes: Refers to the younger daughter of Lot.
- גַם־הִוא֙ (gam-hi) – Root: גם (g-m) and הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Adverb and pronoun, 3fs; Translation: “also she”; Notes: Emphasizes that the younger daughter also bore a child.
- יָ֣לְדָה (yaldah) – Root: ילד (y-l-d); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3fs; Translation: “bore”; Notes: Refers to giving birth.
- בֵּ֔ן (ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a son”; Notes: Refers to the child born to the younger daughter.
- וַתִּקְרָ֥א (vattiqra) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “and she called”; Notes: Refers to naming her son.
- שְׁמֹ֖ו (shemoh) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his name”; Notes: Refers to the name given to the child.
- בֶּן־עַמִּ֑י (Ben-Ammi) – Root: בן (b-n) and עם (‘-m); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Ben-Ammi”; Notes: The name means “son of my people.”
- ה֛וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “he”; Notes: Refers to Ben-Ammi.
- אֲבִ֥י (avi) – Root: אב (‘-b); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the father of”; Notes: Indicates Ben-Ammi’s role as the progenitor.
- בְנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון (vnei-Ammon) – Root: עם (‘-m); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with proper noun; Translation: “the children of Ammon”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Ben-Ammi.
- עַד־הַיֹּֽום (‘ad-hayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “to this day”; Notes: Indicates the continuity of the Ammonites’ lineage.
- ס (Samekh) – Notes: Denotes a pause or section break in the text.
