ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠀࠋ ࠕࠔࠋࠇ ࠉࠃࠊ ࠏࠋ ࠄࠍࠏࠓ ࠅࠀࠋ ࠕࠏࠔࠄ ࠋࠅ ࠌࠀࠅࠌࠄ ࠊࠉ ࠏࠕࠄ ࠉࠃࠏࠕࠉ ࠊࠉ ࠉࠓࠀ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠀࠕࠄ ࠅࠋࠀ ࠇࠔࠊࠕ ࠀࠕ ࠁࠍࠊ ࠀࠕ ࠉࠇࠉࠃࠊ ࠌࠌࠍࠉ
Gen 22:12 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויאמר אל תשלח ידך על הנער ואל תעשה לו מאומה כי עתה ידעתי כי ירא אלהים אתה ולא חשכת את בנך את יחידך ממני
* יחידך v.l. יחידאך
Gen 22:12 [Masoretic Text]
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ לֹ֖ו מְא֑וּמָּה כִּ֣י עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אַ֔תָּה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
And he said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, nor do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only one, from Me.”
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ויאמר | ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ | And he said |
| 2 | אל | ࠀࠋ | Do not |
| 3 | תשלח | ࠕࠔࠋࠇ | stretch out |
| 4 | ידך | ࠉࠃࠊ | your hand |
| 5 | על | ࠏࠋ | against |
| 6 | הנער | ࠄࠍࠏࠓ | the young man |
| 7 | ואל | ࠅࠀࠋ | and not |
| 8 | תעשה | ࠕࠏࠔࠄ | do |
| 9 | לו | ࠋࠅ | to him |
| 10 | מאומה | ࠌࠀࠅࠌࠄ | anything |
| 11 | כי | ࠊࠉ | for |
| 12 | עתה | ࠏࠕࠄ | now |
| 13 | ידעתי | ࠉࠃࠏࠕࠉ | I know |
| 14 | כי | ࠊࠉ | that |
| 15 | ירא | ࠉࠓࠀ | you fear |
| 16 | אלהים | ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ | God |
| 17 | אתה | ࠀࠕࠄ | you |
| 18 | ולא | ࠅࠋࠀ | even have not |
| 19 | חשכת | ࠇࠔࠊࠕ | withheld |
| 20 | את | ࠀࠕ | (direct object marker) |
| 21 | בנך | ࠁࠍࠊ | your son |
| 22 | את | ࠀࠕ | (direct object marker) |
| 23 | יחידך | ࠉࠇࠉࠃࠊ | your only son |
| 24 | ממני | ࠌࠌࠍࠉ | from Me |
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (‘-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Refers to the angel speaking to Avraham.
- אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֤ח (ʾal-tishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms with negative particle; Translation: “Do not stretch out”; Notes: A prohibition directed at Avraham.
- יָֽדְךָ֙ (yadkha) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “your hand”; Notes: Specifies the action Avraham is to refrain from.
- אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר (el-hannaʿar) – Root: נער (n-ʿ-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition; Translation: “against the boy”; Notes: Refers to Yitsḥaq.
- וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ (veʾal-taʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms with negative particle; Translation: “nor do”; Notes: A further prohibition against harming Yitsḥaq.
- לֹ֖ו (lo) – Root: אל (‘-l); Form: Preposition with 3ms suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Refers to Yitsḥaq.
- מְא֑וּמָּה (meʾummah) – Root: אם (‘-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “anything”; Notes: Indicates prohibition of any harm.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the command.
- עַתָּ֣ה (ʿattah) – Root: עתה (ʿ-t-h); Form: Adverb; Translation: “now”; Notes: Indicates the present realization.
- יָדַ֗עְתִּי (yadaʿti) – Root: ידע (y-d-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “I know”; Notes: Refers to God’s acknowledgment of Avraham’s obedience.
- כִּֽי־יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ (ki-yerei Elohim) – Root: ירא (y-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular; Translation: “that you fear God”; Notes: Indicates reverence and obedience to God.
- אַ֔תָּה (attah) – Form: Pronoun, 2ms; Translation: “you”; Notes: Emphasizes Avraham personally.
- וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ (velo ḥasakhta) – Root: חשׂך (ḥ-s-kh); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “and you have not withheld”; Notes: Refers to Avraham’s willingness to offer Yitsḥaq.
- אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ (et-binkha) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix and direct object marker; Translation: “your son”; Notes: Refers to Yitsḥaq.
- אֶת־יְחִידְךָ֖ (et-yeḥidkha) – Root: יחד (y-ḥ-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix and direct object marker; Translation: “your only one”; Notes: Emphasizes Yitsḥaq’s unique and precious status.
- מִמֶּֽנִּי (mimmmeni) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition with 1cs suffix; Translation: “from Me”; Notes: Indicates God’s acknowledgment of Avraham’s offering to Him.
