ࠅࠄࠕࠁࠓࠊࠅ ࠁࠆࠓࠏࠊ ࠊࠋ ࠂࠅࠉ ࠄࠀࠓࠑ ࠏࠒࠁ ࠀࠔࠓ ࠔࠌࠏࠕ ࠁࠒࠅࠋࠉ
Gen 22:18 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
והתברכו בזרעך כל גוי הארץ עקב אשר שמעת בקולי
Gen 22:18 [Masoretic Text]
וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גֹּויֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּקֹלִֽי׃
And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | והתברכו | ࠅࠄࠕࠁࠓࠊࠅ | And shall be blessed |
| 2 | בזרעך | ࠁࠆࠓࠏࠊ | through your offspring |
| 3 | כל | ࠊࠋ | all |
| 4 | גוי | ࠂࠅࠉ | nations of |
| 5 | הארץ | ࠄࠀࠓࠑ | the earth |
| 6 | עקב | ࠏࠒࠁ | because |
| 7 | אשר | ࠀࠔࠓ | that |
| 8 | שמעת | ࠔࠌࠏࠕ | you have obeyed |
| 9 | בקולי | ࠁࠒࠅࠋࠉ | My voice |
Morphology
- וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ (vehitbarakhu) – Root: ברך (b-r-kh); Form: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, 3mp; Translation: “and shall be blessed”; Notes: Refers to the nations receiving a blessing through Avraham’s offspring.
- בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ (bezarʿakha) – Root: זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix and preposition; Translation: “in your offspring”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Avraham as the source of blessing.
- כֹּ֖ל (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Refers to the totality of the nations.
- גֹּויֵ֣י (goyei) – Root: גוי (g-w-y); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “nations of”; Notes: Refers to the peoples or nations of the earth.
- הָאָ֑רֶץ (haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Specifies the scope of the nations being blessed.
- עֵ֕קֶב (eikev) – Root: עקב (ʿ-q-v); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “because”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the blessing.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Links the clause to the reason for the blessing.
- שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ (shamaʿta) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “you have obeyed”; Notes: Refers to Avraham’s obedience to God’s command.
- בְּקֹלִֽי (bekoli) – Root: קול (q-w-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix and preposition; Translation: “My voice”; Notes: Indicates adherence to God’s instructions.
