ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠋࠀ ࠉࠏࠒࠁ ࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠏࠅࠃ ࠔࠌࠊ ࠊࠉ ࠀࠌ ࠉࠔࠓࠀࠋ ࠊࠉ ࠔࠓࠉࠕ ࠏࠌ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠅࠏࠌ ࠀࠍࠔࠉࠌ ࠅࠕࠅࠊࠋ
Gen 32:29 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויאמר לא יעקב יאמר עוד שמך כי אם ישראל כי שרית עם אלהים ועם אנשים ותוכל
Gen 32:29 [Masoretic Text]
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֤א יַעֲקֹב֙ יֵאָמֵ֥ר עֹוד֙ שִׁמְךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־שָׂרִ֧יתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִ֛ים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַתּוּכָֽל׃
And he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Yaʿaqov, but Yisraʾel, for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.”
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ויאמר | ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ | And he said |
| 2 | לא | ࠋࠀ | not |
| 3 | יעקב | ࠉࠏࠒࠁ | Jacob |
| 4 | יאמר | ࠉࠀࠌࠓ | shall be called |
| 5 | עוד | ࠏࠅࠃ | any longer |
| 6 | שמך | ࠔࠌࠊ | your name |
| 7 | כי | ࠊࠉ | but |
| 8 | אם | ࠀࠌ | if |
| 9 | ישראל | ࠉࠔࠓࠀࠋ | Israel |
| 10 | כי | ࠊࠉ | for |
| 11 | שרית | ࠔࠓࠉࠕ | you have striven |
| 12 | עם | ࠏࠌ | with |
| 13 | אלהים | ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ | God |
| 14 | ועם | ࠅࠏࠌ | and with |
| 15 | אנשים | ࠀࠍࠔࠉࠌ | men |
| 16 | ותוכל | ࠅࠕࠅࠊࠋ | and have prevailed |
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- לֹ֤א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “no longer”; Notes: Denotes negation of a future action.
- יַעֲקֹב֙ (Yaʿaqov) – Root: יעקב (Yaʿaqov); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Personal name.
- יֵאָמֵ֥ר (yeʾamer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall be called”; Notes: Passive verb indicating a name change.
- עֹוד֙ (ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “anymore”; Notes: Emphasizes cessation.
- שִׁמְךָ֔ (shimkha) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your name”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- כִּ֖י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “but”; Notes: Introduces contrast.
- אִם־ (ʾim) – Root: אם (ʾim); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “rather”; Notes: Reinforces contrast.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: New name given.
- כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces a reason.
- שָׂרִ֧יתָ (sarita) – Root: שרר (sarar); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you have striven”; Notes: Describes struggle or perseverance.
- עִם־ (ʿim) – Root: עם (ʿim); Form: Preposition; Translation: “with”; Notes: Indicates who was involved in the struggle.
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים (Elohim) – Root: אלהים (ʾElohim); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “God”; Notes: Refers to divine beings.
- וְעִם־ (ve-ʿim) – Root: עם (ʿim); Form: Conjunction with preposition; Translation: “and with”; Notes: Adds another group involved in the struggle.
- אֲנָשִׁ֖ים (ʾanashim) – Root: אנש (ʾenosh); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “men”; Notes: General reference to humans.
- וַתּוּכָֽל (vattukhal) – Root: יכל (yakol); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and have prevailed”; Notes: Indicates success in the struggle.
