ࠅࠄࠅࠀ ࠏࠁࠓ ࠋࠐࠍࠉࠄࠌ ࠅࠉࠔࠕࠇࠅ ࠀࠓࠑࠄ ࠔࠁࠏ ࠐࠏࠌࠉࠌ ࠏࠃ ࠂࠔࠕࠅ ࠏࠃ ࠀࠇࠉࠅ
Gen 33:3 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
והוא עבר לפניהם וישתחו ארצה שבע פעמים עד גשתו עד אחיו
Gen 33:3 [Masoretic Text]
וְה֖וּא עָבַ֣ר לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ אַ֨רְצָה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים עַד־גִּשְׁתֹּ֖ו עַד־אָחִֽיו׃
And he passed before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he drew near to his brother.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | והוא | ࠅࠄࠅࠀ | And he |
| 2 | עבר | ࠏࠁࠓ | passed on |
| 3 | לפניהם | ࠋࠐࠍࠉࠄࠌ | before them |
| 4 | וישתחו | ࠅࠉࠔࠕࠇࠅ | and he bowed down |
| 5 | ארצה | ࠀࠓࠑࠄ | to the ground |
| 6 | שבע | ࠔࠁࠏ | seven |
| 7 | פעמים | ࠐࠏࠌࠉࠌ | times |
| 8 | עד | ࠏࠃ | until |
| 9 | גשתו | ࠂࠔࠕࠅ | he came near |
| 10 | עד | ࠏࠃ | to |
| 11 | אחיו | ࠀࠇࠉࠅ | his brother |
Morphology
- וְהוּא (ve-hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Independent pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov, emphasizing subject.
- עָבַר (ʿavar) – Root: עבר; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “passed”; Notes: Indicates a completed action, preceding the bowing.
- לִפְנֵיהֶם (lifneihem) – Root: פנים; Form: Preposition + masculine plural pronominal suffix; Translation: “before them”; Notes: Likely refers to his family.
- וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ (vayyishtakhu) – Root: שׁחה; Form: Wayyiqtol (Hishtafel stem, imperfect 3ms); Translation: “and he bowed himself”; Notes: Reflexive gesture of humility or reverence.
- אַרְצָה (ʾartzah) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun feminine singular with directional he; Translation: “to the ground”; Notes: Indicates direction of bowing.
- שֶׁבַע (shevaʿ) – Root: שׁבע; Form: Cardinal number, feminine; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Refers to the number of times he bowed.
- פְּעָמִים (peʿamim) – Root: פעם; Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “times”; Notes: Often used for repetitions of an action.
- עַד־גִּשְׁתֹּו (ʿad-gishto) – Root: נגשׁ; Form: Preposition + infinitive construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “until his approaching”; Notes: Expresses the limit of the previous action.
- עַד־אָחִיו (ʿad-aḥiv) – Root: אח; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 3ms suffix; Translation: “to his brother”; Notes: Final point of movement; refers to ʿEsav.
