Genesis 7:24

ࠅࠉࠂࠁࠓࠅ ࠄࠌࠉࠌ ࠏࠋ ࠄࠀࠓࠑ ࠇࠌࠔࠉࠌ ࠅࠌࠀࠕ ࠉࠅࠌ

Gen. 7:24 [Samaritan Pentateuch]

ויגברו המים על הארץ חמשים ומאת יום

Gen. 7:24 [Masoretic Text]

וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ הַמַּ֖יִם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת יֹֽום׃

And the waters prevailed upon the earth for one hundred and fifty days.

Number Hebrew Samaritan Translation
1 ויגברו ࠅࠉࠂࠁࠓࠅ And prevailed
2 המים ࠄࠌࠉࠌ The waters
3 על ࠏࠋ Upon
4 הארץ ࠄࠀࠓࠑ The earth
5 חמשים ࠇࠌࠔࠉࠌ Fifty
6 ומאת ࠅࠌࠀࠕ And a hundred
7 יום ࠉࠅࠌ Days

Morphology

  1. וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ (wayyigbĕrû) – Root: גבר (g-b-r); Form: Qal imperfect, third masculine plural with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they prevailed”; Notes: Describes the overwhelming strength of the waters.
  2. הַמַּ֖יִם (hammayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Noun, plural masculine with definite article; Translation: “the waters”; Notes: Refers to the floodwaters.
  3. עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ (ʿal-hāʾāreṣ) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Preposition עַל + noun, singular feminine with definite article; Translation: “upon the earth”; Notes: Specifies the location affected by the waters.
  4. חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥămiššîm) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-š); Form: Numeral; Translation: “fifty”; Notes: Part of the total time of the waters’ prevalence.
  5. וּמְאַ֖ת (ûmĕʾaṯ) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Conjunction וְ + numeral; Translation: “and one hundred”; Notes: Combined with fifty to indicate the total duration.
  6. יֹֽום (yôm) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “days”; Notes: Refers to the total length of time the waters prevailed.

 

 

 

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