ࠅࠉࠔࠁࠅ ࠄࠌࠉࠌ ࠌࠏࠋ ࠄࠀࠓࠑ ࠄࠋࠊࠅ ࠅࠔࠁࠅ ࠅࠉࠇࠎࠓࠅ ࠄࠌࠉࠌ ࠌࠒࠑ ࠇࠌࠔࠉࠌ ࠅࠌࠀࠕ ࠉࠅࠌ
Gen. 8:3 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
וישבו המים מעל הארץ הלכו ושבו ויחסרו המים מקץ חמשים ומאת יום
Gen. 8:3 [Masoretic Text]
וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ הַמַּ֛יִם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָ֖רֶץ הָלֹ֣וךְ וָשֹׁ֑וב וַיַּחְסְר֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם מִקְצֵ֕ה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת יֹֽום׃
And the waters receded from the earth, continually receding, and the waters diminished at the end of one hundred and fifty days.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וישבו | ࠅࠉࠔࠁࠅ | And receded |
| 2 | המים | ࠄࠌࠉࠌ | The waters |
| 3 | מעל | ࠌࠏࠋ | From upon |
| 4 | הארץ | ࠄࠀࠓࠑ | The earth |
| 5 | הלכו | ࠄࠋࠊࠅ | They went |
| 6 | ושבו | ࠅࠔࠁࠅ | And returned |
| 7 | ויחסרו | ࠅࠉࠇࠎࠓࠅ | And diminished |
| 8 | המים | ࠄࠌࠉࠌ | The waters |
| 9 | מקץ | ࠌࠒࠑ | At the end of |
| 10 | חמשים | ࠇࠌࠔࠉࠌ | Fifty |
| 11 | ומאת | ࠅࠌࠀࠕ | And a hundred |
| 12 | יום | ࠉࠅࠌ | Days |
Morphology
- וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ (wayyāšubû) – Root: שוב (š-w-b); Form: Qal imperfect, third masculine plural with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they receded”; Notes: Refers to the waters retreating from the earth.
- הַמַּ֛יִם (hammayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Noun, plural masculine with definite article; Translation: “the waters”; Notes: Refers to the floodwaters.
- מֵעַ֥ל (mēʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition מִן + עַל; Translation: “from upon”; Notes: Indicates the location from which the waters receded.
- הָאָ֖רֶץ (hāʾāreṣ) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Noun, singular feminine with definite article; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Refers to the dry land.
- הָלֹ֣וךְ (hālōḵ) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Infinitive absolute, Qal; Translation: “continually”; Notes: Emphasizes the continual process of receding.
- וָשֹׁ֑וב (wāšōḇ) – Root: שוב (š-w-b); Form: Infinitive absolute, Qal; Translation: “and receding”; Notes: Reinforces the repetitive nature of the waters’ movement.
- וַיַּחְסְר֣וּ (wayyaḥsĕrû) – Root: חסר (ḥ-s-r); Form: Qal imperfect, third masculine plural with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they diminished”; Notes: Refers to the reduction of the waters.
- הַמַּ֔יִם (hammayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Noun, plural masculine with definite article; Translation: “the waters”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis on the subject.
- מִקְצֵ֕ה (miqṣēh) – Root: קצה (q-ṣ-h); Form: Noun, singular masculine with preposition מִן; Translation: “at the end of”; Notes: Indicates the conclusion of the specified period.
- חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥămîšîm) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-š); Form: Noun, plural masculine; Translation: “fifty”; Notes: Refers to the numerical count.
- וּמְאַ֖ת (ûməʾaṯ) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun, singular feminine; Translation: “and one hundred”; Notes: Combined with “fifty” to denote the full duration.
- יֹֽום (yôm) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “days”; Notes: Specifies the total length of time.