Aug 21 2006

Genesis 24:33-36

Published by Hardy at 2:52 pm under Genesis

וַיִּישֶׂם לְפָנָיו֙ לֶאֱכֹ֔ל וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֹכַ֔ל עַ֥ד אִם־דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי דְּבָרָ֑י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽר׃ 34 וַיֹּאמַ֑ר עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אָנֹֽכִי׃ 35 וַיהוָ֞ה בֵּרַ֧ךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֛י מְאֹ֖ד וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל וַיִּתֶּן־ל֞וֹ צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וַעֲבָדִם֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וּגְמַלִּ֖ים וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ 36 וַתֵּ֡לֶד שָׂרָה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת אֲדֹנִ֥י בֵן֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י אַחֲרֵ֖י זִקְנָתָ֑הּ וַיִּתֶּן־לּ֖וֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃

Vocabulary

Verse 33

            שׁים  verb (Q. Hophal waw-consecutive imperfect 3ms): “set, place”

            עד אם  “until”

Verse 35

            שׁפחה  “maid-servant”

            גמל  “camel”

            חמר  “donkey”

Verse 36

            שֹרה  “”

            זקנה  noun: “old age” (BDB, 279)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 33

  • Sentence Typology 1 (וַיִּישֶׂם לְפָנָיו֙ לֶאֱכֹ֔ל): V-M
  • Qere: וַיּוּשַׂ֤ם.  Some have suggested that the Kethib form is a Qal passive (cf. GKC 73f).
  • Sentence Typology 2 (וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֹכַ֔ל עַ֥ד אִם־דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי דְּבָרָ֑י): V-O
    • The object is direct speech.
  • Embedded Typology A (לֹ֣א אֹכַ֔ל): V
    • The imperfect, אכל, represents the future—“I will not eat.”
  • Embedded Typology B (עַ֥ד אִם־דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי דְּבָרָ֑י): V-O
  • Sentence Typology 3 (וַיֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽר): V-O
    • The object is direct speech.
  • Embedded Typology A (דַּבֵּֽר): V
    • The command is given by Laban to the servant.

Verse 34

  • Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּאמַ֑ר עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אָנֹֽכִי): V-O
    • The object is direct speech.
  • Embedded Typology A (עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אָנֹֽכִי): P-S
    • The predicate of the verbless clause is the construct phrase, עבד אברהם.

Verse 35

  • Sentence Typology 1 (וַיהוָ֞ה בֵּרַ֧ךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֛י מְאֹ֖ד): S-V-O-M
    • The final suffix of אדן is a 1cs suffix.
  • Sentence Typology 2 (וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל): V
    • The first two verbs are linked in meaning and function.  Sometimes considered as a verbal hendiadys. 
  • Sentence Typology 3 (וַיִּתֶּן־ל֞וֹ צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וַעֲבָדִם֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וּגְמַלִּ֖ים וַחֲמֹרִֽים): V-IO-O
    • The direct object includes the list beginning with צאן.

Verse 36

  • Sentence Typology 1 (וַתֵּ֡לֶד שָׂרָה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת אֲדֹנִ֥י בֵן֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י אַחֲרֵ֖י זִקְנָתָ֑הּ): V-S-O-M
    • The noun phrase, אשׁת אדני, is in apposition to the proper name, שֹרה.
    • The preposition, אחרי, serves as a temporal marker, “after.”
    • The 3fs pronominal suffix is attached to the construct form of זקנה.
  • Sentence Typology 2 (וַיִּתֶּן־לּ֖וֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ): V-IO-O-M
    • The final relative may be analyzed as an embedded [S]-P clause.

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