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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַבְרָ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּוֹ֖ ל֑וֹט וְאַבְרָ֗ם בֶּן־חָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּצֵאתוֹ֖ מֵחָרָֽן׃ 5 וַיִּקַּ֣ח אַבְרָם֩ אֶת־שָׂרַ֨י אִשְׁתּוֹ֜ וְאֶת־ל֣וֹט בֶּן־אָחִ֗יו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָכָ֔שׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֣וּ בְחָרָ֑ן וַיֵּצְא֗וּ לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃

Vocabulary

Verse 4

לוט  name: “Lot”

חרן  name (of a place): “Haran”

חמש  numeral: “five”

שׁבעים  numeral: “seventy”

Verse 5

שרי  name: “Sarai”

רכושׁ  noun: “property” (BDB 940)

רכשׁ  verb: “acquired” (BDB  940)

כנען name: “Canaan”   

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 4

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַבְרָ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה): V-S-M
• The waw-consecutive form of the verb הלך follows the first yod paradigm.
• Embedded Typology A (כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה): V-M-S
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּוֹ֖ ל֑וֹט): V-M-S
• The אתו element is the preposition with the 3ms pronominal suffix.
• Sentence Typology 3 (וְאַבְרָ֗ם בֶּן־חָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּצֵאתוֹ֖ מֵחָרָֽן): S-P
• This clause demonstrates the idiomatic presentation of the age of Abram: “Now Abram was a son of five years and of seventy years,” meaning he was 75 years old (see also GKC 134h).  The word year, שׁנה, need not be repeated after each composite numeral.
• In first yod verbs, the infinitive construct is formed by deleting the initial root letter and adding a final taw with segholate-type vowels; thus יצא becomes צֵאת.

Verse 5

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיִּקַּ֣ח אַבְרָם֩ אֶת־שָׂרַ֨י אִשְׁתּוֹ֜ וְאֶת־ל֣וֹט בֶּן־אָחִ֗יו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָכָ֔שׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֣וּ בְחָרָ֑ן): V-S-O
• Sentence Typology A (אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָכָ֔שׁוּ): V
• Sentence Typology B (אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֣וּ בְחָרָ֑ן): V-M
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיֵּצְא֗וּ לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן): V-M
• Patterning after first yod verbs, the infinitive construct of הלך follows suit.
• Sentence Typology 3 (וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן):  V-M
• The additional morpheme on ארץ is a locative marking an adverbial modifier which designates the destination of the verbal motion.

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