May 28 2007

Genesis 26:3-5

Published by Hardy at 8:25 am under Genesis

גּ֚וּר בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה עִמְּךָ֖ וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־לְךָ֣ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ אֶתֵּן֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָֽאֲרָצֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙ אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם אָבִֽיךָ׃ 4 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑ל וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ 5 עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָהָ֖ם בְּקֹלִ֑י וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י מִצְוֹתַ֖י חֻקּוֹתַ֥י וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃

Vocabulary

Verse 3

            אל  “these” (BDB, 41)

            שׁבועה  “oath” (BDB, 989)

Verse 4

            כוכב  “star” (BDB, 456)

            אל  “these” (BDB, 41)

Verse 5

            עקב  “because, as a consequence of” (BDB, 784)

            משׁמרת  noun: “charge”

            מצוה  noun: “commandment”

            חקה  noun: “statute”

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 3

  • Sentence Typology 1 (גּ֚וּר בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את): V-M
    • The direct speech continues from the previous verse.
    • The demonstrative, הזאת, agrees with the modified noun in gender, number and definiteness.
  • Sentence Typology 2 (וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה עִמְּךָ֖): V-SC
    • The sequencing of waw and imperfect after an imperative denotes result/purpose (cf. Lambdin 107c).
  • Sentence Typology 3 (וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ): V-O
    • The object is the attached pronominal element.
  • Sentence Typology 4 (כִּֽי־לְךָ֣ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ אֶתֵּן֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָֽאֲרָצֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל): IO-V-O
    • The compound indirect object is fronted.
    • The demonstrative, אֵל, is a feminine plural form (אֵלֶּה is the corresponding masculine plural) only found in the Torah (GKC 34b).
  • Sentence Typology 5 (וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙ אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם אָבִֽיךָ): V-O
    • The Hiphil of קום is used idiomatically in this context to mean “establish.”
  • Sentence Typology A (נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם אָבִֽיךָ): V-M
    • The final appositional element is a description of office.

Verse 4

  • Sentence Typology 1 (וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם): V-O-M
    • The construct phrase may be best rendered in English as “the stars in the heavens.”
  • Sentence Typology 2 (וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑ל): V-IO-O
    • The waw-consecutive marks imperfective aspect equivalent to אֶתֵּן in the fourth clause of verse 3.
    • See note above on הָאֵל.
  • Sentence Typology 3 (וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ): V-M-S

Verse 5

  • Sentence Typology 1 (עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָהָ֖ם בְּקֹלִ֑י): V-S-M
    • This clause is marked by the introductory elements, עקב אשׁר (GKC 158b), as the grounds for the previous verse.
    • The sequencing of the preposition beth after שׁמע connotes the verbal idea, “obey.”
  • Sentence Typology 1 (וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י מִצְוֹתַ֖י חֻקּוֹתַ֥י וְתוֹרֹתָֽי): V-O
    • Both this and the previous clause are conjoined under the relative אשׁר.
    • The four member object is connected only by a waw attached to the final element.

 

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