Jun 24 2008

Genesis 27:24-26

Published by Hardy at 8:35 am under Genesis

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י עֵשָׂ֑ו וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָֽנִי׃ 25  וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַגִּ֤שָׁה לִּי֙ וְאֹֽכְלָה֙ מִצֵּ֣יד בְּנִ֔י לְמַ֥עַן תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖ נַפְשִׁ֑י וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לוֹ֙ וַיֹּאכַ֔ל וַיָּ֧בֵא לוֹ֦ יַ֖יִן וַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃ 26  וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו יִצְחָ֣ק אָבִ֑יו גְּשָׁה־נָּ֥א וּשְׁקָה־לִּ֖י בְּנִֽי׃

 

Vocabulary

Verse 24

            עשו name: “Esau”

Verse 25

            נגשׁ verb (Hiphil perfect 3ms cohortative): “come near”

            ציד noun: “game”

            יין noun: “wine”

Verse 26

            נשׁק verb (Qal imperative ms cohortative): “kiss”

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 24

·                    Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י עֵשָׂ֑ו): V-O

·                    Embedded Typology A (אַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י עֵשָׂ֑ו): S-P

    • This is an unmarked interrogative clause (cf. GKC 150a).

·                    Clause Typology 2 (וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָֽנִי): V-O

·                    Embedded Typology A (אָֽנִי): P

Verse 25

·                    Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַגִּ֤שָׁה לִּי֙ וְאֹֽכְלָה֙ מִצֵּ֣יד בְּנִ֔י לְמַ֥עַן תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖ נַפְשִׁ֑י וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לוֹ֙ וַיֹּאכַ֔ל וַיָּ֧בֵא לוֹ֦ יַ֖יִן וַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ): V-O

·                    Embedded Typology A (הַגִּ֤שָׁה לִּי֙): V-M

    • The dagesh in the lamed is a dagesh forte conjunctivum.

·                    Embedded Typology B (וְאֹֽכְלָה֙ מִצֵּ֣יד בְּנִ֔י): V-O

    • The מן is partitive.

·                    Embedded Typology C (לְמַ֥עַן תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖ נַפְשִׁ֑י): V-O-S

·                    Clause Typology 2 (וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לוֹ֙): V-M

·                    Clause Typology 3 (וַיֹּאכַ֔ל): V

·                    Clause Typology 4 (וַיָּ֧בֵא לוֹ֦ יַ֖יִן): V-M-O

·                    Clause Typology 5 (וַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ): V

    • The final vowel is apocopated as the waw-consecutive takes the short prefix form of the final weak root, שׁתה.

Verse 26

·                    Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו יִצְחָ֣ק אָבִ֑יו גְּשָׁה־נָּ֥א וּשְׁקָה־לִּ֖י בְּנִֽי): V-M-S-O

    • Both imperatives have cohortative (paragogic he) endings and the following monosyllabic morpheme begins with dagesh forte conjunctivum.

·                    Embedded Typology A (גְּשָׁה־נָּ֥א): V

·                    Embedded Typology B (וּשְׁקָה־לִּ֖י בְּנִֽי): V-M

 

 

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