Jul 02 2008

Genesis 27:41-42

Published by Hardy at 8:30 am under Genesis

וַיִּשְׂטֹ֤ם עֵשָׂו֙ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב עַל־הַ֨בְּרָכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּרֲכֹ֖ו אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו בְּלִבֹּ֗ו יִקְרְבוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ אֵ֣בֶל אָבִ֔י וְאַֽהַרְגָ֖ה אֶת־יַעֲקֹ֥ב אָחִֽי׃ 42  וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְרִבְקָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י עֵשָׂ֖ו בְּנָ֣הּ הַגָּדֹ֑ל וַתִּשְׁלַ֞ח וַתִּקְרָ֤א לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּנָ֣הּ הַקָּטָ֔ן וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּה֙ עֵשָׂ֣ו אָחִ֔יךָ מִתְנַחֵ֥ם לְךָ֖ לְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃

Vocabulary

Verse 41

            שטם verb: “bear a grudge [against]” (BDB, 966)

            עשו name: “Esau”

            ברכה “blessing” (BDB, 139)

            אבל noun: “mourning” (BDB, 5)

            הרג verb (Qal imperfect 1cs cohortative): “kill” (BDB, 246)

Verse 42

            רבקה name: “Rebekah”

            עשו name: “Esau”

            קטן “younger” (BDB, 881)

            נחם verb (Hitpael participle msa): “console himself” (BDB, 637)

            הרג verb: “kill” (BDB, 246)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 41

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיִּשְׂטֹ֤ם עֵשָׂו֙ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב עַל־הַ֨בְּרָכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּרֲכֹ֖ו אָבִ֑יו): V-S-O-M
  • Embedded Typology A (בֵּרֲכֹ֖ו אָבִ֑יו): V-O-S
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו בְּלִבֹּ֗ו יִקְרְבוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ אֵ֣בֶל אָבִ֔י וְאַֽהַרְגָ֖ה אֶת־יַעֲקֹ֥ב אָחִֽי): V-S-M-O
    • The reflexive idiom בלבו is similar to the English calque—he said in his heart (meaning to himself).
  • Embedded Typology A (יִקְרְבוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ אֵ֣בֶל אָבִ֔י): V-S
    • The three member construct phrase, ימי אבל אבי, functions as the subject of the clause.
  • Embedded Typology B (וְאַֽהַרְגָ֖ה אֶת־יַעֲקֹ֥ב אָחִֽי): V-O

Verse 42

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְרִבְקָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י עֵשָׂ֖ו בְּנָ֣הּ הַגָּדֹ֑ל): V-M-O
    • The Hophal form is a morphologically marked passive of the Hiphil (J-M 128b).  Here it is a so-called impersonal passive (J-M 155i): “(Some)one told Rebekah” (contra W-O 10.3.2b).
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַתִּשְׁלַ֞ח): V
  • Clause Typology 3 (וַתִּקְרָ֤א לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּנָ֣הּ הַקָּטָ֔ן): V-M
  • Clause Typology 4 (וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּה֙ עֵשָׂ֣ו אָחִ֔יךָ מִתְנַחֵ֥ם לְךָ֖ לְהָרְגֶֽךָ): V-M-O
  • Embedded Typology A (הִנֵּה֙ עֵשָׂ֣ו אָחִ֔יךָ מִתְנַחֵ֥ם לְךָ֖ לְהָרְגֶֽךָ): S-V-M
    • On the pragmatics of הנה see GKC 116n)
    • In pause the shewa of the suffix is lengthened to a full vowel, לְהָרְגֶֽךָ (GKC 61a).

 

 

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  1. # ryan coatneyon 03 Jul 2008 at 7:51 am

    Chip–good stuff, bro! Glad to see you’re back at it! This is such a helpful tool for those of us who have more desire than time when it comes to our Hebrew reading.

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