Jul 09 2008

Genesis 28:6-9

Published by Hardy at 7:49 am under Genesis

וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֗ו כִּֽי־בֵרַ֣ךְ יִצְחָק֮ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב֒ וְשִׁלַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם לָקַֽחַת־לוֹ֥ מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֑ה בְּבָרֲכֹ֣ו אֹתוֹ֔ וַיְצַ֤ו עָלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃ 7  וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶל־אִמֹּ֑ו וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּ֥נָֽה אֲרָֽם׃ 8 וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֔ו כִּ֥י רָע֖וֹת בְּנ֣וֹת כְּנָ֑עַן בְּעֵינֵ֖י יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִֽיו׃ 9  וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל וַיִּקַּ֡ח אֶֽת־מָחֲלַ֣ת׀ בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֲח֧וֹת נְבָי֛וֹת עַל־נָשָׁ֖יו לוֹ֥ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Vocabulary

Verses 6-8

            עשו name: “Esau”

            פדנה ארם name: “Paddan Aram”

            כנען name: “Canaan”

Verse 9

            ישׁמעאל name: “Ishmael”

            מחלת name: “Mahalath”

            אחות noun: “sister” (BDB, 27)

            נביות name: “Nebaioth”

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 6

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֗ו כִּֽי־בֵרַ֣ךְ יִצְחָק֮ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב֒): V-S-O
    • The verbal form is a Qal waw-consecutive imperfect from the third weak root, ראה.  The final he elides (apocopates) when the stress retracts.
    • The כי particle functions as a relative, similar to אשׁר.
  • Embedded Typology A (בֵרַ֣ךְ יִצְחָק֮ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב֒): V-S-O
    • The Piel of ברך takes a patach theme vowel, because of the resh which like the gutturals prefers a-class vowels.
  • Embedded Typology B (וְשִׁלַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם לָקַֽחַת־לוֹ֥ מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֑ה): V-O-M
    • The waw copulative with the perfect verb may be best understood as a continuation of the previous embedded clause (cf. GKC 167c concerning how the matrix clause is understood as connecting with the following verses, particularly vss. 8ff).
    • Then final suffix of פדנה is the locative ending.
  • Infinitive Typology i (לָקַֽחַת־לוֹ֥ מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֑ה): V-M-O
    • The infinitive construct of לקח is analogous to a first weak verb, which forms the infinitive construct from the two strong letters (R2 & R3) together with a final taw and segholate-type vowels.  Thus, in the present form, לקחת, the initial lamed is the preposition and NOT the root letter.
    • The lamed functions as an ethical lamed.
  • Clause Typology 2 (בְּבָרֲכֹ֣ו אֹתוֹ֔): V-S-O
    • The beth plus infinitive construction is used as a temporal clause and must in English be translated with a finite verb; elsewhere one finds the full narrative frame, ויהי ב.
    • The suffix refers to the subject of the verb, and the definite direct object marker marks the object.
  • Clause Typology 3 (וַיְצַ֤ו עָלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן): V-M-O
  • Embedded Typology A (לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן): V-O-M

Verse 7

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶל־אִמֹּ֑ו): V-S-M
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּ֥נָֽה אֲרָֽם): V-M

Verse 8

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֔ו כִּ֥י רָע֖וֹת בְּנ֣וֹת כְּנָ֑עַן בְּעֵינֵ֖י יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִֽיו): V-S-O
  • Embedded Typology A (רָע֖וֹת בְּנ֣וֹת כְּנָ֑עַן בְּעֵינֵ֖י יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִֽיו): P-S

Verse 9

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל): V-S-O
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַיִּקַּ֡ח אֶֽת־מָחֲלַ֣ת׀ בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֲח֧וֹת נְבָי֛וֹת עַל־נָשָׁ֖יו לוֹ֥ לְאִשָּֽׁה): V-O-M

o       The preposition, על, may be understood in English as “besides” or “in addition to” (cf. W-O 11.2.13d).

o       The plural noun, נשׁי, is the plural of אשׁה (cf. BDB, 61).

 

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