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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב אַחַ֖י מֵאַ֣יִן אַתֶּ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵחָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ 5  וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם הַיְדַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־לָבָ֣ן בֶּן־נָח֑וֹר וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ יָדָֽעְנוּ׃ 6  וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָהֶ֖ם הֲשָׁל֣וֹם לוֹ֑ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ שָׁל֔וֹם וְהִנֵּה֙ רָחֵ֣ל בִּתּוֹ֔ בָּאָ֖ה עִם־הַצֹּֽאן׃

Vocabulary

Verse 4

            חרן name: “Haran”

            אנחנו   pronoun: "we"

Verse 5

            לבן name: “Laban”

            נחור name: “Nahor”

Verse 6

            רחל name: “Rachel”

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 4

• Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב אַחַ֖י מֵאַ֣יִן אַתֶּ֑ם): V-M-S-O
• Embedded Typology A (אַחַ֖י מֵאַ֣יִן אַתֶּ֑ם): M-P-S
• The interrogative clause begins with a vocative whose referent is also the subject.
• The compound grapheme מאין is composed of the preposition מן plus the locative interrogative אין.
• Clause Typology 2 (וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵחָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ): V-O
• Embedded Typology A (מֵחָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ): P-S

Verse 5

• Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם הַיְדַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־לָבָ֣ן בֶּן־נָח֑וֹר): V-M-O
• Embedded Typology A (הַיְדַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־לָבָ֣ן בֶּן־נָח֑וֹר): V-O
• The clause begins with the interrogative he.
• Clause Typology 2 (וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ יָדָֽעְנוּ): V-O
• Embedded Typology A (יָדָֽעְנוּ): V
• There is no lexeme witnessed for “Yes;” however, to answer a question in the affirmative, a main component of the question is repeated, often the verb as in this case (J-M 161l).

Verse 6

• Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָהֶ֖ם הֲשָׁל֣וֹם לוֹ֑): V-M-O
• Embedded Typology A (הֲשָׁל֣וֹם לוֹ֑): S-P
• The initial he is again the interrogative.
• Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ שָׁל֔וֹם): V-O
• Embedded Typology A (שָׁל֔וֹם): P
• As in verse 5, the affirmative answer is given by repeating a main component of the question (GKC 150n; J-M 161l).
• Clause Typology 1 (וְהִנֵּה֙ רָחֵ֣ל בִּתּוֹ֔ בָּאָ֖ה עִם־הַצֹּֽאן): S-V-M
• The phrase, בתו באה, is appositional to the proper noun.

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