Aug 01 2008

Genesis 29:10-12

Published by Hardy at 4:44 am under Genesis

וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ רָאָ֨ה יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־רָחֵ֗ל בַּת־לָבָן֙ אֲחִ֣י אִמֹּ֔ו וְאֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י אִמֹּ֑ו וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַיָּ֤גֶל אֶת־הָאֶ֨בֶן֙ מֵעַל֙ פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ אֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י אִמֹּֽו׃ 11  וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְרָחֵ֑ל וַיִּשָּׂ֥א אֶת־קֹלֹ֖ו וַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃ 12  וַיַּגֵּ֨ד יַעֲקֹ֜ב לְרָחֵ֗ל כִּ֣י אֲחִ֤י אָבִ֨יהָ֙ ה֔וּא וְכִ֥י בֶן־רִבְקָ֖ה ה֑וּא וַתָּ֖רָץ וַתַּגֵּ֥ד לְאָבִֽיהָ׃

Vocabulary

Verse 10

            רחל name: “Rachel”

            לבן name: “Laban”

            נגשׁ verb: “draw near” (BDB, 620)

            גלל verb: “roll (away)” (BDB, 164)

            באר “well; pit” (BDB, 1052)

            שׁקה verb: “give a drink” (BDB, 1052)

Verse 11

            נשׁק verb: “kiss” (BDB, 676)

            רחל name: “Rachel”

            בכה verb: “weep” (BDB, 113)

Verse 12

            רחל name: “Rachel”

            רבקה name: “Rebekah”

            רוץ verb: “run” (BDB, 930)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 10

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ רָאָ֨ה יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־רָחֵ֗ל בַּת־לָבָן֙ אֲחִ֣י אִמֹּ֔ו וְאֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י אִמֹּ֑ו): V-M
  • Embedded Typology A (רָאָ֨ה יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־רָחֵ֗ל בַּת־לָבָן֙ אֲחִ֣י אִמֹּ֔ו וְאֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י אִמֹּ֑ו): V-S-O
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ יַעֲקֹ֗ב): V-S
  • Clause Typology 3 (וַיָּ֤גֶל אֶת־הָאֶ֨בֶן֙ מֵעַל֙ פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר): V-O-M
    • Here פי means the opening (lit. mouth) of the well.
  • Clause Typology 4 (וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ אֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י אִמֹּֽו): V-O
    • The verbal form is a Hiphil short prefix with the reduction of the expected second vowel (cf. GKC 75gg).
    • The object of the verb is the entity to which the subject provides a drink.

Verse 11

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְרָחֵ֑ל): V-S-M
    • The נשׁק verb is typically sequenced with lamed to mark what in English is the object of the action.
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַיִּשָּׂ֥א אֶת־קֹלֹ֖ו): V-O
  • Clause Typology 3 (וַיֵּֽבְךְּ): V
  • The final vowel is lost as the final weak verb in the previous verse.

Verse 12

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיַּגֵּ֨ד יַעֲקֹ֜ב לְרָחֵ֗ל): V-S-M
  • Clause Typology 2 (כִּ֣י אֲחִ֤י אָבִ֨יהָ֙ ה֔וּא): P-S
    • The indirect speech is introduced here with the כי particle.
  • Clause Typology 3 (וְכִ֥י בֶן־רִבְקָ֖ה ה֑וּא): P-S
  • Clause Typology 4 (וַתָּ֖רָץ): V
  • Clause Typology 5 (וַתַּגֵּ֥ד לְאָבִֽיהָ): V-M

 

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