Aug 29 2008

Genesis 30:22-24

Published by at 8:32 am under Genesis

וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־רַחְמָֽהּ׃ 23  וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר אָסַ֥ף אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִֽי׃ 24  וַתִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֛ו יוֹסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר יֹסֵ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י בֵּ֥ן אַחֵֽר׃

Vocabulary

Verse 22

            רחל name: “Rachel”

            רחם noun: “womb” (BDB, )

Verse 23

            הרה verb: “conceive” (BDB, 247)

            חרפה noun: “reproach” (BDB, 357)

Verse 24

 

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 22

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל): V-S-O
    • Notice how the waw-consecutive imperfect is used throughout this passage to produce a continuous narrative.
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים): V-M-S
  • Clause Typology 3 (וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־רַחְמָֽהּ): V-O

Verse 23

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַתַּ֖הַר): V
  • Clause Typology 2 (וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן): V-O
  • Clause Typology 3 (וַתֹּ֕אמֶר אָסַ֥ף אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִֽי): V-O
  • Embedded Typology A (אָסַ֥ף אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִֽי): V-S-O

Verse 24

  • Clause Typology 1 (וַתִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֛ו יוֹסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר יֹסֵ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י בֵּ֥ן אַחֵֽר): V-O-OC-M
  • Embedded Typology A (יֹסֵ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י בֵּ֥ן אַחֵֽר): V-S-M-O
    • The Hiphil jussive is better in the context as a modal, “may YHWH add,” rather than a Qal participle, “YHWH is adding” (W-O 34.3b).
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