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וַֽיְהִי־לִי֙ שׁ֣וֹר וַחֲמ֔וֹר צֹ֖אן וְעֶ֣בֶד וְשִׁפְחָ֑ה וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙ לְהַגִּ֣יד לַֽאדֹנִ֔י לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ 7 וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר בָּ֤אנוּ אֶל־אָחִ֨יךָ֙ אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו וְגַם֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔ וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ עִמּוֹֽ׃ 8 וַיִּירָ֧א יַעֲקֹ֛ב מְאֹ֖ד וַיֵּ֣צֶר לוֹ֑ וַיַּ֜חַץ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ֗ וְאֶת־הַצֹּ֧אן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֛ר וְהַגְּמַלִּ֖ים לִשְׁנֵ֥י מַחֲנֽוֹת׃   9 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אִם־יָב֥וֹא עֵשָׂ֛ו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הָאַחַ֖ת וְהִכָּ֑הוּ וְהָיָ֛ה הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃

Vocabulary

Verse 6

            שׁור "cattle" (BDB, 1004)

            חמור "male donkey" (BDB, 331)

            שׁפחה "maidservant" (BDB, 1046)

            חן noun: "grace; favor" (BDB, 336)

Verse 8

            צרר verb: "distress" (BDB, 864)

            חצה verb: "divide" (BDB, 345)

            גמל "camel" (BDB, 168)

Verse 9

            שׁאר verb (Niphal participle msa): "remain" (BDB, 983)

            פליטה noun: "escape" (BDB, 864)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 6

• Clause Structure 1 (וַֽיְהִי־לִי֙ שׁ֣וֹר וַחֲמ֔וֹר צֹ֖אן וְעֶ֣בֶד וְשִׁפְחָ֑ה): V-M-S
• Each member of the compound subject is a collective plural (W-O 7.2.1d; J-M 135c).
• Even though the subject includes a multiplicity, the verb is declined as a singular (GKC 145a & o).
• Clause Structure 2 (וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙ לְהַגִּ֣יד לַֽאדֹנִ֔י לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ): V-O
• Infinitive Structure A (לְהַגִּ֣יד לַֽאדֹנִ֔י): V-M
• Infinitive Structure B (לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ): V-O-M

Verse 7

• Clause Structure 1 (וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר בָּ֤אנוּ אֶל־אָחִ֨יךָ֙ אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו וְגַם֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔ וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ עִמּוֹֽ): V-S-M
• Embedded Structure A (בָּ֤אנוּ אֶל־אָחִ֨יךָ֙ אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו): V-M
• Embedded Structure B (וְגַם֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔): V-M
• In such a clause in which the participle functions as a finite verb, an independent personal pronoun is expected, but as here sometime omitted (GKC 116s; J-M 154c).
• Embedded Structure C (וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ עִמּוֹֽ): S-P

Verse 8

• Clause Structure 1 (וַיִּירָ֧א יַעֲקֹ֛ב מְאֹ֖ד): V-S-M
• Clause Structure 2 (וַיֵּ֣צֶר לוֹ֑): V-M
• An impersonal construction is used here to express despair (J-M 152d).
• Clause Structure 3 (וַיַּ֜חַץ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ֗ וְאֶת־הַצֹּ֧אן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֛ר וְהַגְּמַלִּ֖ים לִשְׁנֵ֥י מַחֲנֽוֹת): V-O-M
• The relative clause includes only the prepositional phrase, אתּו "with him."
• The final constituent in the compound object phrase, הגמלים, is not preceded by the definite direct object marker.

Verse 9

• Clause Structure 1 (וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אִם־יָב֥וֹא עֵשָׂ֛ו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הָאַחַ֖ת וְהִכָּ֑הוּ וְהָיָ֛ה הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר לִפְלֵיטָֽה): V-O
• Embedded Structure A (אִם־יָב֥וֹא עֵשָׂ֛ו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הָאַחַ֖ת): V-S-M
• This clause begins a compound protasis of a conditional sentence which is completed with clause C (GKC 112p).
• The noun, "camp," is modified with the numeral as an adjective (agreeing in gender, number, and definiteness).
• Embedded Structure B (וְהִכָּ֑הוּ): V-O
• The waw-consecutive perfect continues the aspect of the previous prefix verb (W-O 32.2.1d)
• Embedded Structure C (וְהָיָ֛ה הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר לִפְלֵיטָֽה): V-S-M
• The initial conjunction serves as the waw of apodosis (J-M 176d).
• The participle, הנשׁאר, is functioning as an adjective.

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