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וַיָּ֣קָם׀ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃ 24 וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖ם אֶת־הַנָּ֑חַל וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖ר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ׃

Vocabulary

Verse 23

            נשׁים noun (plur of אשׁה): "women"

            שׁפחה "maid-servant" (BDB, 1046)

            מעבר noun: "ford, pass" (BDB, 721)

            יבק name: "Jabbok" (BDB, 132)

Verse 24

            נחל "river, valley" (BDB, 636)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 23

• Clause Structure 1 (וַיָּ֣קָם׀ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא): V-M
• The demonstrative is lacking the expected article in such an adnominal construction (GKC 126y; J-M 138g).
• Clause Structure 2 (וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו): V-O
• See W-O 15.2.3b for more on the numerical construction with the teens .
• Clause Structure 3 (וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק):  V-O

Verse 24

• Clause Structure 1 (וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם): V-O
• Clause Structure 2 (וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖ם אֶת־הַנָּ֑חַל): V-O-O
• The Hiphil of the verb is doubly transitive, that is, it takes two objects: "He caused X to cross over Y" (J-M 125u).

Clause Structure 3 (וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖ר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ): V-O

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