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וְיוֹסֵ֗ף ה֚וּא הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ ה֥וּא הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר לְכָל־עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ֥ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃ 7 וַיַּ֥רְא יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־אֶחָ֖יו וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר אִתָּ֣ם קָשׁ֗וֹת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֵאַ֣יִן בָּאתֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃ 8 וַיַּכֵּ֥ר יוֹסֵ֖ף אֶת־אֶחָ֑יו וְהֵ֖ם לֹ֥א הִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃

Vocabulary

Verse 6

            שׁליט noun: "ruler" (BDB, 1020)

            שׁבר verb (Hiphil participle m.s. abs): "buy, sell grain" (BDB, 991)

            חוה verb: "bow down"

Verse 7

נכר verb: (Niphal) "recognize; regard"; (Hithpael) "make oneself known" (BDB, 647)

            קשׁה adjective: "difficult, hard" (BDB, 904)

            אין interrogative: "whence" (BDB, 34)

            כנען name: "Canaan"

            שׁבר verb: "buy, sell grain" (BDB, 991)

            אכל noun: "food" (BDB, 38)

Verse 8

נכר verb: "recognize; regard" (BDB, 647)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 6

• Clause Structure 1 (וְיוֹסֵ֗ף ה֚וּא הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ): S-P
• The pronoun in this clause serves as a simple copula (cf. W-O 16.3.3c; J-M 137l).
• Clause Structure 2 (ה֥וּא הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר לְכָל־עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ): S-P
• Narrative clauses which do not begin with a conjunction regularly provide epexegetical, or explanative, information pertaining to, but not essential to, the main narrative.
• Clause Structure 3 (וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף): V-S
• Clause Structure 4 (וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ֥ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה): V-M
• The adverbial noun phrase, אפים ארצה, is semantically redundant, but highlights the position of the brothers with respect to Joseph.

Verse 7

• Clause Structure 1 (וַיַּ֥רְא יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־אֶחָ֖יו): V-S-O
• Clause Structure 2 (וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם): V-O
• Clause Structure 3 (וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם): V-M
• Clause Structure 4 (וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר אִתָּ֣ם קָשׁ֗וֹת): V-M
• For more on the feminine formation of קשׁה see J-M 134n.
• Clause Structure 5 (וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֵאַ֣יִן בָּאתֶ֔ם): V-M-O
• Embedded Structure A (מֵאַ֣יִן בָּאתֶ֔ם): M-V
• Clause Structure 6 (וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל): V-O
• Embedded Structure A (מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל): [V-]M
• In the answer to a question, the verbal idea may be elided; the present context assumes באנו as the verb which is further modified by the infinitive.

Verse 8

• Clause Structure 1 (וַיַּכֵּ֥ר יוֹסֵ֖ף אֶת־אֶחָ֑יו): V-S-O
• Clause Structure 2 (וְהֵ֖ם לֹ֥א הִכִּרֻֽהוּ): S-V-O
• The independent pronoun is used to indicate a narrative disjunction, particularly highlighting the change in subject from Joseph to his brothers (cf. J-M 155na).

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