וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע לָהֶ֜ם גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אֲחִיקָ֤ם בֶּן־שָׁפָן֙ וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ מֵעֲב֣וֹד הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים שְׁב֣וּ בָאָ֗רֶץ וְעִבְד֛וּ אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְיִיטַ֥ב לָכֶֽם׃
·Debug: verse number 12466Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.
/wa-y-yiššāváʿ lāhém gᵉdalyā́hū ven ʾăḥīqā́m ben šāfā́n ū lᵉ ʾanšēhém lē ʾmōr ʾal tī́rᵉʾū mē ʿăvōd ha-k-kaśdī́m šᵉvū vā ʾā́reṣ wᵉ ʿivᵉdū́ ʾet mélex bāvél wᵉ yīṭáv lāxém /
Gloss translation
- wa
- and
- cnj
- -y-yiššāváʿ
- swear
- v √ni wy III m sg
- lāhém
- to
- prep + III m pl
- gᵉdalyā́hū
- Gedaliah
- pn m sg abs
- ven
- son
- n m sg con
- ʾăḥīqā́m
- Ahikam
- pn m sg abs
- ben
- son
- n m sg con
- šāfā́n
- Shaphan
- pn m sg abs
- ū
- and
- cnj
- lᵉ
- to
- prep
- ʾanšēhém
- man
- n m pl abs + III m pl
- lē
- to
- prep
- ʾmōr
- say
- v √qal infcon abs
- ʾal
- not
- ptcl—
- tī́rᵉʾū
- fear
- v √qal imperf II m pl
- mē
- from
- prep
- ʿăvōd
- work, serve
- v √qal infcon con
- ha
- the
- art
- -k-kaśdī́m
- Chaldeans
- pn m pl abs
- šᵉvū
- sit
- v √qal imp! II m pl
- vā
- in
- prep
- ʾā́reṣ
- earth
- n sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- ʿivᵉdū́
- work, serve
- v √qal imp! II m pl
- ʾet
- [object marker]
- prep
- mélex
- king
- n m sg con
- bāvél
- Babel
- pn sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- yīṭáv
- be good
- v √qal imperf III m sg
- lāxém
- to
- prep + II m pl
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-X clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yyiššāvaˈʕ
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - lāheˈm û lᵊ ʔanšêheˈm
- Subject
Proper-noun phrase - gᵊḏalyāˈhû ven ʔᵃḥîqāˈm ben šāfāˈn
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Adjunctive clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- lē ʔmōr
- Predicate
- Verbal clausesx-yiqtol-null clause
- Negation
Negative phrase- ʔal
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- tîˈrᵊʔû
- Negation
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Adjunctive clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- mē ʕᵃvôḏ
- Object
Proper-noun phrase - ha kkaśdîˈm
- Predicate
- Verbal clausesZero-imperative-null clause
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- šᵊvû
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - vā ʔāˈreṣ
- Predicate
- Verbal clausesWe-imperative-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- ʕivᵊḏûˈ
- Object
Prepositional phrase - ʔeṯ meˈleḵ bāveˈl
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesWe-yiqtol-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yîṭaˈv
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - lāḵeˈm
- Conjunction