וַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֔וֹם מַסָּ֖ה וּמְרִיבָ֑ה עַל־רִ֣יב ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְעַ֨ל נַסֹּתָ֤ם אֶת־יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲיֵ֧שׁ יְהוָ֛ה בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ אִם־אָֽיִן׃ (פ)
Debug: verse number 1991He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the lord, saying, “Is the lord among us or not?”
/wa-y-yiqrā́ šēm ha-m-māqṓm massā́ ū mᵉrīvā́ ʿal rīv bᵉnē yiśrāʾḗl wᵉ ʿal nassōtā́m ʾet ʾădōnāy lē ʾmōr hă yēš ʾădōnāy bᵉ qirbḗnū ʾim ʾā́yin /
Gloss translation
- wa
- and
- cnj
- -y-yiqrā́
- call
- v √qal wy III m sg
- šēm
- name
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-māqṓm
- place
- n m sg abs
- massā́
- Massah
- pn sg abs
- ū
- and
- cnj
- mᵉrīvā́
- Meribah
- pn sg abs
- ʿal
- upon
- prep
- rīv
- law-case
- n m sg con
- bᵉnē
- son
- n m pl con
- yiśrāʾḗl
- Israel
- pn sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- ʿal
- upon
- prep
- nassōtā́m
- try
- v √pi infcon abs + III m pl
- ʾet
- [object marker]
- prep
- ʾădōnāy
- YHWH
- pn m sg abs
- lē
- to
- prep
- ʾmōr
- say
- v √qal infcon abs
- hă
- [interrogative]
- ptcl?
- yēš
- existence
- n sg abs
- ʾădōnāy
- YHWH
- pn m sg abs
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- qirbḗnū
- interior
- n m sg abs + I pl
- ʾim
- if
- cnj
- ʾā́yin
- [NEG]
- ptcl— m sg abs
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yyiqrāˈ
- Object
Nominal phrase - šēm ha mmāqôˈm
- Object
Proper-noun phrase - massāˈ û mᵊrîvāˈ
- Conjunction
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Predicate complement
Prepositional phrase - ʕal rîv bᵊnê yiśrāʔēˈl
- Predicate complement
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Coordinated clause- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Predicate with subject suffix
Verbal phrase- ʕal nassōṯāˈm
- Object
Prepositional phrase - ʔeṯ [yᵊhwāh]
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Adjunctive clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- lē ʔmōr
- Predicate
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Question
Interrogative phrase- hᵃ
- Existence
Nominal phrase - yēš
- Subject
Proper-noun phrase - [yᵊhwā]
- Predicate complement
Prepositional phrase - bᵊ qirbēˈnû
- Question
- Clauses without predicationEllipsis
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- ʔim
- Negation
Negative phrase- ʔāˈyin
- Conjunction