וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָה וַֽיהוָה֮ הִכָּ֣ה כָל־בְּכוֹר֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ מִבְּכֹ֤ר פַּרְעֹה֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ עַ֚ד בְּכ֣וֹר הַשְּׁבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹר וְכֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר בְּהֵמָֽה׃
·Debug: verse number 1846Or, au milieu de la nuit, le Seigneur fit périr tout premier-né dans le pays d’Égypte, depuis le premier-né de Pharaon, héritier de son trône, jusqu’au premier-né du captif au fond de la geôle et tous les premiers nés des animaux.
/wa yᵉhī ba ḥăṣī ha-l-láylā wa ʾădōnāy hikkā́ xol bᵉxōr bᵉ ʾéreṣ miṣrayím mi-b-bᵉxōr parʿṓ ha-y-yōšḗv ʿal kisʾṓ ʿad bᵉxōr ha-š-šᵉvī ʾăšer bᵉ vēt ha-b-bōr wᵉ xōl bᵉxōr bᵉhēmā́ /
Gloss translation
- wa
- and
- cnj
- yᵉhī
- be
- v √qal wy III m sg
- ba
- in
- prep
- ḥăṣī
- half
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -l-láylā
- night
- n m sg abs
- wa
- and
- cnj
- ʾădōnāy
- YHWH
- pn m sg abs
- hikkā́
- strike
- v √hi perf III m sg
- xol
- whole
- n m sg con
- bᵉxōr
- first-born
- n m sg abs
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- ʾéreṣ
- earth
- n sg con
- miṣrayím
- Egypt
- pn sg abs
- mi
- from
- prep
- -b-bᵉxōr
- first-born
- n m sg con
- parʿṓ
- pharaoh
- n m sg abs
- ha
- the
- cnj
- -y-yōšḗv
- sit
- v √qal part m sg abs
- ʿal
- upon
- prep
- kisʾṓ
- seat
- n m sg abs + III m sg
- ʿad
- unto
- prep
- bᵉxōr
- first-born
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -š-šᵉvī
- captive
- n m sg abs
- ʾăšer
- [relative]
- cnj
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- vēt
- house
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -b-bōr
- cistern
- n m sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- xōl
- whole
- n m sg con
- bᵉxōr
- first-born
- n m sg con
- bᵉhēmā́
- cattle
- n f sg abs
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yᵊhî
- Time reference
Prepositional phrase - ba ḥᵃṣî ha llaˈylā
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesWe-X-qatal clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Subject
Proper-noun phrase - [yhwāh]
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- hikkāˈ
- Object
Nominal phrase - ḵol bᵊḵôr bᵊ ʔeˈreṣ miṣrayiˈm mi bbᵊḵōr parʕōˈ
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesParticiple clause
Attributive clause- Relative
Conjunctive phrase- ha
- Predicate complement
Verbal phrase- yyōšēˈv
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ʕal kisʔôˈ
- Relative
- Verbal clausesWe-X-qatal clause
- Object
Nominal phrase - ʕaḏ bᵊḵôr ha ššᵊvî
- Object
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
Attributive clause- Relative
Conjunctive phrase- ʔᵃšer
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - bᵊ vêṯ ha bbôr
- Relative
- Verbal clausesWe-X-qatal clause
- Object
Nominal phrase - wᵊ ḵōl bᵊḵôr bᵊhēmāˈ
- Object