הַנָּבִ֡יא

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הַנָּבִ֡יא

   ha-na-VI

   the prophet
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אַ֣ךְ הַנָּבִ֡יא

   AKH ha-na-VI

   but the prophet
3. clause🔊 אַ֣ךְ הַנָּבִ֡יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָזִיד֩ לְדַבֵּ֨ר דָּבָ֜ר בִּשְׁמִ֗י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙ לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר יְדַבֵּ֔ר בְּשֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים

   AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM

   but the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I did not command him to speak or who speaks in the name of gods other
4. sentence🔊 אַ֣ךְ הַנָּבִ֡יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָזִיד֩ לְדַבֵּ֨ר דָּבָ֜ר בִּשְׁמִ֗י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙ לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר יְדַבֵּ֔ר בְּשֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וּמֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֥יא הַהֽוּא׃

   AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU

   but the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I did not command him to speak or who speaks in the name of gods other shall die the prophet that one

Exegesis

The opening particle akh {אַךְ | ʾăkh} introduces a restrictive prohibition followed by the definite hanavi {הַנָּבִיא | han-nā-vî} ‘the prophet’ as subject.

The verdict u-met hanavi hahu {וּמֵת הַנָּבִיא הַהֽוּא | ū-mēt han-nā-vî ha-hû} employs the vav-consecutive plus Qal perfect to impose death. The dual conditional clauses culminating in a judicial sentence underscore divine sovereignty and the necessity of prophetic fidelity.

Root and etymology

n-b-’🔊 נ־ב־אnun–bet–aleph

“to prophesy, to speak forth”

• 🔊 נְבוּאָהnĕ-vû-’āhprophecy1 Samuel 9:9