עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

   ad-o-LAM

   ever
2. clause🔊 כִּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר רְאִיתֶ֤ם אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ הַיּ֔וֹם לֹ֥א תֹסִ֛יפוּ לִרְאֹתָ֥ם ע֖וֹד עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

   KI a-SHER re-i-TEM et-mits-RA-yim ha-YOM LO to-si-FU li-re-o-TAM OD ad-o-LAM

   for whom you have seen the Egyptians today not you will continue to see them again ever
3. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־הָעָם֮ אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒ הִֽתְיַצְב֗וּ וּרְאוּ֙ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם כִּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר רְאִיתֶ֤ם אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ הַיּ֔וֹם לֹ֥א תֹסִ֛יפוּ לִרְאֹתָ֥ם ע֖וֹד עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

   va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM al-ti-ra-U hit-ya-tse-VU u-re-U et-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH a-sher-ya-a-SEH la-KHEM ha-YOM KI a-SHER re-i-TEM et-mits-RA-yim ha-YOM LO to-si-FU li-re-o-TAM OD ad-o-LAM

   {And He} said Moses to the people do not fear stand firm and see the salvation of LORD that he will do for you today for whom you have seen the Egyptians today not you will continue to see them again ever

Exegesis

The Hiphil imperfect tosifu {תֹסִ֛יפוּ | tôsîfū} “you will continue” with infinitive liroteam {לִרְאֹתָ֥ם | lîrʾōtām}, plus od {עוֹד֙ | ʿōḏ} “again” and ad-olam {עַד־עוֹלָֽם | ʿad-ʿôלām} “until eternity,” constructs an emphatic future negation. This structure—imperative triad, construct-relative temporal clause, and absolute negation—creates a rhythmic assurance of deliverance.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ע־ו־לayin-vav-lamed

“eternity”

• 🔊 לְעוֹלָם וָעֶדlə-ʿôלām wā-ʿeḏforever and everPsalm 9:6