Numeri 15:41 (Numbers 15:41)

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 15:41 Ego Dominus Deus vester, qui eduxi vos de Terra Ægypti, ut essem Deus vester.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.”

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 Ego I NOM.SG.1ST.PERS.PRON
2 Dominus the LORD NOM.SG.M.2ND DECL
3 Deus God NOM.SG.M.2ND DECL
4 vester your NOM.SG.M.POSS.PRON
5 qui who NOM.SG.M.REL.PRON
6 eduxi I led out 1SG.PERF.ACT.IND
7 vos you ACC.PL.2ND.PERS.PRON
8 de from PREP+ABL
9 Terra land ABL.SG.F.1ST DECL
10 Ægypti of Egypt GEN.SG.F.1ST DECL
11 ut that CONJ
12 essem I might be 1SG.IMP.SUBJ.ACT
13 Deus God NOM.SG.M.2ND DECL
14 vester your NOM.SG.M.POSS.PRON

Syntax

Main Clause: Ego Dominus Deus vester is a verbless identification clause, “I am the LORD your God.”

Relative Clause: qui eduxi vos de Terra Ægypti modifies Dominus, explaining the divine action of deliverance.

Purpose Clause: ut essem Deus vester expresses divine intent, “that I might be your God.”

Morphology

  1. Ego — Lemma: ego; Part of Speech: personal pronoun; Form: nominative singular first person; Function: subject; Translation: I; Notes: Explicit pronoun emphasizes identity.
  2. Dominus — Lemma: Dominus; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative singular masculine second declension; Function: predicate nominative; Translation: the LORD; Notes: Refers to YHWH.
  3. Deus — Lemma: Deus; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative singular masculine second declension; Function: appositional predicate; Translation: God; Notes: Clarifies divine identity.
  4. vester — Lemma: vester; Part of Speech: possessive pronoun; Form: nominative singular masculine; Function: modifies Deus; Translation: your; Notes: Indicates relationship with people.
  5. qui — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: nominative singular masculine; Function: subject of relative clause; Translation: who; Notes: Refers to Dominus.
  6. eduxi — Lemma: educo; Part of Speech: verb; Form: first person singular perfect active indicative; Function: verb of relative clause; Translation: I led out; Notes: Refers to Exodus event.
  7. vos — Lemma: vos; Part of Speech: personal pronoun; Form: accusative plural second person; Function: direct object; Translation: you; Notes: Refers to Israelites.
  8. de — Lemma: de; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governing the ablative; Function: introduces source; Translation: from; Notes: Indicates origin.
  9. Terra — Lemma: terra; Part of Speech: noun; Form: ablative singular feminine first declension; Function: object of de; Translation: land; Notes: Refers to geographic region.
  10. Ægypti — Lemma: Ægyptus; Part of Speech: noun; Form: genitive singular feminine first declension; Function: modifies Terra; Translation: of Egypt; Notes: Specifies location.
  11. ut — Lemma: ut; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: subordinating conjunction; Function: introduces purpose clause; Translation: that; Notes: Indicates intention.
  12. essem — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: verb; Form: first person singular imperfect subjunctive active; Function: verb of purpose clause; Translation: I might be; Notes: Subjunctive expresses intended result.
  13. Deus — Lemma: Deus; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative singular masculine second declension; Function: predicate nominative; Translation: God; Notes: Repeats covenant identity.
  14. vester — Lemma: vester; Part of Speech: possessive pronoun; Form: nominative singular masculine; Function: modifies Deus; Translation: your; Notes: Reinforces covenant relationship.

 

About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.
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