וְ֠אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַ֨ע הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם מְכֹ֤ון שִׁבְתֶּ֨ךָ֙ וְסָלַחְתָּ֣ וְעָשִׂ֔יתָ וְנָתַתָּ֤ לָאִישׁ֙ כְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּדַ֖ע אֶת־לְבָבֹ֑ו כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ אֶת־לְבַ֖ב כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃
then You shall hear in the heavens, the established place of Your dwelling, and forgive and act, and give to each man according to all his ways, whose heart You know—for You alone know the heart of all the children of man—
Morphology
- וְאַתָּה (ve-atta) – Root: אתה; Form: Conjunction + independent pronoun; Translation: “And You”; Notes: Emphatic subject referring to YHWH.
- תִּשְׁמַע (tishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall hear”; Notes: Request for divine attentiveness.
- הַשָּׁמַיִם (ha-shamayim) – Root: שׁמים; Form: Definite masculine plural noun; Translation: “in the heavens”; Notes: The location of God’s dwelling.
- מְכֹון שִׁבְתֶּךָ (mekhon shivtekha) – Root: כון / ישׁב; Form: Construct phrase: “the established place of Your dwelling”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s heavenly abode.
- וְסָלַחְתָּ (ve-salaḥta) – Root: סלח; Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and You shall forgive”; Notes: Divine pardon of sin.
- וְעָשִׂיתָ (ve-ʿasita) – Root: עשה; Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and You shall act”; Notes: Refers to divine response/intervention.
- וְנָתַתָּ (ve-natatta) – Root: נתן; Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and You shall give”; Notes: Act of divine reward or judgment.
- לָאִישׁ (la-ish) – Root: איש; Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “to each man”; Notes: Refers to individual petitioner.
- כְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו (ke-khol-derakhav) – Root: דרך; Form: Preposition + noun in construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “according to all his ways”; Notes: A measure of divine justice or reward.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “whom / whose”; Notes: Introduces subordinate clause.
- תֵּדַע (tedʿa) – Root: ידע; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You know”; Notes: Refers to divine omniscience.
- אֶת־לְבָבֹו (et-levavo) – Root: לבב; Form: Direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his heart”; Notes: Inner thoughts, intentions, and character.
- כִּי־אַתָּה (ki-atta) – Root: כי / אתה; Form: Conjunction + independent pronoun; Translation: “for You”; Notes: Emphasizes divine exclusivity.
- יָדַעְתָּ (yadaʿta) – Root: ידע; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You have known”; Notes: Emphasizes complete knowledge.
- לְבַדְּךָ (levaddekha) – Root: בדד; Form: Adverb + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “alone / by Yourself”; Notes: Indicates exclusivity of divine knowledge.
- אֶת־לְבַב (et-levav) – Root: לבב; Form: Direct object marker + masculine singular noun; Translation: “the heart of”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- כָּל־בְּנֵי הָאָדָם (kol-benei ha-adam) – Root: בן / אדם; Form: Construct noun phrase: “all the children of man”; Notes: Universal human scope of divine understanding.