יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣ר בֶּן־נֵ֔ר כִּ֥י לְפַתֹּתְךָ֖ בָּ֑א וְלָדַ֜עַת אֶת־מֹוצָֽאֲךָ֙ וְאֶת־מְבֹואֶךָ֔ וְלָדַ֕עַת אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃
You know Avner son of Ner, that to deceive you he has come, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”
Morphology
- יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ (yadaʿta) – Root: ידע; Form: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular; Translation: “You know”; Notes: Completed action directed at the second person.
- אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣ר (et-Avner) – Root: אבנר; Form: Direct object marker + proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Avner”; Notes: Marks Avner as the object of the verb “know”.
- בֶּן־נֵ֔ר (ben-Ner) – Root: בן, נר; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “son of Ner”; Notes: Identifies Avner by lineage.
- כִּ֥י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a causal or explanatory clause.
- לְפַתֹּתְךָ֖ (le-fatotekha) – Root: פתה; Form: Infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to deceive you”; Notes: Purpose of the action.
- בָּ֑א (ba) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “he has come”; Notes: Completed past action.
- וְלָדַ֜עַת (ve-ladaʿat) – Root: ידע; Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “and to know”; Notes: Continues purpose clause.
- אֶת־מֹוצָֽאֲךָ֙ (et-motsaʾakha) – Root: יצא; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your going out”; Notes: Refers to movements or activities.
- וְאֶת־מְבֹואֶךָ֔ (ve-et-mevoʾekha) – Root: בוא; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your coming in”; Notes: Parallel to “your going out.”
- וְלָדַ֕עַת (ve-ladaʿat) – Root: ידע; Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “and to know”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- אֵ֛ת (et) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: [untranslated]; Notes: Marks next phrase as object.
- כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר (kol-asher) – Root: כל, אשר; Form: Noun + relative pronoun; Translation: “all that”; Notes: Introduces relative clause.
- אַתָּ֖ה (atta) – Root: אתה; Form: Independent pronoun, 2nd masculine singular; Translation: “you”; Notes: Subject of the relative clause.
- עֹשֶֽׂה (ʿoseh) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “are doing”; Notes: Ongoing or habitual action.