אַל־תְּחַלֵּ֥ל אֶֽת־בִּתְּךָ֖ לְהַזְנֹותָ֑הּ וְלֹא־תִזְנֶ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ זִמָּֽה׃
Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land does not become harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness.
Morphology
- אַל־ (al) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Negative imperative; Translation: “Do not”; Notes: Prohibitive negation used to prevent an action.
- תְּחַלֵּ֥ל (teḥallel) – Root: חלל (ḥ-l-l); Form: Piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Profane”; Notes: Refers to desecrating or treating as unholy.
- אֶֽת־ (et) – Form: Definite direct object marker; Translation: Indicates the direct object of the verb.
- בִּתְּךָ֖ (bittekha) – Root: בת (b-t); Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your daughter”; Notes: Refers to the direct object of the command.
- לְהַזְנֹותָ֑הּ (le-haznotah) – Root: זנה (z-n-h); Form: Piel infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “By making her a harlot”; Notes: Indicates causing or forcing harlotry.
- וְלֹא־ (ve-lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “And do not”; Notes: Introduces the second prohibition.
- תִזְנֶ֣ה (tizneh) – Root: זנה (z-n-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “Become harlotry”; Notes: Describes the action of the land becoming morally corrupt.
- הָאָ֔רֶץ (ha-arets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Refers to the geographic or societal region.
- וּמָלְאָ֥ה (u-male’ah) – Root: מלא (m-l-ʾ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “Become full”; Notes: Indicates a state of being filled or saturated.
- הָאָ֖רֶץ (ha-arets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis on the subject.
- זִמָּֽה (zimmah) – Root: זמה (z-m-h); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Wickedness”; Notes: Refers to immoral or corrupt behavior.