וְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־מִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙ תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן בָּאֵ֔שׁ וּפְסִילֵ֥י אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־שְׁמָ֔ם מִן־הַמָּקֹ֖ום הַהֽוּא׃
And you shall tear down their altars, and smash their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire. And you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.
Morphology
- וְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם (ve-nittatstem) – Root: נתץ (natatz); Form: Piel perfect consecutive 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And you shall tear down”; Notes: Refers to demolishing pagan altars.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks the object of the verb.
- מִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם (mizbechotam) – Root: מזבח (mizbeach); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their altars”; Notes: Refers to structures used for sacrifices.
- וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ (ve-shibartem) – Root: שבר (shabar); Form: Piel perfect consecutive 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “and smash”; Notes: Refers to destroying the pillars.
- אֶת־מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם (et-matsevotam) – Root: מצבה (matsevah); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their pillars”; Notes: Refers to stone monuments associated with worship.
- וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙ (va-asheireihem) – Root: אשרה (ʾasherah); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their Asherim”; Notes: Refers to wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah.
- תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן (tisrefun) – Root: שרף (saraf); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall burn”; Notes: Refers to burning the Asherim with fire.
- בָּאֵ֔שׁ (ba-esh) – Root: אש (esh); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “with fire”; Notes: Indicates the method of destruction.
- וּפְסִילֵ֥י (u-fsilei) – Root: פסל (pesel); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “and the carved images of”; Notes: Refers to idols made from stone or wood.
- אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם (eloheihem) – Root: אלה (ʾeloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their gods”; Notes: Refers to the deities worshipped by the nations.
- תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן (teggadeʿun) – Root: גדע (gadaʿ); Form: Piel imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall cut down”; Notes: Refers to destroying the idols.
- וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם (ve-ibbadtem) – Root: אבד (ʾabad); Form: Piel perfect consecutive 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “and obliterate”; Notes: Refers to erasing the memory of their gods.
- אֶת־שְׁמָ֔ם (et-shemam) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their name”; Notes: Refers to the identity of the pagan gods.
- מִן־ (min) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition; Translation: “from”; Notes: Indicates removal from a location.
- הַמָּקֹ֖ום (ha-maqom) – Root: מקום (maqom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the place”; Notes: Refers to the location of worship.
- הַהֽוּא׃ (ha-hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Specifies the place being referred to.