וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֵֽין־לֹ֛ו סְנַפִּ֥יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃ ס
But everything that does not have fins and scales, you shall not eat; it is unclean to you.
Morphology
- וְכֹ֨ל (ve-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “But everything”; Notes: Introduces the negation clause.
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Connects the description of disallowed animals.
- אֵֽין־לֹ֛ו (ein-lo) – Root: אין (ein); Form: Negative particle with preposition and pronoun suffix, masculine singular; Translation: “does not have”; Notes: Indicates the absence of required features.
- סְנַפִּ֥יר (sena’pir) – Root: סנפיר (sena’pir); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “fins”; Notes: One required characteristic for permissibility.
- וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת (ve-qasqeset) – Root: קשקש (qasqes); Form: Conjunction with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “and scales”; Notes: Another required characteristic for permissibility.
- לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Prohibits consumption.
- תֹאכֵ֑לוּ (toʾkhelu) – Root: אכל (ʾakal); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall eat”; Notes: Denotes a command.
- טָמֵ֥א (tame) – Root: טמא (tame); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “unclean”; Notes: Refers to ritual impurity.
- ה֖וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the prohibited creature.
- לָכֶֽם (lakhem) – Root: לכם (lakhem); Form: Preposition with pronoun suffix, masculine plural; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Specifies the audience of the command.