כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵ֤א בְקִרְבְּךָ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ אִ֣ישׁ אֹו־אִשָּׁ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה אֶת־הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לַעֲבֹ֥ר בְּרִיתֹֽו׃
If there is found among you, within one of your gates which YHWH your God gives you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of YHWH your God, by transgressing His covenant,
Morphology
- כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵ֤א (ki-yimmatze) – Root: מצא (matza); Form: Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “If there is found”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- בְקִרְבְּךָ֙ (be-qirbeka) – Root: קרב (qerev); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “among you”; Notes: Refers to someone within the community.
- בְּאַחַ֣ד (be-aḥad) – Root: אחד (eḥad); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “within one of”; Notes: Refers to a specific location.
- שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ (sheʿarekha) – Root: שער (shaʿar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your gates”; Notes: Refers to the cities or dwellings of the people.
- אֲשֶׁר־ (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלה (ʾeloh); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Refers to the deity of the audience.
- נֹתֵ֣ן (noten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “gives”; Notes: Indicates ongoing action.
- לָ֑ךְ (lakh) – Root: ל־ (l); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to the recipient of the gates or land.
- אִ֣ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a man”; Notes: Refers to an individual male.
- אֹו־אִשָּׁ֗ה (o-ishah) – Root: אשה (ishah); Form: Conjunction with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “or a woman”; Notes: Includes both genders.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces the individual described.
- יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה (yaʿaseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “does”; Notes: Refers to committing an action.
- אֶת־הָרַ֛ע (et-ha-ra) – Root: רעע (raʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “what is evil”; Notes: Refers to acts considered morally or religiously wrong.
- בְּעֵינֵ֥י (be-einei) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “in the sight of”; Notes: Refers to being judged according to YHWH’s perspective.
- יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (YHWH-Elohekha) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun with possessive; Translation: “YHWH your God”; Notes: Refers to the covenantal God of Israel.
- לַעֲבֹ֥ר (la-avor) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “to transgress”; Notes: Refers to violating a covenant.
- בְּרִיתֹֽו׃ (berito) – Root: ברית (brit); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His covenant”; Notes: Refers to the agreement established by YHWH.