כִּֽי־תִשְׁמֹר֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֨ה הַזֹּ֜את לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֣י מְצַוְּךָ֮ הַיֹּום֒ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ וְלָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים וְיָסַפְתָּ֨ לְךָ֥ עֹוד֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ עָרִ֔ים עַ֖ל הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁ הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
If you shall keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you today, to love YHWH your God and to walk in His ways all the days, then you shall add three more cities for yourself besides these three.
Morphology
- כִּֽי־תִשְׁמֹר֩ (ki-tishmor) – Root: שמר (shamar); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “If you shall keep”; Notes: Introduces a condition tied to observance.
- אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֨ה (et-kol-ha-mitzvah) – Root: צוה (tzavah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article and direct object marker; Translation: “all the commandment”; Notes: Refers to the entirety of the divine command.
- הַזֹּ֜את (ha-zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the particular commandment.
- לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּ (la’asotah) – Root: עשה (asah); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to do it”; Notes: Refers to performing the commandment.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces the content of the command.
- אָנֹכִ֣י (anochi) – Root: אנכ (anoch); Form: Pronoun, first person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to the speaker, YHWH.
- מְצַוְּךָ֮ (metzavkha) – Root: צוה (tzavah); Form: Piel participle masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “command you”; Notes: Refers to issuing a directive.
- הַיֹּום֒ (ha-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “today”; Notes: Specifies the time of the command.
- לְאַהֲבָ֞ה (le’ahavah) – Root: אהב (ahav); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “to love”; Notes: Indicates devotion or affection toward YHWH.
- אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה (et-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ (Eloheikha) – Root: אלה (Eloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Indicates the personal deity of Israel.
- וְלָלֶ֥כֶת (ve-lalekhet) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal infinitive construct with conjunction; Translation: “and to walk”; Notes: Refers to living according to YHWH’s ways.
- בִּדְרָכָ֖יו (bi-drakhav) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and preposition; Translation: “in His ways”; Notes: Refers to God’s commandments and paths.
- כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים (kol-ha-yamim) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “all the days”; Notes: Refers to a continual commitment.
- וְיָסַפְתָּ֨ (ve-yasafta) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “then you shall add”; Notes: Refers to increasing the number of cities.
- לְךָ֥ (lekha) – Root: ל (le); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for yourself”; Notes: Indicates the benefit to the individual or nation.
- עֹוד֙ (od) – Root: עוד (od); Form: Adverb; Translation: “more”; Notes: Refers to an additional amount.
- שָׁלֹ֣שׁ (shalosh) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “three”; Notes: Specifies the additional cities.
- עָרִ֔ים (arim) – Root: עיר (ir); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Refers to the cities of refuge.
- עַ֖ל (al) – Root: על (al); Form: Preposition; Translation: “besides”; Notes: Indicates addition.
- הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁ (ha-shalosh) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Numeral, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the three”; Notes: Refers to the already designated cities.
- הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (ha-eleh) – Root: אלה (eleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Refers to the existing cities of refuge.