Deuteronomy 21:7

וְעָנ֖וּ וְאָמְר֑וּ יָדֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֤א שֶׂפכה אֶת־הַדָּ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְעֵינֵ֖ינוּ לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ׃

And they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it.

Morphology

1. וְעָנ֖וּ (ve-ʿanu) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they shall answer”; Notes: Refers to the elders making a declaration.
2. וְאָמְר֑וּ (ve-ʾamru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and say”; Notes: Follows the answering as part of the ritual speech.
3. יָדֵ֗ינוּ (yadeinu) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “Our hands”; Notes: Possessive form indicating ownership.
4. לֹ֤א (lo) – Root: -; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “have not”; Notes: Denotes negation.
5. שֶׂפכה (shefekha) – Root: שפך (shafakh); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “shed”; Notes: The verb refers to the act of spilling blood.
6. אֶת־הַדָּ֣ם (et-ha-dam) – Root: דם (dam); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “this blood”; Notes: Refers to the innocent blood in the ritual.
7. הַזֶּ֔ה (ha-zeh) – Root: -; Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the blood in question.
8. וְעֵינֵ֖ינוּ (ve-ʿeineinu) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “nor have our eyes”; Notes: Expresses the elders’ denial of witnessing the crime.
9. לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: -; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the verb.
10. רָאֽוּ׃ (raʾu) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “seen it”; Notes: Indicates that they did not witness the act.