וְזֹאת֙ שֵׁנִ֣ית תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ כַּסֹּ֤ות דִּמְעָה֙ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה בְּכִ֖י וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה מֵאֵ֣ין עֹ֗וד פְּנֹות֙ אֶל־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְלָקַ֥חַת רָצֹ֖ון מִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃
And this a second thing you do: to cover with tears the altar of YHWH, with weeping and groaning, from there being no more turning toward the offering and taking favor from your hand.
Morphology
- וְזֹאת (ve-zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Conjunction וְ + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular; Translation: “And this”; Notes: Introduces an additional charge.
- שֵׁנִית (shenit) – Root: שׁנה (shanah); Form: Adverb feminine singular; Translation: “a second time”; Notes: Indicates repetition.
- תַּֽעֲשׂוּ (taʿasu) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you do”; Notes: Direct address to the audience.
- כַּסֹּות (kassot) – Root: כסה (kasah); Form: Piel infinitive construct; Translation: “to cover”; Notes: Expresses the manner or result of their action.
- דִּמְעָה (dimʿah) – Root: דמע (damaʿ); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “tear”; Notes: Used collectively for tears.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks the following noun as the definite direct object.
- מִזְבַּח (mizbeaḥ) – Root: זבח (zavaḥ); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “altar of”; Notes: In construct with the following proper noun.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- בְּכִי (bekhi) – Root: בכה (bakah); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “weeping”; Notes: Expresses lamentation.
- וַֽאֲנָקָה (va-ʾanaqah) – Root: אנק (ʾanaq); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and groaning”; Notes: Expresses anguish or sighing.
- מֵאֵין (meʾen) – Root: אין (ʾayin); Form: Preposition מִן + negative existential particle; Translation: “from there being no”; Notes: Introduces the reason clause.
- עֹוד (ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “any more”; Notes: Indicates cessation of previous action.
- פְּנֹות (penot) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “turning”; Notes: Refers to divine regard or attention.
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: —; Form: Preposition אֶל; Translation: “toward”; Notes: Marks direction toward the offering.
- הַמִּנְחָה (ha-minḥah) – Root: נחה (minḥah lexical form); Form: Definite noun feminine singular with article הַ; Translation: “the offering”; Notes: Refers to the sacrificial gift.
- וְלָקַחַת (ve-laqaḥat) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “and to take”; Notes: Parallel infinitive expressing result.
- רָצֹון (ratson) – Root: רצה (ratsah); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “favor”; Notes: Denotes acceptance or goodwill.
- מִיֶּדְכֶם (mi-yedkhem) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Preposition מִן + noun feminine singular construct + suffix 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “from your hand”; Notes: Indicates the source of the offering.