וְלֹ֥א אֲבִיתֶ֖ם לַעֲלֹ֑ת וַתַּמְר֕וּ אֶת־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
But you were unwilling to go up, and you rebelled against the command of YHWH your God.
Morphology
- וְלֹ֥א (velo) – Root: לא (lʾ); Form: Conjunction + negation; Translation: “But not”; Notes: Introduces a contrast and negates the action.
- אֲבִיתֶ֖ם (aviteḵem) – Root: אבה (ʾbh); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you were willing”; Notes: Indicates their decision or refusal.
- לַעֲלֹ֑ת (laʿalot) – Root: עלה (ʿlh); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “to go up”; Notes: Refers to ascending to the land.
- וַתַּמְר֕וּ (vattamru) – Root: מרה (mrh); Form: Qal imperfect consecutive 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “and you rebelled”; Notes: Indicates disobedience to a divine command.
- אֶת־פִּ֥י (et-pi) – Root: פי (py); Form: Direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the command of”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s spoken word.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (Eloheikhem) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Refers to the God of Israel.