רַק֩ בְּכָל־אַוַּ֨ת נַפְשְׁךָ֜ תִּזְבַּ֣ח וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ בָשָׂ֗ר כְּבִרְכַּ֨ת יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֖ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ הַטָּמֵ֤א וְהַטָּהֹור֙ יֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּ כַּצְּבִ֖י וְכָאַיָּֽל׃
Only in all the desire of your soul, you may slaughter and eat meat, according to the blessing of YHWH your God which He has given you, within all your gates; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and the deer.
Morphology
- רַק֩ (raq) – Root: רק (raq); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Only”; Notes: Restricts or specifies the condition.
- בְּכָל־ (be-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “in all”; Notes: Denotes inclusiveness.
- אַוַּ֨ת (avat) – Root: אוה (avah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “desire”; Notes: Refers to the longing or wish of the soul.
- נַפְשְׁךָ֜ (nafshkha) – Root: נפש (nefesh); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your soul”; Notes: Refers to the individual’s being or life.
- תִּזְבַּ֣ח (tizbach) – Root: זבח (zavach); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you may slaughter”; Notes: Refers to preparing meat for consumption.
- וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ (ve-achalta) – Root: אכל (achal); Form: Qal perfect consecutive 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and eat”; Notes: Refers to consuming the meat.
- בָשָׂ֗ר (basar) – Root: בשר (basar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “meat”; Notes: Refers to flesh for consumption.
- כְּבִרְכַּ֨ת (kevirkat) – Root: ברך (barakh); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “according to the blessing of”; Notes: Indicates that the action aligns with YHWH’s provision.
- יְהוָ֧ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ (elohekha) – Root: אלה (ʾeloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Refers to the deity of Israel.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- נָֽתַן־ (natan) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He has given”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s provision.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: לך (le); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to the recipient of YHWH’s blessing.
- בְּכָל־ (be-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “within all”; Notes: Refers to inclusiveness within the gates.
- שְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ (sheʿarekha) – Root: שער (shaʿar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your gates”; Notes: Refers to the towns or cities of the Israelites.
- הַטָּמֵ֤א (ha-tame) – Root: טמא (tame); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the unclean”; Notes: Refers to those ritually impure.
- וְהַטָּהֹור֙ (ve-ha-tahor) – Root: טהור (tahor); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “and the clean”; Notes: Refers to those ritually pure.
- יֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּ (yoʾkhelennu) – Root: אכל (achal); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “may eat of it”; Notes: Refers to the permissibility of consumption.
- כַּצְּבִ֖י (ka-tzevi) – Root: צבא (tzvi); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “as of the gazelle”; Notes: Refers to a permissible wild animal.
- וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ (ve-ka-ayal) – Root: איל (ayal); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “and the deer”; Notes: Refers to another permissible wild animal.