לֹא־יִקְשֶׁ֣ה בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ אֹתֹ֤ו חָפְשִׁי֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ כִּ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ שְׂכַ֣ר שָׂכִ֔יר עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פ
Let it not seem hard to you when you send him free from you, because he has served you for double the wages of a hired worker for six years; and YHWH your God will bless you in all that you do.
Morphology
- לֹא־יִקְשֶׁ֣ה (lo-yiqsheh) – Root: קשׁה (qashah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Let it not seem hard”; Notes: Refers to an emotional or mental difficulty.
- בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ (be-eynekha) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in your eyes”; Notes: Indicates perception or perspective.
- בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ (be-shalleḥakha) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Piel infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “when you send him”; Notes: Refers to the act of release.
- אֹתֹ֤ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “him”; Notes: Refers to the servant.
- חָפְשִׁי֙ (ḥofshi) – Root: חפש (ḥofesh); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “free”; Notes: Describes the state of liberation.
- מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ (me-immak) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from you”; Notes: Indicates separation or departure.
- כִּ֗י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “because”; Notes: Introduces the reason or justification.
- מִשְׁנֶה֙ (mishneh) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “double”; Notes: Indicates a doubling or multiplication.
- שְׂכַ֣ר (sekar) – Root: שכר (sakar); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “wages”; Notes: Refers to payment for work.
- שָׂכִ֔יר (sakhir) – Root: שכר (sakar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a hired worker”; Notes: Refers to a laborer employed for wages.
- עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ (avadekha) – Root: עבד (ʿavad); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “he has served you”; Notes: Indicates the servant’s work.
- שֵׁ֣שׁ (shesh) – Root: שש (shesh); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “six”; Notes: Specifies the duration of years.
- שָׁנִ֑ים (shanim) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “years”; Notes: Indicates the period of service.
- וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ (uverakhekha) – Root: ברך (barakh); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and will bless you”; Notes: Refers to divine favor.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלה (ʾeloh); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Refers to the deity of the audience.
- בְּכֹ֖ל (be-khol) – Root: כל (khol); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in all”; Notes: Refers to totality or entirety.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (taʿaseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you do”; Notes: Refers to actions performed by the audience.