לִפְנֵי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ תֹאכֲלֶ֨נּוּ֙ שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֔ה בַּמָּקֹ֖ום אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אַתָּ֖ה וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃
Before YHWH your God, you shall eat it year by year in the place which YHWH will choose, you and your household.
Morphology
- לִפְנֵי֩ (lifnei) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Indicates location or presence.
- יְהוָ֨ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ (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.
- תֹאכֲלֶ֨נּוּ (toʾakhalennu) – Root: אכל (ʾakhal); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “you shall eat it”; Notes: Refers to consuming the designated offering.
- שָׁנָ֣ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “year”; Notes: Refers to an annual cycle.
- בְשָׁנָ֔ה (ve-shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “by year”; Notes: Specifies repetition or annual occurrence.
- בַּמָּקֹ֖ום (ba-maqom) – Root: מקום (maqom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “in the place”; Notes: Refers to a specific location.
- אֲשֶׁר־ (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- יִבְחַ֣ר (yivḥar) – Root: בחר (baḥar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He will choose”; Notes: Refers to divine selection.
- יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name of God.
- אַתָּ֖ה (attah) – Root: אתה (attah); Form: Pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you”; Notes: Refers to the individual addressed.
- וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (uveitekha) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and your household”; Notes: Includes the family or dependents.