וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֨ה בֹ֜ו מ֗וּם פִּסֵּ֨חַ֙ אֹ֣ו עִוֵּ֔ר כֹּ֖ל מ֣וּם רָ֑ע לֹ֣א תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּ לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃
But if it has a defect, lame or blind, any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to YHWH your God.
Morphology
- וְכִֽי־ (ve-ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- יִהְיֶ֨ה (yihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “it has”; Notes: Refers to the state or condition.
- בֹ֜ו (bo) – Root: ב־ (b); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in it”; Notes: Indicates location or possession.
- מ֗וּם (mum) – Root: מום (mum); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a defect”; Notes: Refers to a physical imperfection.
- פִּסֵּ֨חַ֙ (pisseaḥ) – Root: פסח (pasach); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “lame”; Notes: Refers to a physical disability.
- אֹ֣ו (o) – Root: או (o); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “or”; Notes: Indicates an alternative.
- עִוֵּ֔ר (ivver) – Root: עור (ʿawar); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “blind”; Notes: Refers to the absence of sight.
- כֹ֖ל (kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “any”; Notes: Denotes inclusivity.
- מ֣וּם (mum) – Root: מום (mum); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “defect”; Notes: Indicates imperfection or blemish.
- רָ֑ע (ra) – Root: רע (raʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “serious”; Notes: Describes the severity of the defect.
- לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “you shall not”; Notes: Indicates prohibition.
- תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּ (tizbachehu) – Root: זבח (zavach); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “sacrifice it”; Notes: Refers to the act of offering.
- לַיהוָ֖ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the offering.
- אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (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.