לֹא־תֹאכַ֤ל עָלָיו֙ חָמֵ֔ץ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֛ים תֹּֽאכַל־עָלָ֥יו מַצֹּ֖ות לֶ֣חֶם עֹ֑נִי כִּ֣י בְחִפָּזֹ֗ון יָצָ֨אתָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לְמַ֣עַן תִּזְכֹּ֗ר אֶת־יֹ֤ום צֵֽאתְךָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
You shall not eat leaven with it. For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of affliction, for in haste you came out of the land of Mitsrayim, so that you may remember the day of your departure from the land of Mitsrayim all the days of your life.
Morphology
- לֹא־תֹאכַ֤ל (lo-to’akhal) – Root: אכל (ʾakhal); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall not eat”; Notes: Prohibits eating leaven.
- עָלָיו֙ (alav) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with it”; Notes: Refers to the unleavened bread.
- חָמֵ֔ץ (ḥametz) – Root: חמץ (ḥametz); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “leaven”; Notes: Refers to leavened bread.
- שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivʿat) – Root: שבע (sheva); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Specifies the duration.
- יָמִ֛ים (yamim) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “days”; Notes: Refers to the seven-day period.
- תֹּֽאכַל־עָלָ֥יו (to’akhal-alav) – Root: אכל (ʾakhal); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall eat with it”; Notes: Refers to eating unleavened bread with the offering.
- מַצֹּ֖ות (matzot) – Root: מצה (matzah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “unleavened bread”; Notes: Refers to bread without leaven.
- לֶ֣חֶם (leḥem) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “bread”; Notes: Refers to the bread as a staple food.
- עֹ֑נִי (oni) – Root: עוני (ʿoni); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “of affliction”; Notes: Describes the bread’s symbolic significance.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason or cause.
- בְחִפָּזֹ֗ון (ve-ḥippazon) – Root: חפז (ḥafaz); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in haste”; Notes: Refers to the hurried departure.
- יָצָ֨אתָ֙ (yatzata) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you came out”; Notes: Describes the exodus from Mitsrayim.
- מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (me-eretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Refers to Mitsrayim.
- מִצְרַ֔יִם (Mitsrayim) – Root: מצר (matsar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt.
- לְמַ֣עַן (lemaʿan) – Root: מען (maʿan); Form: Preposition; Translation: “so that”; Notes: Indicates purpose or intent.
- תִּזְכֹּ֗ר (tizkor) – Root: זכר (zakhar); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you may remember”; Notes: Refers to recalling the event.
- אֶת־ (et) – Form: Direct object marker; Translation: (not translated); Notes: Marks the direct object of the verb.
- יֹ֤ום (yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the day”; Notes: Refers to the day of departure.
- צֵֽאתְךָ֙ (tzetecha) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “of your departure”; Notes: Refers to the exodus.
- מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (me-eretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Refers to Mitsrayim.
- מִצְרַ֔יִם (Mitsrayim) – Root: מצר (matsar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt.
- כֹ֖ל (kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Denotes totality.
- יְמֵ֥י (yemei) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the days of”; Notes: Refers to the duration.
- חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ (ḥayyekha) – Root: חיה (ḥayah); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your life”; Notes: Refers to the individual’s lifetime.