וְהָיָ֣ה כְשִׁבְתֹּ֔ו עַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֣א מַמְלַכְתֹּ֑ו וְכָ֨תַב לֹ֜ו אֶת־מִשְׁנֵ֨ה הַתֹּורָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ עַל־סֵ֔פֶר מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים הַלְוִיִּֽם׃
And it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this Torah in a book, from before the priests, the Levites.
Morphology
- וְהָיָ֣ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Indicates a future event or condition.
- כְשִׁבְתֹּ֔ו (ke-shivto) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “when he sits”; Notes: Refers to the act of assuming royal authority.
- עַ֖ל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition; Translation: “on”; Notes: Indicates position or location.
- כִּסֵּ֣א (kisse) – Root: כּסא (kisse); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the throne of”; Notes: Refers to the seat of royal authority.
- מַמְלַכְתֹּ֑ו (mamlakhto) – Root: מלך (melek); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his kingdom”; Notes: Refers to the realm over which the king rules.
- וְכָ֨תַב (ve-katav) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “that he shall write”; Notes: Refers to the king’s obligation to transcribe a Torah scroll.
- לֹ֜ו (lo) – Root: ל־ (l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for himself”; Notes: Indicates personal responsibility.
- אֶת־מִשְׁנֵ֨ה (et-mishneh) – Root: שׁנה (shanah); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “a copy of”; Notes: Refers to a duplicate or second version.
- הַתֹּורָ֤ה (ha-Torah) – Root: ירה (yarah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the Torah”; Notes: Refers to the law or teaching of God.
- הַזֹּאת֙ (ha-zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the particular Torah being referenced.
- עַל־סֵ֔פֶר (ʿal-sefer) – Root: ספר (sefer); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in a book”; Notes: Indicates the medium for recording the Torah.
- מִלִּפְנֵ֥י (mi-lifnei) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition; Translation: “from before”; Notes: Indicates supervision or authority under which the Torah is written.
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (ha-kohanim) – Root: כהן (kohen); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the priests”; Notes: Refers to the Levitical priestly class responsible for religious law.
- הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (Levi); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe responsible for religious duties and instruction.