כַּפֵּר֩ לְעַמְּךָ֨ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִ֨יתָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְאַל־תִּתֵּן֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּקֶ֖רֶב עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם הַדָּֽם׃
Atone for Your people, Yisraʾel, whom You have redeemed, YHWH, and do not let innocent blood be shed in the midst of Your people Yisraʾel. And the blood shall be atoned for them.’
Morphology
- כַּפֵּר֩ (kapper) – Root: כפר (kapar); Form: Piel imperative 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Atone”; Notes: A direct command for atonement.
- לְעַמְּךָ֨ (le-ʿammekha) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for Your people”; Notes: Indicates belonging to YHWH.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun, singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Yisraʾel.
- אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִ֨יתָ֙ (ʾasher-padita) – Root: פדה (padah); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “whom You have redeemed”; Notes: Refers to divine redemption.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun, singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the divine name.
- וְאַל־תִּתֵּן֙ (ve-ʾal-titten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect jussive 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and do not let”; Notes: A negative command.
- דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י (dam naqi) – Root: דם (dam), נקי (naqi); Form: Noun, masculine singular + adjective; Translation: “innocent blood”; Notes: Refers to wrongful shedding of blood.
- בְּקֶ֖רֶב עַמְּךָ֣ (be-qerev ʿammekha) – Root: קרב (qerev), עם (ʿam); Form: Preposition + noun construct; Translation: “in the midst of Your people”; Notes: Indicates the community.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun, singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Specifies the people of Israel.
- וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר (ve-nikkapper) – Root: כפר (kapar); Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and shall be atoned”; Notes: Passive form indicating atonement.
- לָהֶ֖ם (lahem) – Root: -; Form: Preposition + pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “for them”; Notes: Refers to Yisraʾel.
- הַדָּֽם׃ (ha-dam) – Root: דם (dam); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the blood”; Notes: The subject of atonement.