וְיָתֵ֛ד תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ עַל־אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ וְהָיָה֙ בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣ ח֔וּץ וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְשַׁבְתָּ֖ וְכִסִּ֥יתָ אֶת־צֵאָתֶֽךָ׃
And you shall have a peg among your implements, and when you sit outside, you shall dig with it, and turn back, and cover your excrement.
Morphology
- וְיָתֵ֛ד (ve-yated) – Root: יתד (yated); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “a peg”; Notes: A tool for digging.
- תִּהְיֶ֥ה (tihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “shall be”; Notes: Expresses obligation.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: לך (lekha); Form: Preposition with pronoun; Translation: “for you”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- עַל־ (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition; Translation: “among”; Notes: Specifies location.
- אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ (azenekha) – Root: אזן (ʾozen); Form: Noun, feminine plural with suffix; Translation: “your implements”; Notes: Refers to equipment or tools.
- וְהָיָה֙ (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Introduces a result.
- בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣ (be-shivtekha) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal infinitive construct with suffix; Translation: “when you sit”; Notes: Expresses action.
- ח֔וּץ (ḥuts) – Root: חוץ (ḥuts); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “outside”; Notes: Specifies location.
- וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה (ve-ḥafarta) – Root: חפר (ḥafar); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall dig”; Notes: Command to dig a hole.
- בָ֔הּ (vah) – Root: בה (vah); Form: Preposition with pronoun; Translation: “with it”; Notes: Refers to the peg.
- וְשַׁבְתָּ֖ (ve-shavta) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and turn back”; Notes: Indicates returning.
- וְכִסִּ֥יתָ (ve-kissita) – Root: כסה (kasa); Form: Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and cover”; Notes: Expresses required action.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “the”; Notes: Marks the object.
- צֵאָתֶֽךָ׃ (tseatekha) – Root: צאה (tseʾah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with suffix; Translation: “your excrement”; Notes: Specifies what must be covered.