כִּי־יִמָּצֵ֣א אִ֗ישׁ גֹּנֵ֨ב נֶ֤פֶשׁ מֵאֶחָיו֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִתְעַמֶּר־בֹּ֖ו וּמְכָרֹ֑ו וּמֵת֙ הַגַּנָּ֣ב הַה֔וּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃
If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his brothers, the children of Yisraʾel, and he enslaves him or sells him, then that thief shall die, and you shall remove the evil from your midst.
Morphology
- כִּי־ (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “If”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- יִמָּצֵ֣א (yimmatse) – Root: מצא (matsa); Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “is found”; Notes: Indicates discovery.
- אִ֗ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a man”; Notes: Subject of the sentence.
- גֹּנֵ֨ב (gonev) – Root: גנב (ganav); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “kidnapping”; Notes: Ongoing action.
- נֶ֤פֶשׁ (nefesh) – Root: נפש (nefesh); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “a person”; Notes: Refers to a human being.
- מֵאֶחָיו֙ (me-eḥav) – Root: אח (aḥ); Form: Noun, masculine plural with preposition; Translation: “from among his brothers”; Notes: Specifies kinship.
- מִבְּנֵ֣י (mi-benei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with preposition; Translation: “from the children of”; Notes: Specifies identity.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the nation.
- וְהִתְעַמֶּר־בֹּ֖ו (ve-hitʿammer-bo) – Root: עמר (ʿamar); Form: Hitpael perfect 3rd person masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “and he enslaves him”; Notes: Indicates oppression.
- וּמְכָרֹ֑ו (u-mekharo) – Root: מכר (makhar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with suffix; Translation: “or sells him”; Notes: Indicates human trafficking.
- וּמֵת֙ (u-met) – Root: מות (mut); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “then he shall die”; Notes: Capital punishment.
- הַגַּנָּ֣ב (ha-ganav) – Root: גנב (ganav); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the thief”; Notes: Identifies the guilty party.
- הַה֔וּא (ha-hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that one”; Notes: Specifies the individual.
- וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ (u-viʿarta) – Root: בער (baʿar); Form: Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and you shall remove”; Notes: Command for purging.
- הָרָ֖ע (ha-ra) – Root: רע (raʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the evil”; Notes: Identifies wrongdoing.
- מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ (mi-qirbekha) – Root: קרב (qerev); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition and suffix; Translation: “from your midst”; Notes: Refers to the community.