Deuteronomy 25:14

לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה גְּדֹולָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃

You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small.

 

Morphology

  1. לֹא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Introduces a prohibition.
  2. יִהְיֶ֥ה (yihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall be”; Notes: Expresses existence.
  3. לְךָ֛ (lekha) – Root: לך (lakh); Form: Preposition with suffix; Translation: “for you”; Notes: Indicates possession.
  4. בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ (be-veitekha) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition and suffix; Translation: “in your house”; Notes: Refers to personal property.
  5. אֵיפָ֣ה (eifah) – Root: איפה (eifah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “a measure”; Notes: Refers to a unit of measurement.
  6. וְאֵיפָ֑ה (ve-eifah) – Root: איפה (eifah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “and a measure”; Notes: Denotes different measures.
  7. גְּדֹולָ֖ה (gedolah) – Root: גדל (gadal); Form: Adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “a large one”; Notes: Indicates discrepancy in measurements.
  8. וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ (u-qetanah) – Root: קטן (qatan); Form: Adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “and a small one”; Notes: Represents fraudulent measures.

 

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