וְהָיָ֛ה אִם־בִּ֥ן הַכֹּ֖ות הָרָשָׁ֑ע וְהִפִּילֹ֤ו הַשֹּׁפֵט֙ וְהִכָּ֣הוּ לְפָנָ֔יו כְּדֵ֥י רִשְׁעָתֹ֖ו בְּמִסְפָּֽר׃
And it shall be, if the wicked man is deserving of beating, the judge shall cause him to lie down and strike him before him, according to his wickedness, by number.
Morphology
- וְהָיָ֛ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Introduces a conditional consequence.
- אִם־ (im) – Root: אם (im); Form: Conditional conjunction; Translation: “if”; Notes: Introduces the condition.
- בִּ֥ן (bin) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “deserving of”; Notes: Refers to guilt or worthiness.
- הַכֹּ֖ות (ha-kot) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil infinitive construct with definite article; Translation: “beating”; Notes: Refers to corporal punishment.
- הָרָשָׁ֑ע (ha-rasha) – Root: רשע (rasha); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the wicked man”; Notes: The guilty party.
- וְהִפִּילֹ֤ו (ve-hippilo) – Root: נפל (naphal); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with suffix; Translation: “and he shall cause him to lie down”; Notes: Implies submission before punishment.
- הַשֹּׁפֵט֙ (ha-shofet) – Root: שפט (shafat); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the judge”; Notes: Refers to the judicial authority.
- וְהִכָּ֣הוּ (ve-hikkahu) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with suffix; Translation: “and he shall strike him”; Notes: Refers to the execution of judgment.
- לְפָנָ֔יו (lefanav) – Root: פנים (panim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with preposition and suffix; Translation: “before him”; Notes: Indicates the presence of the judge.
- כְּדֵ֥י (kedei) – Root: די (dei); Form: Preposition; Translation: “according to”; Notes: Introduces proportionality.
- רִשְׁעָתֹ֖ו (rishʿato) – Root: רשע (rasha); Form: Noun, feminine singular with suffix; Translation: “his wickedness”; Notes: Refers to the crime committed.
- בְּמִסְפָּֽר׃ (be-mispar) – Root: ספר (safar); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “by number”; Notes: Specifies the limitation of punishment.