וְלֹ֥א אִתְּכֶ֖ם לְבַדְּכֶ֑ם אָנֹכִ֗י כֹּרֵת֙ אֶת־הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶת־הָאָלָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
And not with you alone am I making this covenant and this oath.
Morphology
- וְלֹ֥א (velo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Conjunction וְ (and) with negative particle; Translation: “and not”; Notes: Introduces a negation.
- אִתְּכֶ֖ם (ittekhem) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “with you”; Notes: Refers to the immediate audience, Benei Yisra’el.
- לְבַדְּכֶ֑ם (levadkhem) – Root: בדד (b-d-d); Form: Noun with preposition לְ (to/for) and 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “alone”; Notes: Emphasizes exclusivity, denying that the covenant is only with the present generation.
- אָנֹכִ֗י (anokhi) – Root: Independent pronoun; Form: 1st person singular pronoun; Translation: “I”; Notes: Formal and emphatic form of “I.”
- כֹּרֵת֙ (koret) – Root: כרה (k-r-t); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “making [a covenant]”; Notes: The verb *karat* is commonly used in the context of covenant-making, literally meaning “to cut” a covenant.
- אֶת־הַבְּרִ֣ית (et-habrit) – Root: ברית (b-r-y-t); Form: Definite direct object marker אֶת with feminine singular noun; Translation: “the covenant”; Notes: Refers to the formal agreement between YHWH and Yisra’el.
- הַזֹּ֔את (hazot) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the particular covenant being discussed.
- וְאֶת־הָאָלָ֖ה (ve’et-haʾalah) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction וְ (and) with direct object marker אֶת and feminine singular noun; Translation: “and this oath”; Notes: Refers to the solemn declaration associated with the covenant.
- הַזֹּֽאת (hazot) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Emphasizes the specific oath tied to the covenant.