כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקֹול֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר מִצְוֹתָיו֙ וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו הַכְּתוּבָ֕ה בְּסֵ֥פֶר הַתֹּורָ֖ה הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י תָשׁוּב֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פ
For you will listen to the voice of YHWH your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes that are written in this book of the Torah, for you will return to YHWH your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Morphology
- כִּי (kī) – Form: conjunction; Translation: “for” or “because”; Notes: Introduces a causal or conditional clause.
- תִשְׁמַע (tišmaʿ) – Root: שמע; Form: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will listen”; Notes: Refers to attentive listening, often implying obedience.
- בְּקֹול (bəqōl) – Root: קול; Form: preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “to the voice”.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Form: proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”.
- אֱלֹהֶיךָ (ʾĕlōheḵā) – Root: אֱלֹהִים; Form: noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”.
- לִשְׁמֹר (lišmōr) – Root: שמר; Form: preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “to keep”; Notes: Indicates purpose or result, referring to careful observance.
- מִצְוֹתָיו (miṣvōtāv) – Root: מצוה; Form: noun feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His commandments”.
- וְחֻקֹּתָיו (vəḥuqqōtāv) – Root: חקק; Form: conjunction + noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and His statutes”.
- הַכְּתוּבָה (hakketūvāh) – Root: כתב; Form: definite article + Qal passive participle feminine singular; Translation: “that are written”.
- בְּסֵפֶר (bəsefer) – Root: ספר; Form: preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the book”.
- הַתּוֹרָה (hattōrāh) – Root: ירה; Form: definite article + noun feminine singular; Translation: “of the Torah” or “of the Law”.
- הַזֶּה (hazzeh) – Form: demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “this”.
- כִּי (kī) – Form: conjunction; Translation: “for” or “because”.
- תָשׁוּב (tāšūv) – Root: שוב; Form: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will return”; Notes: Refers to repentance and turning back to YHWH.
- אֶל־יְהוָה (ʾel-YHWH) – Form: preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to YHWH”.
- אֱלֹהֶיךָ (ʾĕlōheḵā) – Root: אֱלֹהִים; Form: noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”.
- בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ (bəḵol-ləvāvḵā) – Root: לבב; Form: preposition + noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with all your heart”.
- וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶׁךָ (uvəḵol-nafšəḵā) – Root: נפש; Form: conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and with all your soul”.