Deuteronomy 4:45

אֵ֚לֶּה הָֽעֵדֹ֔ת וְהַֽחֻקִּ֖ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which Moshe spoke to the children of Yisraʾel when they came out of Mitsrayim.

 

Morphology

  1. אֵ֚לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (elleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the laws being described.
  2. הָֽעֵדֹ֔ת (ha-edot) – Root: עוד (ed); Form: Definite article with noun, feminine plural; Translation: “the testimonies”; Notes: Refers to covenantal signs or witnesses.
  3. וְהַֽחֻקִּ֖ים (ve-ha-ḥuqqim) – Root: חקק (ḥaqaq); Form: Conjunction with definite article and noun, masculine plural; Translation: “and the statutes”; Notes: Refers to decrees or ordinances.
  4. וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים (ve-ha-mishpatim) – Root: שפט (shafat); Form: Conjunction with definite article and noun, masculine plural; Translation: “and the judgments”; Notes: Refers to legal decisions or commands.
  5. אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
  6. דִּבֶּ֤ר (dibber) – Root: דבר (dabar); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “spoke”; Notes: Refers to verbal communication.
  7. מֹשֶׁה֙ (Moshe) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader of Israel.
  8. אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (el-benei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “to the children of”; Notes: Indicates the audience.
  9. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisra’el) – Root: שר (sar) + אל (El); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
  10. בְּצֵאתָ֖ם (be-tzetam) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Preposition with Qal infinitive construct and 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “when they came out”; Notes: Refers to the Exodus.
  11. מִמִּצְרָֽיִם (mi-Mitsrayim) – Root: מצר (Mitsar); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “from Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt, the land of bondage.

 

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