קְרַ֤ב אַתָּה֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְאַ֣תְּ תְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֵ֗ינוּ אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְדַבֵּ֜ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּ וְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃
You, approach and hear all that YHWH our God will say, and you speak to us all that YHWH our God will speak to you, and we will listen and do it.’
Morphology
- קְרַ֤ב (kerav) – Root: קרב (karav); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Approach”; Notes: A command to come near.
- אַתָּה֙ (atah) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “You”; Notes: Refers to Moses.
- וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע (u-shma) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “and hear”; Notes: A command to listen attentively.
- אֵ֛ת (et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “all”; Notes: Marks the direct object.
- כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר (kol-asher) – Root: כל (kol), אשר (asher); Form: Noun construct with relative pronoun; Translation: “all that”; Notes: Introduces the content to be heard.
- יֹאמַ֖ר (yomar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “will say”; Notes: Refers to future speech.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
- אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (Eloheinu) – Root: אלה (ʾeloh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Denotes the relationship with God.
- וְאַ֣תְּ (ve-at) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “and you”; Notes: Addresses Moses directly.
- תְּדַבֵּ֣ר (tedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you speak”; Notes: Refers to Moses conveying the message.
- אֵלֵ֗ינוּ (eleinu) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “to us”; Notes: Specifies the audience.
- אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר (et-kol-asher) – Root: את (ʾt), כל (kol), אשר (asher); Form: Direct object marker with noun construct and relative pronoun; Translation: “all that”; Notes: Indicates the message content.
- יְדַבֵּ֜ר (yedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “will speak”; Notes: Refers to God’s speech.
- יְהוָ֧ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
- אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ (Eloheinu) – Root: אלה (ʾeloh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Denotes the divine speaker.
- אֵלֶ֖יךָ (eleikha) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to Moses as the intermediary.
- וְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּ (ve-shamanu) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal perfect 1st person plural with vav consecutive; Translation: “and we will listen”; Notes: Expresses willingness to obey.
- וְעָשִֽׂינוּ (ve-asinu) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal perfect 1st person plural with vav consecutive; Translation: “and we will do it”; Notes: Commitment to action.