אָ֠נֹכִי עֹמֵ֨ד בֵּין־יְהוָ֤ה וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא לְהַגִּ֥יד לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י יְרֵאתֶם֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָאֵ֔שׁ וְלֹֽא־עֲלִיתֶ֥ם בָּהָ֖ר לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס
I stood between YHWH and you at that time, to declare to you the word of YHWH, for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up on the mountain, saying:
Morphology
- אָ֠נֹכִי (anokhi) – Root: אנכ (ʾanokh); Form: Pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphasizes the speaker, Moshe.
- עֹמֵ֨ד (omed) – Root: עמד (ʿamad); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “standing”; Notes: Describes a continuous action.
- בֵּין־יְהוָ֤ה (bein-YHWH) – Root: בין (bein); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “between YHWH”; Notes: Indicates mediation.
- וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ (u-veineikhem) – Root: בין (bein); Form: Conjunction with preposition and 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and you”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- בָּעֵ֣ת (ba-et) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Definite article with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “at the time”; Notes: Specifies a particular moment.
- הַהִ֔וא (ha-hi) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Definite article with demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Refers to a specific time.
- לְהַגִּ֥יד (le-haggid) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Hifil infinitive construct; Translation: “to declare”; Notes: Indicates delivering a message.
- לָכֶ֖ם (lakhem) – Root: לכם (lakhem); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to the audience.
- אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר (et-devar) – Root: דבר (dabar); Form: Direct object marker with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the word of”; Notes: Refers to God’s message.
- יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
- כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces a reason or cause.
- יְרֵאתֶם֙ (yereitem) – Root: ירא (yara); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you were afraid”; Notes: Refers to the fear of the people.
- מִפְּנֵ֣י (mi-penei) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “because of”; Notes: Refers to being in the presence of something.
- הָאֵ֔שׁ (ha-esh) – Root: אש (ʾesh); Form: Definite article with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the fire”; Notes: Refers to the divine fire on the mountain.
- וְלֹֽא־עֲלִיתֶ֥ם (ve-lo-ʿalitem) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Conjunction with negative particle and Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “and you did not go up”; Notes: Refers to their fear of ascending the mountain.
- בָּהָ֖ר (ba-har) – Root: הר (har); Form: Definite article with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “on the mountain”; Notes: Refers to Mount Sinai.
- לֵאמֹֽר (le-mor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.