לֹ֣א יִהְיֶ֥ה־לְךָ֛֩ אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים עַל־פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃
You shall not have other gods before Me.
Morphology
- לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Denotes prohibition.
- יִהְיֶ֥ה (yihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall be”; Notes: Refers to existence or possession.
- לְךָ֛֩ (lekha) – Root: ל (le); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to personal possession or relation.
- אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾeloh); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “gods”; Notes: Refers to deities other than YHWH.
- אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים (acherim) – Root: אחר (ʾacher); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “other”; Notes: Refers to foreign or additional gods.
- עַל־פָּנָֽ֗יַ (ʿal-panai) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct and 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “before Me”; Notes: Indicates priority or presence before YHWH.