בָּר֥וּךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֑ים לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְךָ֛ עָקָ֥ר וַֽעֲקָרָ֖ה וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃
You will be blessed above all peoples; there will not be among you a barren man or a barren woman, or among your livestock.
Morphology
- בָּר֥וּךְ (barukh) – Root: ברך (barakh); Form: Qal passive participle masculine singular; Translation: “blessed”; Notes: Indicates being favored by YHWH.
- תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה (tihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will be”; Notes: Refers to the future state of blessing.
- מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֑ים (mi-kol-ha-amim) – Root: עם (am); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “above all peoples”; Notes: Denotes the elevated status of Yisra’el.
- לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה (lo yihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “there will not be”; Notes: Indicates negation of barrenness.
- בְךָ֛ (vekha) – Root: ב (be); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “among you”; Notes: Refers to the people of Yisra’el.
- עָקָ֥ר (ʿaqar) – Root: עקר (ʿaqar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “barren man”; Notes: Refers to a man unable to father children.
- וַֽעֲקָרָ֖ה (va-ʿaqarah) – Root: עקר (ʿaqar); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “or a barren woman”; Notes: Refers to a woman unable to bear children.
- וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃ (u-vi-vhemtekha) – Root: בהמה (behemah); Form: Conjunction + noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “or among your livestock”; Notes: Includes domestic animals under divine blessing.