Exodus 12:20

כָּל־מַחְמֶ֖צֶת לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ בְּכֹל֙ מֹושְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצֹּֽות׃

You shall not eat anything leavened; in all your dwellings, you shall eat unleavened bread.

 

Morphology

  1. כָּל־מַחְמֶ֖צֶת (kol-maḥmetzet) – Root: חמץ (ḥ-m-ts); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “Anything leavened”; Notes: Refers to all leavened products prohibited during the feast.
  2. לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Indicates prohibition.
  3. תֹאכֵ֑לוּ (toʾkhelu) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall eat”; Notes: Refers to the command not to consume leavened items.
  4. בְּכֹל֙ (bekhol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “In all”; Notes: Indicates the universality of the command.
  5. מֹושְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (moshvoteikhem) – Root: ישב (y-sh-b); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + 2mp suffix; Translation: “Your dwellings”; Notes: Refers to all places where the Israelites live.
  6. תֹּאכְל֖וּ (toʾkhelu) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall eat”; Notes: A command regarding eating unleavened bread.
  7. מַצֹּֽות (matzot) – Root: מצה (m-tz-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Unleavened bread”; Notes: Specifies the type of bread required during the feast.

 

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