וְאַתֶּ֧ם תִּהְיוּ־לִ֛י מַמְלֶ֥כֶת כֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְגֹ֣וי קָדֹ֑ושׁ אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the children of Yisra’el.”
Morphology
- וְאַתֶּ֧ם (ve’atem) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + Pronoun, 2mp; Translation: “And you”; Notes: Refers to Yisra’el as the addressed group.
- תִּהְיוּ (tihyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall be”; Notes: Indicates a future state or role.
- לִ֛י (li) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + 1cs suffix; Translation: “To Me”; Notes: Denotes belonging to YHWH.
- מַמְלֶ֥כֶת (mamlekhet) – Root: מלך (m-l-k); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “A kingdom”; Notes: Describes a domain or rule under priests.
- כֹּהֲנִ֖ים (kohanim) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Priests”; Notes: Indicates a role of spiritual mediators.
- וְגֹ֣וי (ve-goi) – Root: גוי (g-w-y); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “And a nation”; Notes: Refers to a collective body of people.
- קָדֹ֑ושׁ (kadosh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Adjective, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Holy”; Notes: Indicates being set apart for a sacred purpose.
- אֵ֚לֶּה (elleh) – Root: N/A; Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the specific words YHWH commands to be spoken.
- הַדְּבָרִ֔ים (haddevarim) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Noun, masculine plural absolute with definite article; Translation: “The words”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s instructions.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the subordinate clause.
- תְּדַבֵּ֖ר (tedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You shall speak”; Notes: Refers to Moshe’s role in conveying YHWH’s message.
- אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י (el-benei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “To the children of”; Notes: Indicates the audience of the message.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisra’el) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the people of Yisra’el.