לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ ס
You shall not murder.
Morphology
- לֹ֥֖א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח (tirtsaḥ) – Root: רצח (r-ts-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You shall murder”; Notes: Prohibits the act of unlawful killing or murder.
Hebrew Bible
לֹ֖א תִּרְצָֽח: ס לֹ֖א תִּנְאָֽף: ס לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹֽב: ס לֹֽא־תַֽעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁקֶר:
You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Morphology
- לֹ֖א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Used to negate the following verb.
- תִּרְצָֽח (tirtsaḥ) – Root: רצח (r-ts-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “Murder”; Notes: Refers to the unlawful taking of life.
- לֹ֖א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- תִּנְאָֽף (tinaʾf) – Root: נאף (n-ʾ-f); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “Commit adultery”; Notes: Refers to marital infidelity.
- לֹ֖א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- תִּגְנֹֽב (tignov) – Root: גנב (g-n-v); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “Steal”; Notes: Refers to theft.
- לֹֽא־ (lo-) – Root: N/A; Form: Particle of negation with maqaf; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- תַֽעֲנֶ֥ה (taʿaneh) – Root: ענה (ʿ-n-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “Bear witness”; Notes: Refers to giving testimony.
- בְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ (v’reʿakha) – Root: רע (r-ʿ); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct + 2ms suffix; Translation: “Against your neighbor”; Notes: Indicates the subject of the false testimony.
- עֵ֥ד (ʿed) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Witness”; Notes: Refers to testimony in legal proceedings.
- שָֽׁקֶר (sheqer) – Root: שקר (sh-q-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Falsehood”; Notes: Refers to untruthful testimony.