וּבְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אָמַ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּ וְשֵׁ֨ם אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ לֹ֣א תַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א יִשָּׁמַ֖ע עַל־פִּֽיךָ׃
And in everything I have said to you, you shall be careful, and the name of other gods you shall not mention; it shall not be heard on your lips.
Morphology
- וּבְכֹ֛ל (u-vechol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “And in everything”; Notes: Refers to the entirety of what is commanded.
- אֲשֶׁר־אָמַ֥רְתִּי (asher-amarti) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Relative pronoun + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “That I have said”; Notes: Indicates a reference to previous instructions.
- אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (aleikhem) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 2mp suffix; Translation: “To you”; Notes: Directs the command to the audience.
- תִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּ (tishameru) – Root: שמר (sh-m-r); Form: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall be careful”; Notes: Emphasizes careful observance.
- וְשֵׁ֨ם (ve-shem) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the name”; Notes: Refers to the identity or reputation of a deity.
- אֱלֹהִ֤ים (elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Gods”; Notes: Refers to foreign or false deities.
- אֲחֵרִים֙ (acherim) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “Other”; Notes: Describes gods distinct from YHWH.
- לֹ֣א תַזְכִּ֔ירוּ (lo tazkiru) – Root: זכר (z-k-r); Form: Negative particle + Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall not mention”; Notes: Prohibition against invoking other gods.
- לֹ֥א יִשָּׁמַ֖ע (lo yishama) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Negative particle + Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “It shall not be heard”; Notes: Emphasizes the exclusion of such names from speech.
- עַל־פִּֽיךָ׃ (ʿal-pikha) – Root: פה (p-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “On your lips”; Notes: Refers to speech or utterance.