וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗ם אֵ֚ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵרַ֥ךְ אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ֖ וְאֶת־מֵימֶ֑יךָ וַהֲסִרֹתִ֥י מַחֲלָ֖ה מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃
You shall serve YHWH your God, and He will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from your midst.
Morphology
- וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗ם (vaʿavadtem) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall serve”; Notes: Refers to the act of worshiping or serving YHWH.
- אֵ֚ת (ʾet) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition; Translation: “With”; Notes: Marks the direct object of the verb.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the divine name of God.
- אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם (ʾeloheikhem) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2mp suffix; Translation: “Your God”; Notes: Denotes possession and covenant relationship.
- וּבֵרַ֥ךְ (uvereikh) – Root: ברך (b-r-k); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Piel, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And He will bless”; Notes: Indicates the act of bestowing divine favor.
- אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ֖ (ʾet-lahmekha) – Root: לחם (l-ḥ-m); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “Your bread”; Notes: Represents sustenance and provision.
- וְאֶת־מֵימֶ֑יךָ (veʾet-meimekha) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “And your water”; Notes: Denotes the essential provisions of life.
- וַהֲסִרֹתִ֥י (vahasiroti) – Root: סור (s-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hifil, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “And I will remove”; Notes: Indicates divine action to eliminate harm.
- מַחֲלָ֖ה (maḥalah) – Root: חלה (ḥ-l-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “Sickness”; Notes: Refers to physical ailments or plagues.
- מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ (miqqirbekha) – Root: קרב (q-r-b); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “From your midst”; Notes: Refers to the removal of affliction from among the people.