וְנָתַתָּ֧ אֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת עַל־הָאָרֹ֖ן מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְאֶל־הָ֣אָרֹ֔ן תִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶתֵּ֖ן אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
And you shall place the mercy seat on top of the ark, and into the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.
Morphology
- וְנָתַתָּ֧ (venatata) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “And you shall place”; Notes: Refers to the act of positioning the mercy seat.
- אֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת (et-hakapporet) – Root: כפר (k-p-r); Form: Accusative particle + Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The mercy seat”; Notes: Specifies the object to be placed.
- עַל־הָאָרֹ֖ן (ʿal-haʾaron) – Root: ארן (ʾ-r-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “On top of the ark”; Notes: Indicates the location of the placement.
- מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (milmaʿlah) – Root: מעל (m-ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + Adverb; Translation: “From above”; Notes: Describes the position relative to the ark.
- וְאֶל־הָ֣אָרֹ֔ן (veʾel-haʾaron) – Root: ארן (ʾ-r-n); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “And into the ark”; Notes: Specifies the direction for placing the testimony.
- תִּתֵּן֙ (titten) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You shall put”; Notes: Commands the action of placing the testimony inside.
- אֶת־הָ֣עֵדֻ֔ת (et-haʿedut) – Root: עוד (ʿ-w-d); Form: Accusative particle + Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The testimony”; Notes: Refers to the tablets of the covenant.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the subordinate clause describing the testimony.
- אֶתֵּ֖ן (etten) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I will give”; Notes: Refers to God’s action of providing the testimony.
- אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (eleikha) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “To you”; Notes: Specifies Moses as the recipient.