וְנֹועַדְתִּ֣י לְךָ֮ שָׁם֒ וְדִבַּרְתִּ֨י אִתְּךָ֜ מֵעַ֣ל הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת מִבֵּין֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־אֲרֹ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֑ת אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֲצַוֶּ֛ה אֹותְךָ֖ אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ
And I will meet with you there, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two keruvim which are on the ark of the testimony, about everything that I will command you regarding the children of Yisra’el.
Morphology
- וְנֹועַדְתִּ֣י (venoʿadti) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Nifal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “And I will meet”; Notes: Indicates God’s promise to appear or commune.
- לְךָ֮ (lekha) – Root: ל־ (l); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “With you”; Notes: Directs the promise to Moses.
- שָׁם֒ (sham) – Root: N/A; Form: Adverb; Translation: “There”; Notes: Refers to the location above the mercy seat.
- וְדִבַּרְתִּ֨י (vedibbarti) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Piel, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “And I will speak”; Notes: Indicates direct communication from God to Moses.
- אִתְּךָ֜ (ittekha) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “With you”; Notes: Highlights personal interaction with Moses.
- מֵעַ֣ל (meʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From above”; Notes: Specifies the vantage point from the mercy seat.
- הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת (hakapporet) – Root: כפר (k-p-r); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The mercy seat”; Notes: Refers to the covering of the ark.
- מִבֵּין֙ (mibbein) – Root: בין (b-y-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From between”; Notes: Indicates the position of the cherubim.
- שְׁנֵ֣י (shenei) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Noun, masculine dual construct; Translation: “The two”; Notes: Refers to the cherubim.
- הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים (hakkeruvim) – Root: כרב (k-r-v); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Cherubim”; Notes: Celestial beings associated with the ark.
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר (asher) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Which”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause describing the cherubim.
- עַל־אֲרֹ֣ן (ʿal-aron) – Root: ארן (ʾ-r-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “On the ark”; Notes: Describes the placement of the cherubim.
- הָעֵדֻ֑ת (haʿedut) – Root: עוד (ʿ-w-d); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The testimony”; Notes: Refers to the tablets of the covenant.
- אֵ֣ת (et) – Root: N/A; Form: Accusative marker; Translation: Untranslated; Notes: Marks the direct object of the verb.
- כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֧ר (kol-asher) – Root: כל (k-l) + N/A; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + Relative pronoun; Translation: “Everything that”; Notes: Introduces the scope of the communication.
- אֲצַוֶּ֛ה (ʾatzavveh) – Root: צוה (ts-w-h); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I will command”; Notes: Indicates God’s direct instructions.
- אֹותְךָ֖ (ʾotekha) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Accusative particle with 2ms suffix; Translation: “You”; Notes: Refers to Moses as the recipient of the commands.
- אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י (ʾel-benei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “To the children of”; Notes: Specifies the audience of the commands.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yisraʾel) – Root: שרר (s-r-r) + אל (ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Israel”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Jacob.