וְהַקְּטֹ֨רֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶ֑ם קֹ֛דֶשׁ תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ לַיהוָֽה׃
And the incense that you shall make, you shall not make for yourselves according to its composition; it shall be holy to you for YHWH.
Morphology
- וְהַקְּטֹ֨רֶת֙ (vehaqetoret) – Root: קטר (q-ṭ-r); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “And the incense”; Notes: Refers to the sacred incense being discussed.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the clause specifying the incense.
- תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה (taʿaseh) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You shall make”; Notes: Refers to the act of preparing the incense.
- בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּ (bematkuntah) – Root: מתכון (m-t-k-n); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct with 3fs suffix; Translation: “According to its composition”; Notes: Specifies the formula or recipe for the incense.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Introduces the prohibition.
- תַעֲשׂ֖וּ (taʿasu) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall make”; Notes: Refers to creating incense for personal use.
- לָכֶ֑ם (lakhem) – Root: ל־ (l); Form: Preposition + Pronoun, 2mp; Translation: “For yourselves”; Notes: Prohibits making the incense for non-sacred purposes.
- קֹ֛דֶשׁ (qodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Holy”; Notes: Describes the sacred nature of the incense.
- תִּהְיֶ֥ה (tihyeh) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “It shall be”; Notes: Declares the incense’s sacred status.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: ל־ (l); Form: Preposition + Pronoun, 2ms; Translation: “To you”; Notes: Addresses Moshe or the people of Yisra’el.
- לַיהוָֽה׃ (layhwh) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Preposition + Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “For YHWH”; Notes: Indicates the incense’s exclusive dedication to YHWH.