כִּ֛י לֹ֥א תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לְאֵ֣ל אַחֵ֑ר כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמֹ֔ו אֵ֥ל קַנָּ֖א הֽוּא׃
For you shall not bow down to another god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Morphology
- כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the explanation.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: Particle; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the verb.
- תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה (tishtachaweh) – Root: שׁחה (sh-kh-h); Form: Verb, Hishtaphel, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You shall bow down”; Notes: Indicates worship or prostration.
- לְאֵ֣ל (le’el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “To a god”; Notes: Refers to a deity.
- אַחֵ֑ר (aḥer) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “Another”; Notes: Specifies a foreign or different god.
- כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Continues the explanation.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Divine Name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The personal name of God.
- קַנָּ֣א (qanna) – Root: קנא (q-n-ʾ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “Jealous”; Notes: Describes YHWH’s zealous nature regarding worship.
- שְׁמֹ֔ו (shem-o) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “Whose name”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s identity.
- אֵ֥ל (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “God”; Notes: Emphasizes the deity.
- קַנָּ֖א (qanna) – Root: קנא (q-n-ʾ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “Jealous”; Notes: Repeats the characteristic of YHWH.
- הֽוּא׃ (hu) – Root: Pronoun; Form: 3ms pronoun; Translation: “He”; Notes: Refers back to YHWH.