Exodus 34:15

פֶּן־תִּכְרֹ֥ת בְּרִ֖ית לְיֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ וְזָנ֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם וְזָבְחוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְקָרָ֣א לְךָ֔ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ מִזִּבְחֹֽו׃

Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they prostitute themselves after their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods, and they call you, and you eat of their sacrifice.

Morphology

1. פֶּן־ (pen) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Lest”; Notes: Introduces a warning or precaution.
2. תִּכְרֹ֥ת (tichrot) – Root: כרת (k-r-t); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You make”; Notes: Refers to establishing a covenant.
3. בְּרִ֖ית (berit) – Root: ברית (b-r-y-t); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Covenant”; Notes: Refers to an agreement or treaty.
4. לְיֹושֵׁ֣ב (leyoshev) – Root: ישב (y-sh-v); Form: Participle, Qal, masculine singular construct; Translation: “With the inhabitant”; Notes: Indicates residency in the land.
5. הָאָ֑רֶץ (ha’aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Refers to the land being entered.
6. וְזָנ֣וּ (vezanu) – Root: זנה (z-n-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3mp; Translation: “They prostitute themselves”; Notes: Describes unfaithfulness, often in a spiritual sense.
7. אַחֲרֵ֣י (acharei) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Preposition; Translation: “After”; Notes: Denotes following or pursuing.
8. אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם (eloheihem) – Root: אלוה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3mp suffix; Translation: “Their gods”; Notes: Refers to the deities of the land’s inhabitants.
9. וְזָבְחוּ֙ (vezav’chu) – Root: זבח (z-b-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3mp; Translation: “They sacrifice”; Notes: Refers to ritual offerings to gods.
10. לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם (le’eloheihem) – Root: אלוה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct with 3mp suffix; Translation: “To their gods”; Notes: Indicates the object of their sacrifices.
11. וְקָרָ֣א (vekara) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And they call”; Notes: Refers to inviting or summoning.
12. לְךָ֔ (lekha) – Root: Preposition + Pronoun; Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “You”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the call.
13. וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ (ve’achalta) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “And you eat”; Notes: Refers to participation in the ritual meal.
14. מִזִּבְחֹֽו׃ (mizivcho) – Root: זבח (z-b-ḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Of his sacrifice”; Notes: Indicates the source of the meal.