וְלֹ֤א בְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ הָלַ֔כְתְּ וּבְתֹועֲבֹֽותֵיהֶ֖ן עָשִׂית כִּמְעַ֣ט קָ֔ט וַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִי מֵהֵ֖ן בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃
And you did not walk in their ways, and according to their abominations you did, it was almost a little, and you corrupted more than they in all your ways.
Morphology
- וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “and not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- בְדַרְכֵיהֶן (ve-darkeihen) – Root: דרך; Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “in their ways”; Notes: Refers to manner of life or conduct.
- הָלַכְתְּ (halakht) – Root: הלך; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “you walked”; Notes: A metaphor for imitating or following conduct.
- וּבְתֹועֲבֹותֵיהֶן (u-ve-toʿavoteihen) – Root: תועבה; Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine plural with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “and in their abominations”; Notes: Refers to detestable idolatrous or immoral practices.
- עָשִׂית (ʿasīt) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “you did”; Notes: Marks concrete actions corresponding to abominations.
- כִּמְעַט (kimʿat) – Root: מעט; Form: Preposition + noun/adverb; Translation: “almost”; Notes: Expresses nearness to equivalence.
- קָט (qat) – Root: קטט (rare); Form: Adverbial particle; Translation: “a little”; Notes: Uncommon word, used for smallness or insignificance.
- וַתַּשְׁחִתִי (va-tashḥiti) – Root: שׁחת; Form: Conjunction + Hifil imperfect 2nd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and you corrupted”; Notes: Causative form, indicates moral or spiritual ruin.
- מֵהֵן (me-hen) – Root: מן; Form: Preposition + 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “more than they”; Notes: Expresses comparison of guilt.
- בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיִךְ (be-khol-derakhayikh) – Root: דרך; Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “in all your ways”; Notes: Comprehensive indictment of conduct.