Ezekiel 20:11

וָאֶתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקֹּותַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י הֹודַ֣עְתִּי אֹותָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹותָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֥י בָּהֶֽם׃

And I gave to them My statutes, and my judgments I made known to them, which if a man does them, he shall live in them.

Morphology

1. וָאֶתֵּן – Root: נָתַן; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 1st person singular; Translation: “And I gave”; Notes: God’s granting of statutes to Yisraʾel.
2. לָהֶם – Form: Preposition לְ + third person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Refers to Yisraʾel as recipients.
3. אֶת־חֻקֹּותַי – Root: חֹק; Form: Object marker + noun masculine plural with 1cs suffix; Translation: “my statutes”; Notes: Prescribed ordinances of YHWH.
4. וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי – Root: מִשְׁפָּט; Form: Conjunction + object marker + noun masculine plural with 1cs suffix; Translation: “and my judgments”; Notes: Legal rulings or ordinances.
5. הֹודַעְתִּי – Root: יָדַע; Form: Hifil perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I made known”; Notes: Hifil emphasizes causative action—God actively revealed his laws.
6. אֹותָם – Form: Object pronoun 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “them”; Notes: Refers back to statutes and judgments.
7. אֲשֶׁר – Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces condition clause.
8. יַעֲשֶׂה – Root: עָשָׂה; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “a man does”; Notes: Expresses hypothetical or conditional action.
9. אֹותָם – Form: Object pronoun 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “them”; Notes: Direct object of the verb “does.”
10. הָאָדָם – Root: אָדָם; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the man”; Notes: General reference to any person, representing humanity.
11. וָחַי – Root: חָיָה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive expressing consequence; Translation: “then he shall live”; Notes: Expresses life as a promised outcome of obedience.
12. בָּהֶם – Root: בְּ; Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “in them”; Notes: Refers to life found in the statutes and judgments of YHWH.