Genesis 34:15

אַךְ־בְּזֹ֖את נֵאֹ֣ות לָכֶ֑ם אִ֚ם תִּהְי֣וּ כָמֹ֔נוּ לְהִמֹּ֥ל לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־זָכָֽר׃

Only on this condition will we agree with you: if you become like us by having every male among you circumcised.

 

Morphology

  1. אַךְ־ (ʾakh) – Particle; “only”
  2. בְּזֹ֖את (bə-zot) – Root: זֶה (zeh); Form: demonstrative pronoun, fs; “on this”
  3. נֵאֹ֣ות (neʾot) – Root: אות (ʾot); Form: Nifal, imperfect, 1cp; “we will agree”
  4. לָכֶ֑ם (lakhem) – Preposition with 2mp suffix; “with you”
  5. אִ֚ם (ʾim) – Conditional particle; “if”
  6. תִּהְי֣וּ (tihyu) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal, imperfect, 2mp; “you become”
  7. כָמֹ֔נוּ (kamonu) – Root: כמו (kmo); Form: preposition with 1cp suffix; “like us”
  8. לְהִמֹּ֥ל (lə-himmol) – Root: מול (mul); Form: Nifal, infinitive construct; “to be circumcised”
  9. לָכֶ֖ם (lakhem) – Preposition with 2mp suffix; “for you”
  10. כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כֹּל (kol); Form: noun, ms construct; “every”
  11. זָכָֽר (zakhar) – Root: זכר (zakhar); Form: noun, ms; “male”

 

 

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