הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ הָאֹֽכְלִים֙ בְּשַׂ֣ר הַחֲזִ֔יר וּפֶרֶק פִּגֻּלִ֖ים כְּלֵיהֶֽם׃
those who sit in the graves and lodge in the secret places, who eat the flesh of the pig, and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels.
Morphology
- הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים (ha-yoshevim) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Qal active participle masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “those who sit”; Notes: Continuous or habitual action, introducing the description of their defiling behavior.
- בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים (ba-qevarim) – Root: קבר (qever); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite plural noun masculine; Translation: “in the graves”; Notes: Associated with impurity and possibly necromancy.
- וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים (u-va-netsurim) – Root: נצר (natsar); Form: Conjunction + preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “and in the secret places”; Notes: Hidden or walled-in places, connoting secrecy or ritual impurity.
- יָלִ֑ינוּ (yalinu) – Root: לן (lun); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they lodge”; Notes: They stay overnight, implying intentional or habitual dwelling in defiled locations.
- הָאֹֽכְלִים (ha-okhlim) – Root: אכל (ʾakhal); Form: Qal active participle masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “those who eat”; Notes: Continues the participial description of defiling acts.
- בְּשַׂ֣ר (be-sar) – Root: בשר (basar); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the flesh of”; Notes: Introduces the object of their eating.
- הַחֲזִ֔יר (ha-ḥazir) – Root: חזיר (ḥazir); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the pig”; Notes: An unclean animal according to Torah (Leviticus 11:7).
- וּפֶרֶק (u-fereq) – Root: פרק (pereq); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and broth”; Notes: May refer to liquid stew or soup made from sacrificial meat or abominable parts.
- פִּגֻּלִ֖ים (piggulim) – Root: פגל (pigul); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “abominable things”; Notes: Refers to ritually impure or unacceptable sacrifices (cf. Leviticus 7:18; Isaiah 66:3).
- כְּלֵיהֶֽם (kleihem) – Root: כלי (kli); Form: Noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their vessels”; Notes: Their containers are defiled by what they hold, signifying moral and ritual corruption.