כֹּֽה־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּתָב־לְךָ֗ אֵ֧ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֵלֶ֖יךָ אֶל־סֵֽפֶר׃
“Thus said YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, saying: ‘Write for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you on a scroll.
Morphology
- כֹּה (koh) – Root: כה (koh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Introduces a direct divine declaration.
- אָמַר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “said”; Notes: Marks the speech act of YHWH.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: היה (possibly from hayah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible.
- אֱלֹהֵי (ʾelohei) – Root: אלה (ʾeloah); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “God of”; Notes: Construct form showing possession or association.
- יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the nation descended from Jacob.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Preposition לְ + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the message.
- כְּתָב (ketav) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “write”; Notes: Command to record the divine words.
- לְךָ (lekha) – Root: אתה (ʾatah); Form: Preposition לְ + second person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for yourself”; Notes: Indicates personal responsibility in the action.
- אֵת (ʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Particle; Translation: [direct object marker]; Notes: Marks the definite direct object “all the words.”
- כָּל (kol) – Root: כלל (kalal); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Denotes totality of the words to be written.
- הַדְּבָרִים (ha-devarim) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “the words”; Notes: Refers to specific divine utterances.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Connects the words to the act of speaking.
- דִּבַּרְתִּי (dibarti) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I have spoken”; Notes: Piel conveys intensity or formality of the speech act.
- אֵלֶיךָ (ʾeilekha) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition אֶל + second person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the speech.
- אֶל־סֵפֶר (ʾel-sefer) – Root: ספר (sefer); Form: Preposition אֶל + noun masculine singular; Translation: “on a scroll”; Notes: Refers to the medium for recording the divine words.