וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית עֹולָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־אָשׁוּב֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם לְהֵיטִיבִ֖י אֹותָ֑ם וְאֶת־יִרְאָתִי֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן בִּלְבָבָ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֖י ס֥וּר מֵעָלָֽי׃
And I will cut with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from after them, to do good to them, and My fear I will put in their heart so that they will not turn away from Me.
Morphology
- וְכָרַתִּי (ve-karatti) – Root: כרת (karat); Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular with prefixed waw-consecutive; Translation: “And I will cut”; Notes: Idiomatic for making a covenant.
- לָהֶם (lahem) – Root: ל (le); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “with them” / “to them”; Notes: Indicates covenant partners.
- בְּרִית (berit) – Root: ברית (berit); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “covenant”; Notes: Formal binding agreement, often between YHWH and His people.
- עֹולָם (ʿolam) – Root: עלם (ʿalam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “everlasting”; Notes: Denotes perpetuity or without end.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces the purpose clause.
- לֹא־אָשׁוּב (lo-ʾashuv) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will not turn away”; Notes: Denotes steadfastness of YHWH’s commitment.
- מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם (me-aḥareihem) – Root: אחר (aḥar); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “from after them”; Notes: Expression of loyalty and pursuit.
- לְהֵיטִיבִי (le-heitivi) – Root: יטב (yatav); Form: Hiphil infinitive construct + 1st person common singular suffix; Translation: “to do good to them”; Notes: Causative form expressing active beneficence.
- אֹותָם (otam) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “them”; Notes: Marks the object of the beneficent action.
- וְאֶת־יִרְאָתִי (ve-et-yirʾati) – Root: ירא (yareʾ); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun feminine singular with 1st person common singular suffix; Translation: “and My fear”; Notes: Refers to reverence and awe toward YHWH.
- אֶתֵּן (etten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will put”; Notes: Denotes deliberate placement within them.
- בִּלְבָבָם (bilvavam) – Root: לבב (levav); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “in their heart”; Notes: Heart as the seat of thought, will, and emotion.
- לְבִלְתִּי (le-vilti) – Root: בל (bal); Form: Preposition + negative particle; Translation: “so that not”; Notes: Introduces purpose clause of prevention.
- סוּר (sur) – Root: סור (sur); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to turn away”; Notes: Refers to departure from allegiance or obedience.
- מֵעָלָי (me-ʿalai) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition + 1st person common singular suffix; Translation: “from Me”; Notes: Indicates separation from YHWH.