כִּ֣י מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה הָיְתָ֡ה לְחַזֵּ֣ק אֶת־לִבָּם֩ לִקְרַ֨את הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְמַ֣עַן הַֽחֲרִימָ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֱיֹות־לָהֶ֖ם תְּחִנָּ֑ה כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן הַשְׁמִידָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ ס
For from YHWH it was, to harden their hearts to go to battle against Yisraʾel, so that they might be devoted to destruction, that they might not find mercy, but rather to be destroyed, as YHWH had commanded Moshe.
Morphology
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”.
- מֵאֵ֣ת (me’et) – Root: את (et); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “from”.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”.
- הָיְתָ֡ה (hayetah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “it was”.
- לְחַזֵּ֣ק (leḥazzeq) – Root: חזק (ḥazaq); Form: Piel infinitive construct; Translation: “to strengthen”.
- אֶת־לִבָּם֩ (et-libam) – Root: לב (lev); Form: Direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “their hearts”.
- לִקְרַ֨את (liqrat) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Preposition + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to go to meet”.
- הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה (hamilḥamah) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the battle”.
- אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (et-Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (Yisra’el); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”.
- לְמַ֣עַן (lema‘an) – Form: Preposition; Translation: “so that”.
- הַֽחֲרִימָ֔ם (hachaḥrimam) – Root: חרם (ḥaram); Form: Hifil infinitive construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “they might be devoted to destruction”.
- לְבִלְתִּ֥י (levilti) – Form: Negative particle; Translation: “that not”.
- הֱיֹות־לָהֶ֖ם (heyot-lahem) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “to be for them”.
- תְּחִנָּ֑ה (teḥinnah) – Root: חנן (ḥanan); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “mercy”.
- כִּ֚י (ki) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “but rather”.
- לְמַ֣עַן (lema‘an) – Form: Preposition; Translation: “so that”.
- הַשְׁמִידָ֔ם (hashmidam) – Root: שמד (shamad); Form: Hifil infinitive construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “they might be destroyed”.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka’asher) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as”.
- צִוָּ֥ה (tzivvah) – Root: צוה (tzavah); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he commanded”.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”.
- אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (et-Mosheh) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”.