וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם מְאֹ֔ד לִשְׁמֹ֣ר וְלַעֲשֹׂ֔ות אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַכָּת֔וּב בְּסֵ֖פֶר תֹּורַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֥י סוּר־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃
And you shall be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Torah of Moshe, so that you do not turn aside from it to the right or to the left.
Morphology
- וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם (va-ḥazaqtem) – Root: חזק (ḥazaq); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And you shall be strong”; Notes: Encouragement to maintain strength.
- מְאֹ֔ד (meʾod) – Root: מאד (meʾod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “very”; Notes: Intensifies the preceding verb.
- לִשְׁמֹ֣ר (lishmor) – Root: שמר (shamar); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to keep”; Notes: Expresses purpose.
- וְלַעֲשֹׂ֔ות (ve-laʿasot) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “and to do”; Notes: Further specifies required actions.
- אֵ֚ת (ʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: (not translated in English); Notes: Marks the direct object.
- כָּל־הַכָּת֔וּב (kol-ha-katuv) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Adjective, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “all that is written”; Notes: Refers to the Torah’s instructions.
- בְּסֵ֖פֶר (be-sefer) – Root: ספר (sefer); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with preposition; Translation: “in the book”; Notes: Specifies the document containing the law.
- תֹּורַ֣ת (torat) – Root: תורה (torah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “Torah of”; Notes: Refers to divine instruction.
- מֹשֶׁ֑ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Identifies the mediator of the Torah.
- לְבִלְתִּ֥י (le-vilti) – Root: בלתי (vilti); Form: Negative adverb; Translation: “so that not”; Notes: Introduces a negation of an action.
- סוּר־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (sur-mimmennu) – Root: סור (sur); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to turn aside from it”; Notes: Prohibition against deviation.
- יָמִ֥ין (yamin) – Root: ימין (yamin); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “right”; Notes: Indicates direction.
- וּשְׂמֹֽאול (u-semoʾl) – Root: שמאל (semoʾl); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “or left”; Notes: Further specifies prohibited deviation.