אַ֤ךְ אֶת־זֶה֙ תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ מִכֹּל֙ שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָעֹ֔וף הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֑ע אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ כְרָעַ֨יִם֙ מִמַּ֣עַל לְרַגְלָ֔יו לְנַתֵּ֥ר בָּהֵ֖ן עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
But this you may eat of all the swarming things that fly, that walk on all fours, those which have jointed legs above their feet, with which to leap on the earth.
Morphology
- אַ֤ךְ (ʾakh) – Root: אך (ʾ-k); Form: Adverb; Translation: “But”; Notes: Introduces an exception to the prohibition.
- אֶת־זֶה֙ (et-zeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Direct object marker + demonstrative pronoun, ms; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to specific permissible creatures.
- תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ (toʾkhelu) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You may eat”; Notes: Permission to consume certain creatures.
- מִכֹּל֙ (mikol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct; Translation: “Of all”; Notes: Indicates a subset of swarming things.
- שֶׁ֣רֶץ (sheretz) – Root: שרץ (sh-r-ṣ); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Swarming thing”; Notes: Refers to small creeping or flying creatures.
- הָעֹ֔וף (haʿof) – Root: עוף (ʿ-w-p); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “That flies”; Notes: Specifies creatures capable of flight.
- הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ (haholekh) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Participle, Qal, ms; Translation: “That walks”; Notes: Describes locomotion on four legs.
- עַל־אַרְבַּ֑ע (ʿal-arbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Preposition + numeral, fs; Translation: “On all fours”; Notes: Refers to the mode of movement.
- אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ (asher-lo) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r) + לו (l-w); Form: Relative pronoun + preposition + pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “That have”; Notes: Refers to creatures with specific features.
- כְרָעַ֨יִם֙ (keraʿayim) – Root: כרע (k-r-ʿ); Form: Noun, dual; Translation: “Jointed legs”; Notes: Refers to legs adapted for leaping.
- מִמַּ֣עַל (mimmʿal) – Root: מעל (m-ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Above”; Notes: Refers to the location of the jointed legs relative to the feet.
- לְרַגְלָ֔יו (leraglav) – Root: רגל (r-g-l); Form: Preposition + noun, fp construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “Their feet”; Notes: Refers to the feet of the permissible creatures.
- לְנַתֵּ֥ר (lenatter) – Root: נתר (n-t-r); Form: Preposition + verb, Piel, infinitive construct; Translation: “To leap”; Notes: Describes their ability to jump.
- בָּהֵ֖ן (bahem) – Root: ב (b) + הם (h-m); Form: Preposition + pronoun, 3mp; Translation: “With them”; Notes: Refers to the jointed legs used for leaping.
- עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ (ʿal-haʾarets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs; Translation: “On the earth”; Notes: Specifies the ground as their leaping habitat.