וְכָל־כְּלִי־חֶ֔רֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּ֥ל מֵהֶ֖ם אֶל־תֹּוכֹ֑ו כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּתֹוכֹ֛ו יִטְמָ֖א וְאֹתֹ֥ו תִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃
And any earthen vessel into which any of them falls, whatever is in it shall become unclean, and you shall break it.
Morphology
- וְכָל־ (vechol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Conjunction + noun, ms construct; Translation: “And any”; Notes: Introduces the case of an earthen vessel.
- כְּלִי־חֶ֔רֶשׂ (keli-ḥeres) – Root: כלי (k-l-y) + חרס (ḥ-r-s); Form: Noun, ms construct + noun, ms; Translation: “Earthen vessel”; Notes: Refers to a pottery item.
- אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּ֥ל (asher-yippol) – Root: נפל (n-p-l); Form: Relative pronoun + verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “That falls”; Notes: Describes the action causing contamination.
- מֵהֶ֖ם (mehem) – Root: מן (m-n) + הם (h-m); Form: Preposition + pronoun, 3mp; Translation: “From them”; Notes: Refers to the carcasses of unclean animals.
- אֶל־תֹּוכֹ֑ו (el-tokho) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “Into its interior”; Notes: Specifies where the carcass falls.
- כֹּ֣ל (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Whatever”; Notes: Refers to all contents within the vessel.
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the description of the contents.
- בְּתֹוכֹ֛ו (betokho) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “In it”; Notes: Refers to the interior of the vessel.
- יִטְמָ֖א (yitma) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Shall become unclean”; Notes: Describes the state of impurity transferred to the contents.
- וְאֹתֹ֥ו (veoto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “And it”; Notes: Refers to the contaminated vessel itself.
- תִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ (tishberu) – Root: שבר (sh-b-r); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall break”; Notes: Commands the destruction of the unclean vessel.