Leviticus 18:27

כִּ֚י אֶת־כָּל־הַתֹּועֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל עָשׂ֥וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וַתִּטְמָ֖א הָאָֽרֶץ׃

For all these abominations the people of the land who were before you have done, and the land became defiled.

 

Morphology

  1. כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the previous command.
  2. אֶת־כָּל־ (et-kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Accusative particle + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “All of”; Notes: Emphasizes totality.
  3. הַתֹּועֵבֹ֣ת (hatoʿevot) – Root: תעב (t-ʿ-b); Form: Noun feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “The abominations”; Notes: Refers to detestable practices.
  4. הָאֵ֔ל (haʾel) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “These”; Notes: Specifies the mentioned abominations.
  5. עָשׂ֥וּ (ʿasu) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They have done”; Notes: Indicates completed actions.
  6. אַנְשֵֽׁי־ (ʾanshei) – Root: אנש (ʾ-n-sh); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The people of”; Notes: Refers to the inhabitants.
  7. הָאָ֖רֶץ (haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Specifies the location.
  8. אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
  9. לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם (lifneikhem) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Before you”; Notes: Refers to previous inhabitants.
  10. וַתִּטְמָ֖א (vatitma) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And it became defiled”; Notes: Refers to the land being polluted.
  11. הָאָֽרֶץ (haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Repeats the subject for emphasis.

 

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