Leviticus 19:16

לֹא־תֵלֵ֤ךְ רָכִיל֙ בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ לֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־דַּ֣ם רֵעֶ֑ךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃

You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand against the life of your neighbor; I am YHWH.

Morphology

1. לֹא־תֵלֵ֤ךְ (lo-telekh) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Negative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall not go”; Notes: Prohibits a specific action of moving or walking.
2. רָכִיל֙ (rakhil) – Root: רכל (r-k-l); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Slanderer”; Notes: Refers to gossip or slander.
3. בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ (be-ʿammekha) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Among your people”; Notes: Specifies the community context.
4. לֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד (lo-taʿamod) – Root: עמד (ʿ-m-d); Form: Negative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall not stand”; Notes: Indicates a prohibition against passive or complicit behavior.
5. עַל־דַּ֣ם (ʿal-dam) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “Against the blood”; Notes: Refers to endangering life.
6. רֵעֶ֑ךָ (reʿekha) – Root: רע (r-ʿ); Form: Noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your neighbor”; Notes: Indicates a fellow member of the community.
7. אֲנִ֖י (ani) – Root: אני (ʾ-n-y); Form: Pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphasizes divine authority.
8. יְהוָֽה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the Divine Name.