דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּהְי֑וּ כִּ֣י קָדֹ֔ושׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
“Speak to the entire assembly of the children of Yisra’el and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, YHWH your God, am holy.
Morphology
- דַּבֵּ֞ר (dabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Speak”; Notes: A command directed to Moshe to address the people.
- אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת (el-kol-adat) – Root: עדה (ʿ-d-h); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct with “kol”; Translation: “To the entire assembly”; Notes: Indicates the intended audience.
- בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (benei-Yisra’el) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “The children of Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ (ve-amarta) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And say”; Notes: Continuation of the command to Moshe.
- אֲלֵהֶ֖ם (alehem) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Refers to the people of Yisra’el.
- קְדֹשִׁ֣ים (kedoshim) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Adjective masculine plural; Translation: “Holy”; Notes: Describes the expected state of the people.
- תִּהְי֑וּ (tihyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall be”; Notes: Expresses a future state or command.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the command.
- קָדֹ֔ושׁ (kadosh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “Holy”; Notes: Describes YHWH’s character.
- אֲנִ֖י (ani) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Independent personal pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to YHWH.
- יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם (Eloheikhem) – Root: אלוה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your God”; Notes: Denotes the deity of Yisra’el.