אִ֣ישׁ אִמֹּ֤ו וְאָבִיו֙ תִּירָ֔אוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
Every man shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep My Sabbaths; I am YHWH your God.
Morphology
- אִ֣ישׁ (ish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Man”; Notes: Refers to an individual male person.
- אִמֹּ֤ו (immo) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His mother”; Notes: Refers to a man’s maternal parent.
- וְאָבִיו֙ (ve-aviv) – Root: אב (ʾ-v); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And his father”; Notes: Refers to a man’s paternal parent.
- תִּירָ֔אוּ (tira’u) – Root: ירא (y-r-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall revere”; Notes: Command to show reverence or fear.
- וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י (ve-et-shabbatotai) – Root: שבת (sh-b-t); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “And My Sabbaths”; Notes: Refers to the commanded days of rest.
- תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ (tishmeru) – Root: שמר (sh-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall keep”; Notes: Command to observe or guard.
- 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.