וְלֹ֤א תְחַלְּלוּ֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֔י וְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔י בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃
You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be sanctified among the children of Israel. I am YHWH who sanctifies you.
Morphology
- וְלֹ֤א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Conjunction ו with negative particle; Translation: “And not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- תְחַלְּלוּ֙ (techallelu) – Root: חלל (ḥ-l-l); Form: Piel imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall profane”; Notes: Denotes desecration or defilement.
- אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם (et-shem) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Direct object marker with singular noun; Translation: “The name”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s name.
- קָדְשִׁ֔י (qodshi) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun with 1st person singular pronominal suffix; Translation: “My holy”; Notes: Indicates sanctity or holiness.
- וְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔י (veniqdashti) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Nifal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “But I will be sanctified”; Notes: Indicates being set apart or revered.
- בְּתֹ֖וךְ (betokh) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition with masculine singular noun; Translation: “Among”; Notes: Refers to the midst or presence.
- בְּנֵ֣י (b’nei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The children of”; Notes: Refers to descendants.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisrael) – Root: שרי (sh-r-y) / אל (ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Israel”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- אֲנִ֥י (ani) – Root: אנ (ʾ-n); Form: Pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם (meqaddishkhem) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Piel participle masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural pronominal suffix; Translation: “Who sanctifies you”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s role in setting His people apart.