הֹוצֵ֣א אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְסָמְכ֧וּ כָֽל־הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֑ו וְרָגְמ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃
“Bring out the one who cursed to the outside of the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let the entire assembly stone him.
Morphology
- הֹוצֵ֣א (hotseʾ) – Root: יצא (y-ts-ʾ); Form: Hifil imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Bring out”; Notes: Indicates a causative action to bring or lead outside.
- אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל (ʾet-hameqallel) – Root: קלל (q-l-l); Form: Definite direct object marker with Piel participle masculine singular; Translation: “The one who cursed”; Notes: Refers to the individual who blasphemed.
- אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ (el-michuts) – Root: חוץ (ḥ-w-ts); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “To the outside”; Notes: Specifies the destination outside the camp.
- לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה (la-maḥaneh) – Root: מחנה (m-ḥ-n-h); Form: Preposition ל with definite noun; Translation: “Of the camp”; Notes: Refers to the communal encampment.
- וְסָמְכ֧וּ (vesamkhu) – Root: סמך (s-m-k); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they shall lay”; Notes: Describes the act of placing hands as a ritual of transference or identification.
- כָֽל־הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים (kol-hashomʿim) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Construct phrase with Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “All who heard”; Notes: Refers to those who witnessed the blasphemy.
- אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (ʾet-yedeihem) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Definite direct object marker with plural noun and 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “Their hands”; Notes: Refers to the witnesses’ hands.
- עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֑ו (ʿal-rosho) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Preposition with masculine singular noun and 3rd person singular suffix; Translation: “On his head”; Notes: Indicates the symbolic transfer of guilt.
- וְרָגְמ֥וּ (veragmu) – Root: רגם (r-g-m); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they shall stone”; Notes: Describes the prescribed punishment of stoning.
- אֹתֹ֖ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Definite direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Him”; Notes: Refers to the one who cursed.
- כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃ (kol-haʿedah) – Root: עדה (ʿ-d-h); Form: Construct phrase with definite noun; Translation: “The entire assembly”; Notes: Specifies the collective community responsible for executing the sentence.