וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ שֹׁופַ֤ר תְּרוּעָה֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִעִ֔י בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ור לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ בְּיֹום֙ הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּ שֹׁופָ֖ר בְּכָל־אַרְצְכֶֽם׃
Then you shall sound the trumpet of the blast in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month; on the Day of Atonement, you shall sound the trumpet throughout all your land.
Morphology
- וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ (vehaʿavarta) – Root: עבר (ʿ-v-r); Form: Conjunction ו with Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Then you shall cause to sound”; Notes: Causative form indicating an action to be initiated.
- שֹׁופַ֤ר (shofar) – Root: שׁפר (sh-p-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Trumpet”; Notes: Refers to the ram’s horn used for ceremonial purposes.
- תְּרוּעָה֙ (teruʿah) – Root: רוע (r-w-ʿ); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Blast”; Notes: Indicates a loud sounding or alarm.
- בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (bahaḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Preposition ב with masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “In the month”; Notes: Specifies the time.
- הַשְּׁבִעִ֔י (hasheviʿi) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular adjective with definite article; Translation: “The seventh”; Notes: Refers to the seventh month of the year.
- בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ור (beʿasor) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Preposition ב with masculine singular noun; Translation: “On the tenth”; Notes: Indicates the specific day.
- לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ (laḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Preposition ל with masculine singular noun; Translation: “Of the month”; Notes: Clarifies the day within the month.
- בְּיֹום֙ (beyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Preposition ב with masculine singular noun; Translation: “On the day”; Notes: Specifies the occasion.
- הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים (hakippurim) – Root: כפר (k-p-r); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “Of atonement”; Notes: Refers to the Day of Atonement.
- תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּ (taʿaviru) – Root: עבר (ʿ-v-r); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall cause to sound”; Notes: Command directed to the community.
- שֹׁופָ֖ר (shofar) – Root: שׁפר (sh-p-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “A trumpet”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- בְּכָל־ (bekhol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition ב with noun in construct; Translation: “Throughout all”; Notes: Indicates coverage over a wide area.
- אַרְצְכֶֽם׃ (artsekhem) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your land”; Notes: Refers to the collective land of Yisra’el.