כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאכַ֣ל כָּל־דָּ֑ם וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ פ
Any person who eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from their people.”
Morphology
- כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ (kol-nefesh) – Root: נפש (n-p-sh); Form: Noun, fs construct; Translation: “Any soul” or “any person”; Notes: Refers to individuals universally.
- אֲשֶׁר (asher) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces the clause describing the action.
- תֹּאכַ֣ל (toʾchal) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “Eats”; Notes: Refers to the act of consuming.
- כָּל־דָּ֑ם (kol-dam) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Noun, ms with construct; Translation: “Any blood”; Notes: Encompasses all kinds of blood.
- וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה (venikretah) – Root: כרת (k-r-t); Form: Verb, Niphal, perfect, 3fs; Translation: “Shall be cut off”; Notes: Indicates divine punishment or exclusion.
- הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ (hanefesh) – Root: נפש (n-p-sh); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “The soul” or “the person”; Notes: Refers back to the individual.
- הַהִ֖וא (hahi) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, fs; Translation: “That one”; Notes: Specific reference to the guilty person.
- מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ (meʿammeha) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Noun, mp construct with 3fs suffix; Translation: “From her people”; Notes: Denotes separation from the community.