אֲנִ֞י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹוצֵ֤אתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְיֹ֥ות לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ
I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim to be your God. I am YHWH your God.”
Morphology
- אֲנִ֞י (ani) – Root: אנ (ʾ-n); Form: Pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking directly.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהו (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the covenant name of God.
- אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם (Eloheikhem) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your God”; Notes: Indicates possession, referring to the relationship between YHWH and Israel.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces the relative clause.
- הֹוצֵ֤אתִי (hotseiti) – Root: יצא (y-ts-ʾ); Form: Hifil perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I brought out”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s act of delivering Israel from Mitsrayim.
- אֶתְכֶם֙ (etkhem) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “You”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (me-erets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “From the land of”; Notes: Indicates the origin of the exodus.
- מִצְרַ֔יִם (Mitsrayim) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Dual form; Translation: “Mitsrayim”; Notes: The Hebrew name for Egypt.
- לִהְיֹ֥ות (liheyot) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “To be”; Notes: Expresses purpose.
- לָכֶ֖ם (lakhem) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “For you”; Notes: Indicates the intended recipients of YHWH’s covenant.
- לֵאלֹהִ֑ים (le-Elohim) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural; Translation: “As God”; Notes: Indicates the relationship established through the covenant.
- אֲנִ֖י (ani) – Root: אנ (ʾ-n); Form: Pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: יהו (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Reaffirms YHWH’s identity.
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם (Eloheikhem) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your God”; Notes: Concludes the statement with a reiteration of the covenant relationship.