כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ מְרִיתֶ֨ם פִּ֜י בְּמִדְבַּר־צִ֗ן בִּמְרִיבַת֙ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה לְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֥נִי בַמַּ֖יִם לְעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם הֵ֛ם מֵֽי־מְרִיבַ֥ת קָדֵ֖שׁ מִדְבַּר־צִֽן׃
Just as you rebelled against My word at the waters of Merivat in the wilderness of Tsin, to sanctify Me in their eyes.” These are the waters of Merivat Qadesh in the wilderness of Tsin.
Morphology
- כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative particle with preposition כַּ; Translation: “Just as”; Notes: Introduces the reason or condition.
- מְרִיתֶ֨ם (meritem) – Root: מרה (marah); Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You rebelled”; Notes: Indicates an act of defiance.
- פִּ֜י (pi) – Root: פה (peh); Form: Noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My word”; Notes: Refers to divine command.
- בְּמִדְבַּר־צִ֗ן (bemidbar-Tsin) – Root: צין (Tsin); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “In the wilderness of Tsin”; Notes: Geographical reference.
- בִּמְרִיבַת֙ (bimrivat) – Root: ריב (riv); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “At the contention of”; Notes: Refers to the dispute at the waters.
- הָֽעֵדָ֔ה (haʿedah) – Root: עדה (ʿedah); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The congregation”; Notes: Refers to the people of Israel.
- לְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֥נִי (lehaqdisheni) – Root: קדש (qadash); Form: Hifil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “To sanctify Me”; Notes: Refers to making YHWH’s holiness known.
- בַמַּ֖יִם (bammayim) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “In the waters”; Notes: Refers to the event involving water.
- לְעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם (ləʿeyneyhem) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine dual construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “In their eyes”; Notes: Indicates public visibility.
- הֵ֛ם (hem) – Root: המה (hemmah); Form: Pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “These are”; Notes: Refers to the waters of Merivah.
- מֵֽי־מְרִיבַ֥ת (mei-merivat) – Root: ריב (riv); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “Waters of contention”; Notes: Descriptive phrase for the incident.
- קָדֵ֖שׁ (Qadesh) – Root: קדש (qadesh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Qadesh”; Notes: Place name.
- מִדְבַּר־צִֽן׃ (midbar-Tsin) – Root: צין (Tsin); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “Wilderness of Tsin”; Notes: Final geographical identifier.