אֵ֣לֶּה הַֽחֻקִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ לְאִשְׁתֹּ֑ו בֵּֽין־אָ֣ב לְבִתֹּ֔ו בִּנְעֻרֶ֖יהָ בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיהָ׃
These are the statutes that YHWH commanded Moshe concerning a man and his wife, and concerning a father and his daughter in her youth while in her father’s house.
Morphology
- אֵ֣לֶּה (ʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾelleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the following statutes.
- הַֽחֻקִּ֗ים (haḥuqqim) – Root: חקק (ḥaqaq); Form: Noun masculine plural definite; Translation: “The statutes”; Notes: Refers to the decrees given by God.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- צִוָּ֤ה (tsiwwah) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Commanded”; Notes: Indicates divine instruction.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “The LORD”; Notes: Refers to the God of Israel.
- אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה (ʾet-Mosheh) – Root: משה (Mosheh); Form: Definite direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Moses”; Notes: The recipient of the commandments.
- בֵּ֥ין (bein) – Root: בין (bein); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Between”; Notes: Indicates a relationship or comparison.
- אִ֖ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “A man”; Notes: Refers to a husband.
- לְאִשְׁתֹּ֑ו (lʾishto) – Root: אשה (ʾishah); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And his wife”; Notes: Indicates the relationship of marriage.
- בֵּֽין־אָ֣ב (bein-ʾav) – Root: אב (ʾav); Form: Preposition בֵּין + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “And between a father”; Notes: Indicates familial relationship.
- לְבִתֹּ֔ו (l’vito) – Root: בת (bat); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And his daughter”; Notes: Refers to the daughter under her father’s authority.
- בִּנְעֻרֶ֖יהָ (binʿureha) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: Noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “In her youth”; Notes: Specifies the daughter’s age.
- בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיהָ׃ (beit avihah) – Root: בית (bayit), אב (ʾav); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “In her father’s house”; Notes: Indicates her residence and familial authority.