Numbers 35:22

וְאִם־בְּפֶ֥תַע בְּלֹא־אֵיבָ֖ה הֲדָפֹ֑ו אֹו־הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ עָלָ֛יו כָּל־כְּלִ֖י בְּלֹ֥א צְדִיָּֽה׃

But if suddenly, without enmity, he pushed him, or threw upon him any object without intent,

 

Morphology

  1. וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם (ʾm); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
  2. בְּפֶ֥תַע (be-fetaʿ) – Root: פתע (pṭʿ); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “suddenly”; Notes: Refers to an unexpected action.
  3. בְּלֹא־ (be-lo) – Root: לא (lʾ); Form: Preposition with negative particle; Translation: “without”; Notes: Denotes absence of a condition.
  4. אֵיבָ֖ה (evah) – Root: איבה (ʾbh); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “enmity”; Notes: Refers to hostility or hatred.
  5. הֲדָפֹ֑ו (hadafo) – Root: דפה (dph); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “he pushed him”; Notes: Indicates a forceful action.
  6. אֹו־ (o) – Root: או (ʾw); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “or”; Notes: Offers an alternative action.
  7. הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ (hishlikh) – Root: שלך (šlḵ); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he threw”; Notes: Describes the act of throwing.
  8. עָלָ֛יו (alav) – Root: על (ʿl); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “upon him”; Notes: Indicates direction of the action.
  9. כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (kl); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “any”; Notes: Refers to inclusiveness.
  10. כְּלִ֖י (kli) – Root: כלי (klʾ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “object”; Notes: Refers to a general item.
  11. בְּלֹ֥א (be-lo) – Root: לא (lʾ); Form: Preposition with negative particle; Translation: “without”; Notes: Emphasizes absence of intent.
  12. צְדִיָּֽה׃ (tzediyah) – Root: צדי (ṣdy); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “intent”; Notes: Refers to deliberate action or purpose.

 

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