Numbers 5:13

וְשָׁכַ֨ב אִ֣ישׁ אֹתָהּ֮ שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע֒ וְנֶעְלַם֙ מֵעֵינֵ֣י אִישָׁ֔הּ וְנִסְתְּרָ֖ה וְהִ֣יא נִטְמָ֑אָה וְעֵד֙ אֵ֣ין בָּ֔הּ וְהִ֖וא לֹ֥א נִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃

And a man lies with her, having a seminal emission, and it is hidden from her husband’s eyes, and she is secluded and defiled, but there is no witness against her, and she was not seized.

Morphology

1. וְשָׁכַ֨ב (veshakav) – Root: שכב (sh-k-v); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he lies”; Notes: Describes the act of lying with someone.
2. אִ֣ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “A man”; Notes: Refers to the male involved in the act.
3. אֹתָהּ֮ (otah) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “With her”; Notes: Indicates the object of the action.
4. שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע֒ (shikvat-zerʿa) – Root: שכב (sh-k-v) + זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Construct chain; Translation: “A seminal emission”; Notes: Refers to the nature of the act.
5. וְנֶעְלַם֙ (veneʿlam) – Root: עלם (ʿ-l-m); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it is hidden”; Notes: Indicates secrecy or concealment.
6. מֵעֵינֵ֣י (meʿeine) – Root: עין (ʿ-y-n); Form: Preposition + noun masculine dual construct; Translation: “From the eyes of”; Notes: Refers to being outside someone’s sight.
7. אִישָׁ֔הּ (isheha) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “Her husband”; Notes: Specifies the husband of the woman.
8. וְנִסְתְּרָ֖ה (venisterah) – Root: סתר (s-t-r); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And she is secluded”; Notes: Describes a private or hidden state.
9. וְהִ֣יא נִטְמָ֑אָה (vehi nitme’ah) – Root: טמא (t-m-ʾ); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she is defiled”; Notes: Indicates a state of impurity.
10. וְעֵד֙ (veʿed) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Noun masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And a witness”; Notes: Refers to the absence of testimony.
11. אֵ֣ין (ein) – Root: אין (ʾ-y-n); Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “Is not”; Notes: Indicates the lack of a witness.
12. בָּ֔הּ (bah) – Root: בוא (b-w); Form: Preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “Against her”; Notes: Refers to the lack of evidence implicating her.
13. וְהִ֖וא לֹ֥א נִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃ (vehi lo nitpesah) – Root: תפש (t-p-s); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she was not seized”; Notes: Indicates that she was not caught in the act.