בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֜י בְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יֹ֛ום בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם יַעֲשׂ֣וּ אֹתֹ֑ו עַל־מַצֹּ֥ות וּמְרֹרִ֖ים יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃
In the second month, on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall perform it; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, they shall eat it.
Morphology
- בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ (ba-ḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “In the month”; Notes: Refers to the specific month.
- הַשֵּׁנִ֜י (ha-sheni) – Root: שני (sh-n-y); Form: Masculine singular adjective with definite article; Translation: “The second”; Notes: Specifies the second month in the Hebrew calendar.
- בְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה (be-arba’ah) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular numeral with preposition; Translation: “On the fourteenth”; Notes: Indicates the day of the month.
- עָשָׂ֥ר (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Fourteen”; Notes: Part of the date reference.
- יֹ֛ום (yom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Day”; Notes: Specifies the time of the event.
- בֵּ֥ין (bein) – Root: בין (b-y-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “At”; Notes: Indicates the time period.
- הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם (ha-arbayim) – Root: ערב (ʿ-r-b); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “Twilight”; Notes: Refers to the time between sunset and nightfall.
- יַעֲשׂ֣וּ (ya’asu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They shall perform”; Notes: Refers to the observance of the Pesaḥ.
- אֹתֹ֑ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the Pesaḥ observance.
- עַל־ (al) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “With”; Notes: Indicates the accompaniment of unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
- מַצֹּ֥ות (matzot) – Root: מצה (m-tz-h); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “Unleavened bread”; Notes: Refers to the bread eaten during the observance.
- וּמְרֹרִ֖ים (u-merorim) – Root: מרר (m-r-r); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Bitter herbs”; Notes: Refers to the herbs eaten during the observance.
- יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃ (yo’khluhu) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “They shall eat it”; Notes: Refers to eating the Pesaḥ with the specified elements.