כִּ֤י לֹ֤א אֵֽל־חָפֵ֘ץ רֶ֥שַׁע אָ֑תָּה לֹ֖א יְגֻרְךָ֣ רָֽע׃
For not a God delighting in wickedness are You evil will not sojourn with You.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי | ki | “for” | Conjunction |
| 2 | לֹא | lo | “not” | Negative particle |
| 3 | אֵל־ | ʾel | “God” | N(ms) |
| 4 | חָפֵץ | ḥafets | “delighting” | Qal participle ms |
| 5 | רֶשַׁע | reshaʿ | “wickedness” | N(ms) |
| 6 | אָתָּה | ʾattah | “You” | Independent pronoun 2ms |
| 7 | לֹא | lo | “not” | Negative particle |
| 8 | יְגֻרְךָ | yegurkha | “will sojourn with You” | Qal imperfect 3ms + suff 2ms |
| 9 | רָע | raʿ | “evil” | N(ms) |
Morphology
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces explanation.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates predicate.
- אֵל־ (ʾel) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Root Type: I-Aleph (weak); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “God”; Notes: Predicate nominative.
- חָפֵץ (ḥafets) – Root: חפץ (ḥ-p-ts); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Qal; Form: Active participle masculine singular; Translation: “delighting”; Notes: Describes characteristic disposition.
- רֶשַׁע (reshaʿ) – Root: רשע (r-sh-ʿ); Root Type: III-Guttural (ע); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “wickedness”; Notes: Object of participle.
- אָתָּה (ʾattah) – Root: —; Root Type: Pronoun; Form: Independent personal pronoun 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You”; Notes: Emphatic placement.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates following verb.
- יְגֻרְךָ (yegurkha) – Root: גור (g-w-r); Root Type: Hollow (II-Waw); Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + suffix 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “will sojourn with You”; Notes: Denotes dwelling temporarily; suffix marks object.
- רָע (raʿ) – Root: רעע (r-ʿ-ʿ); Root Type: Geminate / III-Guttural; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “evil”; Notes: Subject of the verb “will sojourn.”