Deuteronomy 6:11-15

Deuteronomy 6:11

וּ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

בָתִּים

בַּיִת: house
noun, common, masculine, plural 

מְלֵאִים

מָלֵא: fulness, that which fills
adjective, masculine, plural 

~yailem. ~yTib'W Is ~yTib' a masculine pl. noun or a 1 c. sg. Qal affix + suffix? Context can answer that. alem' is a stative or “A” class verb (17.7). A characteristic of statives is that adjectives can be formed from the 3 m. sg. Qal affix. The phrase ~yailem. ~yTib'W looks as if it could be a noun sentence or a noun and an attributive adjective. You have to go further into the verse to see which works out better.

כָּל־

כֹּל: all
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

טוּב

טוּב: pleasing, good
noun, common, masculine, singular 

The root bwj yields three nouns: bAj and bWj (m) and hb'Aj (f.)

אֲשֶׁר

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

לֹא־

לֹא: no, not
particle, negative 

מִלֵּאתָ

מלא: fulness, that which fills
verb, piel, affix, second person, masculine, singular 

Here’s a perfect illustration of a verb which is intransitive in the Qal and transitive in the Piel.

וּ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

בֹרֹת

בּוֹר: pit, cistern, well
noun, common, masculine, plural 

The root of this noun appears variously as rab (Gen.29:2) and rwb (Gen.37:20 where it is discussed)). Here again is a masculine noun with a feminine endiNG in the plural.

חֲצוּבִים

חצב: hew, hew out, cleave, dig
verb, qal, passive participle, masculine, plural 

The root will be readily apparent if you read ahead just two words. The stem and form of the verb here are Qal passive participle. You saw one of these before in yWf['h, (Ex.3:16) The indicator is again W between the second and third root letters.

אֲשֶׁר

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

לֹא־

לֹא: no, not
particle, negative 

חָצַבְתָּ

חצב: hew, hew out, cleave, dig
verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular 

כְּרָמִים

כֶּרֶם: vineyard
noun, common, masculine, plural 

וְ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

זֵיתִים

זַיִת: olive-tree, olive
noun, common, masculine, plural 

אֲשֶׁר

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

לֹא־

לֹא: no, not
particle, negative 

נָטָעְתָּ

נטע: plant
verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular 

וְ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

אָכַלְתָּ

אכל: eat, devour
verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular 

Is the a part of the root or a prefix pronoun?

וְ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

שָׂבָעְתָּ

שׂבע: swear
verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular 

Does this word contain the same root as [B;v.nI (Dt.6:10)?

Deuteronomy 6:12

הִשָּׁמֶר

שׁמר: keep, watch, preserve
verb, niphal, imperative, masculine, singular 

This is a Niphal imperative. It is believed that in the early stages of the language the preformative of the Nifal was nhi This syllable is still seen in the imperative and infinitive forms but with the n assimilated. That is why there is a dagesh forte (footprint dagesh) in the first root letter of these two forms. Although many Hifil forms have a h preformative they do not have a dagesh forte in their first root letter. The other distinctive characteristic of some Nifal forms is their vowel pattern (See rmea'yE Gen.22:14).

A Synopsis of some forms of the Strong Verb

Prefix		Imperative		Infinitive Construct
3 m. sg. Qal	dqop.yI	m. sg. Qal	dqoP.	Qal	dqoP.
3 m. sg. Hifil	dyqip.y:	m. sg. Hifil	dqep.h;	Hifil	dyqip.h;
3 m. sg. Nifal	dqeP'yI	m. sg. Nifal	dqeP'hi	Nifal	dqeP'hi

לְךָ

ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to
particle, preposition with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

^l. rm,V'hi is the same sytactical construction as ^l.-%l, (Gen.22:2) but ^l. rm,V'hi is stronger because it is doubly reflexive; once in the stem and then in the suffix. Notice the abrupt change in the tone of the passage that occurs with this phrase.

פֶּן־

פֶּן: lest, not
particle, conjunction 

תִּשְׁכַּח

שׁכח: forget
verb, qal, prefix, second person, masculine, singular 

אֶת־

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

יְהוָה

יהוה: Yahweh
noun, proper name 

אֲשֶׁר

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

הוֹצִיאֲךָ

יצא: go come out
verb, hiphil, affix, third person, masculine, singular with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

^a]yciAh rv,a] After rv,a] you usually see a finite (affix or prefix) form of the verb. What is the function of the suffix?

מֵ

מִן: from
particle, preposition 

אֶרֶץ

אֶרֶץ: earth, land
noun, common, feminine, singular 

מִצְרַיִם

מִצְרַיִם: Egypt, Egyptians
noun, proper name 

מִ

מִן: from
particle, preposition 

בֵּית

בַּיִת: house
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct 

עֲבָדִים

עֶבֶד: work, serve
noun, common, masculine, plural 

Another case of a masculine plural noun being used to represent an abstract idea. In Gen.37:3 ~ynIquz> functions similarly.

Deuteronomy 6:13

אֶת־

אֵת:
particle, direct object 

יְהוָה

יהוה: Yahweh
noun, proper name 

אֱלֹהֶיךָ

אֱלֹהִים: God
noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

תִּירָא

ירא: fear
verb, qal, prefix, second person, masculine, singular 

ar'yTi ^yh,l{a/ hwhy-ta, Notice the word order: DDO followed by verb. The same inverted word order is used for emphasis in ~h,ybia] bh;a' Atao-yKi (Gen.37:4).

וְ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

אֹתוֹ

אֵת:
particle, direct object with third person, masculine, singular suffix 

תַעֲבֹד

עבד: work, serve
verb, qal, prefix, second person, masculine, singular 

dbo[]t; Ataow> A continuation of the emphatic construction. The pointing of Atao is discussed in 23.2b. Why is there a patach ; under the prefix pronoun of dbo[]t; (17.3a)

וּ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

בִ

בּ: in, with, through
particle, preposition 

שְׁמוֹ

שֵׁם: name
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix 

Amv.biW The style of this verse should be your clue that this phrase is related to the verb which follows it in a way similar to the patterns (DO followed by verb) which precede it.

תִּשָּׁבֵעַ

שׁבע: swear
verb, niphal, prefix, second person, masculine, singular 

The root of this verb appears in [B;v.nI (Dt.6:10) and you probably discovered at that point that this verb occurs almost exclusively in the Nifal. Note again the dagesh forte in the first root letter (representing the assimilated n of the stem preformative) and the vowel pattern x xe x' |xi ( Bold X represents consonant with dagesh forte)

The patach ; with the [ is furtive patach.

Deuteronomy 6:14

לֹא

לֹא: no, not
particle, negative 

תֵלְכוּן

%lh: travel
verb, qal, prefix, second person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun ending 

Notice that this passage started with its address in the 2 m. pl., switched to the 2 m. sg., and is now back to the 2 m. pl.

אַחֲרֵי

אַחֲרֵי: backwards, afterwards
particle, adverb 

אֱלֹהִים

אֱלֹהִים: God
noun, common, masculine, plural 

אֲחֵרִים

אַחֵר: after
adjective, masculine, plural 

~yrIxea] ~yhil{a/ yrex]a; Both the preposition yrex]a; and the adjective ~yrIxea] come from the same root.

מֵ

מִן: from
particle, preposition 

אֱלֹהֵי

אֱלֹהִים: God
noun, common, masculine, plural, construct 

yhel{a/me Here the preposition !mi means from among just as in ynEb.a;me (Gen.28:11)

הָ

ה: the
particle, article 

עַמִּים

עַם: people
noun, common, masculine, plural 

אֲשֶׁר

אֲשֶׁר: which, that
particle, relative 

סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶם

סָבִיב: circuit, round about
particle, adverb with second person, masculine, plural suffix 

This word (in its m. sg. absolute form) is a vocabulary word from way back! Its root is bbs The form here is the f. pl. construct and it is most often seen this way, with a suffix, to mean surrounding.

Deuteronomy 6:15

כִּי

כִּי: surely, that
particle, conjunction 

אֵל

אֵל: motion to direction towards
noun, common, masculine, singular 

One of the titles used for God.

קַנָּא

קַנָּא: be jealous, zealous
adjective, masculine, singular 

As an adjective, this word is used with reference to God only. It is another one of those words almost impossible to translate in English. Two frequently used terms are jealous or zealous.

יְהוָה

יהוה: Yahweh
noun, proper name 

אֱלֹהֶיךָ

אֱלֹהִים: God
noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

בְּ

בּ: in, with, through
particle, preposition 

קִרְבֶּךָ

קֶרֶב: come near, approach
noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

פֶּן־

פֶּן: lest
particle, conjunction 

יֶחֱרֶה

חרה: burn, be kindled, of anger
verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular 

אַף־

אַף: nose
noun, common, masculine, singular 

יְהוָה

יהוה: Yahweh
noun, proper name 

@a; hr,x/y< First the verb: the usual pointing for this verb in the 3 m. sg. Qal prefix is rx;yI The form here, which occurs only three times in the Bible, is a lengthened form of the prefix (30.3). @a; can be a conjunction or a noun. As a noun it means nose.

@a; hr,x/y< is an anthropomorphic image of a nose breathing fire but it is tamed in translation to give a picture of burning anger.

אֱלֹהֶיךָ

אֱלֹהִים: God
noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

בָּךְ

בּ: in, with, through
particle, preposition with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

One of the many uses suggested for the preposition B. is adversative, i.e., against. However, it might be possible that a more literal meaning in you captures another aspect of feeling.

וְ

ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then
particle, conjunction 

הִשְׁמִידְךָ

שׁמד: destroy
verb, hiphil, affix, third person, masculine, singular with second person, masculine, singular suffix 

This is a Hifil whose causative sense is not apparent in English.

מֵ

!mi: from
particle, preposition 

עַל

עַל: on
particle, preposition 

פְּנֵי

פָּנֶה: turn, face
noun, common, feminine and masculine, plural, construct 

הָ

ה: the
particle, article 

אֲדָמָה

אֲדָמָה: soil earth land regions below the ground
noun, common, feminine, singular 

ס

ס
paragraph marker or nun