Deuteronomy 6:16-20

Deuteronomy 6:16
לֹא	לֹא: no, not particle, negative
תְנַסּוּ	נסה: test attempt test verb, piel, prefix, second person, masculine, plural  Spelled out, this would read WssnT. Is ssn a root? Yes it is. Could the root be anything else? What are the stem indicators? Read on in the verse and you will see the same root used again, but in the affix form. In fact the root is used three times in this verse. The reference is to Exodus 17:7.
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם	אֱלֹהִים: God noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, plural suffix
כַּ	כּ: the like of, like, as before particle, preposition
אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
נִסִּיתֶם	נסה: test attempt test verb, piel, affix, second person, masculine, plural
בַּ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition
מַּסָּה	מַסָּה: Massah noun, proper name
Deuteronomy 6:17
שָׁמוֹר	שׁמר: keep, watch, preserve verb, qal, infinitive absolute
תִּשְׁמְרוּן	שׁמר: keep, watch, preserve verb, qal, prefix, second person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun ending  !Wrm.v.Ti rAmv' See WNr,F.[;a] rFe[; (Gen.28:22) for a discussion of the construction.
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
מִצְוֹת	מִצְוָה: commandment noun, common, feminine, plural, construct
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם	אֱלֹהִים: God noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, plural suffix
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
עֵדֹתָיו	עֵדָה: testimony noun, common, feminine, plural, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix  Here is another word for a kind of law, tWd[e or tdU[e It is from the root dW[ bear witness or testify. It is a testimony of divine will on matters of moral and religious duties, as in the ~yrIb'D> on the tablets.
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
חֻקָּיו	חֹק: statute noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix
אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
צִוָּךְ	צוה: lay charge give charge charge, command, order verb, piel, affix, third person, masculine, singular with second person, masculine, singular suffix  Do you understand the pointing of the suffix? (19.5). The verb root has appeared several times in this reading (v 1, 2, 6, 17)
Deuteronomy 6:18
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
עָשִׂיתָ	עשׂה: do be done be done make be made be made made cause work do assign gain verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular
הַ	ה: the particle, article
יָּשָׁר	יָשָׁר: be smooth, straight, right adjective, masculine, singular
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
הַ	ה: the particle, article
טּוֹב	טוֹב: pleasing, good adjective, masculine, singular  bAJh;w> rv"Y"h; Ÿ bAJ and rv"Y" are substantive adjectives. What is the function of the definite article in front of these two words? There is a problem getting smooth English out of this Hebrew construction. We have to turn it into a clause introduced by something like what is….
בְּ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition
עֵינֵי	עַיִן: eye noun, common, masculine, dual number, construct
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
לְמַעַן	לְמַעַן particle, preposition
יִיטַב	יטב: be (good,) pleasing verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular  Used as in Dt.6:3
לָךְ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with second person, masculine, singular suffix
וּ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
בָאתָ	בּוא: come in, come, go in, go verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יָרַשְׁתָּ	ירשׁ: take possession of, inherit, dispossess verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
הָ	ה: the particle, article
אָרֶץ	אֶרֶץ: earth, land noun, common, feminine, singular
הַ	ה: the particle, article
טֹּבָה	טוֹב: pleasing, good adjective, feminine, singular
אֲשֶׁר־	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
נִשְׁבַּע	שׁבע: swear verb, niphal, affix, third person, masculine, singular  The same word appears in Dt.6:10.
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
לַ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
אֲבֹתֶיךָ	אָב: father noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix
Deuteronomy 6:19
לַ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
הֲדֹף	הדף: thrust, push, drive verb, qal, infinitive construct
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
כָּל־	כָּל־: all noun, common, masculine, singular, construct
אֹיְבֶיךָ	איב: be hostile to verb, qal, participle, masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix  Holem after the first root letter indicates what stem and form? (9.3a) Colloquial English often prefers a noun rather than the more verb-like force of a participle. The definition of a participle “someone doing something” still holds: those-who-are-being-hostile-to-you translate as your enemies.
מִ	מִן: from particle, preposition
פָּנֶיךָ	פָּנֶה: face noun, common, feminine and masculine, plural, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix
כַּ	כּ: the like of, like, as before particle, preposition
אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
דִּבֶּר	דּבר: speak verb, piel, affix, third person, masculine, singular
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
ס	ס paragraph marker or nun
Deuteronomy 6:20
כִּי־	כִּי: surely, that, because particle, conjunction
יִשְׁאָלְךָ	שׁאל: ask verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular with second person, masculine, singular suffix
בִנְךָ	בֵּן: son noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with second person, masculine, singular suffix  ^n>bi ^l.a'v.yI Observe that one ^ is an object suffix and the other is a possessive suffix. Do you know why?
מָחָר	מָחָר: tomorrow in the future the next day particle, adverb  The vowel under the second root letter indicates that this is not a 3 m. sg. Qal affix. This word can be specific or refer to time in the future in a general sense.
לֵ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
אמֹר	אמר: utter, say verb, qal, infinitive construct
מָה	מָה: what pronoun, interrogative
הָ	ה: the particle, article
עֵדֹת	עֵדָה: testimony noun, common, feminine, plural
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
הַ	ה: the particle, article
חֻקִּים	חֹק: statute noun, common, masculine, plural
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
הַ	ה: the particle, article
מִּשְׁפָּטִים	מִשְׁפָּט: judgment court case decision justice law plan share custom noun, common, masculine, plural
אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
צִוָּה	צוה: lay charge give charge charge, command, order verb, piel, affix, third person, masculine, singular
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
אֱלֹהֵינוּ	אֱלֹהִים: God noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with first person, common, plural suffix
אֶתְכֶם	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object with second person, masculine, plural suffix