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Raw Hebrew Parsing Data

Exodus 20:6

Hebrew Text: וְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה חֶ֖֨סֶד֙ לַאֲלָפִ֑֔ים לְאֹהֲבַ֖י וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֹתָֽי׃

Hebrew Lemma Parsing Gloss
וְ ו Conj and
עֹשֶׂה עשׂה Verb.Qal.Ptcp.ms.Abs make/do (showing)
חֶסֶד חסד Noun.ms.Abs loyalty/mercy/lovingkindness (H2617)
לַ ל Prep to
אֲלָפִים אלף Noun.mp.Abs thousand
לְ ל Prep to
אֹהֲבַי אהב (H157) Verb.Qal.Ptcp.mp.Abs + 1cs suffix love + "my" = "those who love me"
וּ ו Conj and
לְ ל Prep to
שֹׁמְרֵי שׁמר (H8104) Verb.Qal.Ptcp.mp.Cst keep/guard (construct state)
מִצְוֹתָי מצוה (H4687) Noun.fp.Abs + 1cs suffix commandment + "my" = "my commandments"

Clause Structure

  • Type: Ptcp (participial clause)
  • Domain: Q (quotation)
  • Structure: [Conj] וְ + [PreC] עֹשֶׂה + [Objc] חֶסֶד + [Cmpl] לַאֲלָפִים לְאֹהֲבַי וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָי

Key grammatical notes:

  • Both אֹהֲבַי (those who love me) and שֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָי (those who keep my commandments) are Qal active participles -- describing characteristic, ongoing action
  • The participles identify the recipients of chesed: those who habitually love AND habitually keep
  • The 1st person singular suffix (-ay) on both "love ME" and "MY commandments" -- God speaks in first person as the one loved and the one whose commandments are kept
  • שֹׁמְרֵי is in construct state with מִצְוֹתָי -- "keepers-of my-commandments"

Deuteronomy 5:10

Hebrew Text: וְעֹ֤֥שֶׂה חֶ֖֨סֶד֙ לַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔ים לְאֹהֲבַ֖י וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מצותו

Hebrew Lemma Parsing Gloss
וְ ו Conj and
עֹשֶׂה עשׂה Verb.Qal.Ptcp.ms.Abs make/do
חֶסֶד חסד Noun.ms.Abs loyalty/mercy
לַֽ ל Prep to
אֲלָפִים אלף Noun.mp.Abs thousand
לְ ל Prep to
אֹהֲבַי אהב (H157) Verb.Qal.Ptcp.mp.Abs + 1cs suffix those who love me
וּ ו Conj and
לְ ל Prep to
שֹׁמְרֵי שׁמר (H8104) Verb.Qal.Ptcp.mp.Cst keepers of
מצותו מצוה (H4687) Noun.fp.Abs + 1cs suffix my commandments

Notes:

  • Identical formula to Exodus 20:6
  • Same vocabulary: chesed (H2617) + 'ahab (H157) + shamar (H8104) + mitsvah (H4687)
  • Same grammatical structure: participial clause with ongoing/characteristic action