אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט

   ET-mish-PA-t

   the statute or judgment {of}
2. clause🔊 וְיֹרֵ֕ם אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃

   ve-yo-REM ET-mish-PA-t e-lo-HE ha-A-rets

   and let him teach them the statute or judgment {of} of the God of the land
3. sentence🔊 וַיְצַ֨ו מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֜וּר לֵאמֹ֗ר הֹלִ֤יכוּ שָׁ֙מָּה֙ אֶחָ֤ד מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם מִשָּׁ֔ם וְיֵלְכ֖וּ וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֑ם וְיֹרֵ֕ם אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃

   va-yE-tsav ME-lekh-a-SHUR le-MOR ho-li-KHU SHA-ma e-KHAD me-ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER hig-li-TE-tem mi-SHAM ve-yel-KHU ve-YESH-ve SHAM ve-yo-REM ET-mish-PA-t e-lo-HE ha-A-rets

   and he commanded the king of Assyria saying bring, lead {plural} there one from the priests whom, which you exiled from there and let them go and let them dwell there and let him teach them the statute or judgment {of} of the God of the land

Exegesis

The final Hiphil imperfect veyorem {וְיֹרֵ֕ם | wə-yō-rêm} ‘and let him teach’ introduces instruction and is followed by the object et-mishpat Elohei ha-aretz {אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ | ʾet-miš-pāṭ ʾĕ-lō-hê hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the custom of the God of the land’, denoting the localized religious practice. The English rendering preserves Hebrew sequence while clarifying referents and function of each clause.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 שׁ־פ־טshin–pe–ṭet

“judgment, statute”

• 🔊 שֹׁפֵטshofetjudgeJudges 2:16