אֲשֶׁ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר

   a-SHER

   whatever
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖

   a-SHER tish-OL-kha

   whatever asks of you
3. clause🔊 וְנָתַתָּ֣ה הַכֶּ֡סֶף בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּ֨ה נַפְשְׁךָ֜ בַּבָּקָ֣ר וּבַצֹּ֗אן וּבַיַּ֙יִן֙ וּבַשֵּׁכָ֔ר וּבְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖ נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ

   ve-na-ta-TA ha-KE-sef be-KOL a-SHER-te-a-VEH naf-she-KHA ba-ba-KAR u-va-TSO-n u-va-YA-yin u-va-SHE-khar u-ve-KOL a-SHER tish-OL-kha naf-SHE-kha

   and you shall give the money for all whatever desires your soul in cattle and in sheep and in wine and in strong drink and in all whatever asks of you your soul
4. sentence🔊 וְנָתַתָּ֣ה הַכֶּ֡סֶף בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּ֨ה נַפְשְׁךָ֜ בַּבָּקָ֣ר וּבַצֹּ֗אן וּבַיַּ֙יִן֙ וּבַשֵּׁכָ֔ר וּבְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖ נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ שָּׁ֗ם לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ אַתָּ֥ה וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃

   ve-na-ta-TA ha-KE-sef be-KOL a-SHER-te-a-VEH naf-she-KHA ba-ba-KAR u-va-TSO-n u-va-YA-yin u-va-SHE-khar u-ve-KOL a-SHER tish-OL-kha naf-SHE-kha ve-a-khal-TA SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-sa-makh-TA a-TA u-vei-TE-kha

   and you shall give the money for all whatever desires your soul in cattle and in sheep and in wine and in strong drink and in all whatever asks of you your soul and you shall eat there before LORD your God and you shall rejoice you and your household

Exegesis

The relative clause bekol asher teaveh nafshekha {בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּ֨ה נַפְשְׁךָ֜ | bə-kol ʾă-šer tə-ʾa-weh nap̄-šə-kha} uses the particle asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾă-šer} to link totality with desire. The sequence babakar, uvatzon, uvayayin, and uvashhekar enumerates purchase categories, and the second relative clause uvechol asher tisholkha nafshekha intensifies choice.