| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with the negator lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ followed by the modal verb tûḳal {תוּכַל | tûḳal} ‘you are able,’ establishing prohibition. The infinitive lîzbōaḥ {לִזְבֹּחַ | lîzbōaḥ} ‘to sacrifice’ takes the combined direct object marker ʾet-happāśāḥ {אֶת־הַפָּסַח | ʾet-happāśāḥ} ‘the Passover.’ The locative phrase bəʾāḥaḏ šeʿārêykhā {בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ | bəʾāḥaḏ šeʿārêykhā} ‘in one of your gates’ idiomatically denotes any city allotted to Israel. The relative particle ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾăšer} introduces the clause specifying Yahweh ʾĕlōhêkha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yahweh ʾĕlōhêkha} ‘the LORD your God’ as the subject of nōṯēn {נֹתֵן | nōṯēn} ‘gives’ lāḵā {לָךְ | lāḵā} ‘to you.’ English SVO order conveys the prohibition clearly while retaining divine agency and covenant context. |