יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה

   ya-a-SE

   he does
2. clause🔊 וּבְשׁ֨וּב צַדִּ֤יק מִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה עָ֔וֶל כְּכֹ֨ל הַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֧ה הָרָשָׁ֛ע יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה וָחָ֑י

   u-ve-SHUV tsa-DIK mits-tsid-ka-TO ve-a-SA A-vel ke-KHOL ha-to-e-VOT a-SHER-a-SA ha-ra-SHA ya-a-SE va-KHAI

   and when turning back a righteous one from his righteousness and does injustice according to all the abominations which he did the wicked one he does and lives
3. sentence🔊 וּבְשׁ֨וּב צַדִּ֤יק מִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה עָ֔וֶל כְּכֹ֨ל הַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֧ה הָרָשָׁ֛ע יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה וָחָ֑י כָּל־צדקתו צִדְקֹתָ֤יו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֙ לֹ֣א תִזָּכַ֔רְנָה בְּמַעֲל֧וֹ אֲשֶׁר־מָעַ֛ל וּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־חָטָ֖א בָּ֥ם יָמֽוּת׃

   u-ve-SHUV tsa-DIK mits-tsid-ka-TO ve-a-SA A-vel ke-KHOL ha-to-e-VOT a-SHER-a-SA ha-ra-SHA ya-a-SE va-KHAI KAL-tsid-ka-TO tsid-ko-TAV a-SHER-a-SA LO tiz-za-KHAR-na be-ma-a-LO a-SHER-ma-AL u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER-kha-TA BAM ya-MUT

   and when turning back a righteous one from his righteousness and does injustice according to all the abominations which he did the wicked one he does and lives all his righteousness his righteous deeds which he did not shall be remembered in his unfaithfulness which he acted unfaithfully and in his sin which he sinned in them he shall die

Exegesis

The relative clause ke-khol hattovevot {כְּכֹ֨ל הַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹת | kə-ḵōl hattō-ʿê-ḇōṯ} “according to all the abominations” parallels ha-rasha {הָרָשָׁ֛ע | hā-rā-šāʿ} “the wicked one,” further advanced by yaaseh {יַעֲשֶׂה | ya-ʿă-śeh} “he does,” an imperfect verb denoting ongoing action.

Root and etymology

ʿ-š-h🔊 ע־שׁ־הayin–shin–heh

“to do or make”

• 🔊 מַעֲשֶׂהmaʿasehdeedGenesis 6:5