לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ס (la·‘ă·śō·ṯōw) in Deuteronomy 30:14: Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ס (la·‘ă·śō·ṯōw) in Deuteronomy 30:14
Source Word
The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:14 links the English rendering "so that you may obey it" with לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ס, Strong's H6213, and the morphology label Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3ms.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The form clarifies why the word is described as near: it is in Israel's mouth and heart so that it may be obeyed.
How To Communicate It
In explanation, this form can help readers connect nearness, hearing, and obedience without making grammar carry more than Deuteronomy 30 gives it.
What Not To Say
- Grammar should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make the Qal stem prove that obedience is simple or self-powered.
- Do not turn the lamed infinitive into a works-righteousness claim.
- Do not interpret the 3ms suffix without identifying the word or command in context.
- Use Deuteronomy 30 and canonical context for larger claims about obedience and life.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-verb
Verb
Qal
Infinitive
Not marked
Not marked
Not marked
Construct
Prep-l
Third person masculine singular
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
The infinitive phrase supports the clause's purpose, circumstance, or repeated pattern; the surrounding preposition and sentence clarify the force.
This form carries the BSB rendering "so that you may obey it" within Deuteronomy 30:14. Deuteronomy 30 gathers covenant return, the nearness of the command, love for the Lord, obedience, and the call to choose life.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The nearness of the word in Deuteronomy 30:14: it is in Israel's mouth and heart so that they may obey it
The prefixed lamed on a Qal infinitive construct with a 3ms suffix referring to the word or command in context
It expresses the purpose-result of the near word: it is given near enough to be done or obeyed.
It does not prove a complete doctrine of human ability, covenant obedience, or salvation by works apart from Deuteronomy 30 and the canon.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The form ties the nearness of the word to obedient response in a central covenant appeal.
Lamed-prefixed Qal infinitive construct with 3ms suffix. expresses the intended doing or obeying of the word that has been made near. Attached to the statement that the word is near, in mouth and heart. Governed by the prefixed lamed, suffix, and near-word clause. The form should be read with the surrounding call to return, love the Lord, obey, and choose life.
Why is the word described as near? So that Israel may do it or obey it.
Direct: The lamed infinitive and suffix directly support the rendering "so that you may obey it."
The Hebrew idea can be rendered as doing or obeying depending on English context. The suffix must be tied to the word or command in the verse. The grammar supports the purpose-result phrase but does not settle every theological question about ability or obedience.
Qal means obedience is easy or self-powered: The stem label does not decide ability; Deuteronomy 30 and the canon govern that claim. so that you may obey it proves works-righteousness: The phrase marks covenant response, not a doctrine detached from the passage. suffix meaning can be guessed: The suffix should be resolved from the near-word context.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:14 links the English rendering "so that you may obey it" with לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ס, Strong's H6213, and the morphology label Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3ms.
H6213 is represented here by the lemma עָשָׂה. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "so that you may obey it" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.
The prefixed lamed makes the infinitive dependent on the near-word statement, and the suffix points back to the word or command that is to be done.
Deuteronomy 30 gathers covenant return, the nearness of the command, love for the Lord, obedience, and the call to choose life.
The form fits Deuteronomy's covenant pattern: redemption is remembered, the command is heard, and obedience is taught as life before the Lord.
When teaching Deuteronomy 30:14, use this form to show that the nearness of the word is aimed at obedience, while leaving larger doctrinal claims to the passage and canon.
Do not derive a doctrine of human ability, works-righteousness, or covenant obedience from Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3ms alone. The form marks the purpose-result phrase in this verse.