מְצַוְּךָ֖ (mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā) in Deuteronomy 30:11: Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
מְצַוְּךָ֖ (mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā) in Deuteronomy 30:11
Source Word
The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:11 links the English rendering "give" with מְצַוְּךָ֖, Strong's H6680, and the morphology label V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc | 2ms.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The form clarifies that the commandment under discussion is the one being actively addressed to Israel in this covenant appeal.
How To Communicate It
In explanation, this form can help readers connect the grammar of commanding to the verse's reassurance that the commandment is not out of reach.
What Not To Say
- Grammar should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make Piel automatically mean intensive in a way the sentence does not require.
- Do not make the participle prove ongoing duration beyond the clause.
- Do not treat the 2ms suffix as a full theology of Israel; let Deuteronomy 30 identify the addressed audience.
- Do not settle human ability or law-gospel questions from this morphology alone.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-verb
Verb
Piel
Participle
Not marked
Masculine
Singular
Construct
Second person masculine singular
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
The participle describes the actor or action in the sentence, giving the line a concrete, ongoing, or characteristic force in context.
This form carries the BSB rendering "give" within Deuteronomy 30:11. 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 commandment in Deuteronomy 30:11 that Moses is giving or commanding Israel that day
The Piel participle with a 2ms suffix within the phrase describing the commandment
It identifies the command in view as the one being addressed to Israel, which Deuteronomy 30:11 says is not too difficult or beyond reach.
It does not make the Piel stem prove intensity, difficulty, or authority by itself; the verse supplies the claim about the commandment.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The form helps identify the commandment at the center of Deuteronomy 30's near-word and choose-life appeal.
Piel participle with 2ms suffix modifying the commandment. identifies the commandment as the one being given or commanded to Israel. Attached to the commandment mentioned in Deuteronomy 30:11. Governed by the commandment phrase and direct-address setting. The participle should help orient readers to the commandment in view, not become a standalone doctrine of law.
Which commandment is Deuteronomy 30:11 talking about? The commandment being given or commanded to Israel that day.
Direct: The participle and suffix support the rendering of the command as being given or commanded to the addressed people.
Piel does not automatically mean intensive in every occurrence; the clause must decide the force. A participle can function descriptively or attributively; here it identifies the commandment in view. The 2ms suffix belongs to the addressed covenant audience in the verse.
Piel always means intensive: Piel identifies the stem; the verse decides how strongly to describe the action. participle always means ongoing action: The participle modifies the commandment here; duration is not the main claim. grammar settles ability debates: The morphology identifies the command phrase; larger doctrinal claims require the passage and canon.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:11 links the English rendering "give" with מְצַוְּךָ֖, Strong's H6680, and the morphology label V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc | 2ms.
H6680 is represented here by the lemma צָוָה. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "give" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.
The participle describes the commandment in relation to Moses' act of commanding the addressed people, while the verse states that this commandment is not too difficult or beyond reach.
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 30:11, use this form to identify which commandment is in view before explaining the verse's claim that it is not too difficult or beyond reach.
Do not derive a full doctrine of command, law, or human ability from V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc | 2ms alone. The form modifies the commandment in this verse.