מְצַוְּךָ֮ (mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā) in Deuteronomy 30:16: Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
מְצַוְּךָ֮ (mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā) in Deuteronomy 30:16
Source Word
The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:16 links the English rendering "am commanding" with מְצַוְּךָ֮, Strong's H6680, and the morphology label V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc | 2ms.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The form clarifies that the verse is not only describing covenant ideals; it presents them as the command being addressed to Israel that day.
How To Communicate It
In explanation of Deuteronomy 30:16, use this form to identify the command frame before explaining the verse's call to love, walk, obey, live, and be blessed.
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 the verse identify the addressed audience.
- Do not settle obedience, law, or ability debates 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 "am commanding" within Deuteronomy 30:16. 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 command frame in Deuteronomy 30:16, where Moses commands love for the Lord, walking in His ways, and keeping His commandments
The Piel participle with a second-person suffix in the direct-address command frame
It identifies the present covenant command as the frame for the love, walk, and obedience sequence in the verse.
It does not make the Piel stem prove intensity, difficulty, or covenant authority by itself; the verse supplies the claim about the command.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The form frames a central choose-life appeal where love, walking, obedience, life, and blessing are joined.
Piel participle with 2ms suffix in a command phrase. modifies the command frame that introduces the verse's love and obedience sequence. Attached to the command frame in Deuteronomy 30:16, where Moses commands love for the Lord, walking in His ways, and keeping His commandments. Governed by the commandment or instruction phrase and the direct-address setting. The participle orients readers to the command in view; larger theological claims require the verse and passage.
What command frame governs the love and obedience sequence? Moses is commanding Israel that day to love the Lord, walk in His ways, and keep His commandments.
Direct: The participle and suffix directly support the rendering "am commanding" in this occurrence.
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 command or commandment in view. The second-person 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 command phrase here; duration is not the main claim. grammar settles obedience 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 30:16 links the English rendering "am commanding" with מְצַוְּךָ֮, 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 "am commanding" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.
The participle describes the command in relation to Moses' act of commanding the addressed people, while the surrounding clause tells how that command functions in the covenant appeal.
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 30:16, use this form to identify the command frame before explaining the verse's call to love, walk, obey, live, and be blessed.
Do not derive a full doctrine of law, obedience, command authority, or human ability from V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc | 2ms alone. The form identifies this command phrase in its verse.