וַיַּ֨עַל הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מַ֖ס מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י הַמַּ֔ס שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃
And King Shelomo raised a levy from all Yisraʾel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.
Morphology
- וַיַּ֨עַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), Hiphil, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he raised”; Notes: Causative verb; used here to indicate imposing or instituting a levy.
- הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (ha-melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Subject of the verb “raised”.
- שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה (Shelomoh) – Root: שלמה (Shelomoh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: Apposition to “the king”, clarifying identity.
- מַ֖ס (mas) – Root: מס (mas); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a levy” / “forced labor”; Notes: Refers to conscripted service or tax in manpower.
- מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (mi-kol-Yisraʾel) – Root: כל (kol), ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Preposition + noun construct + proper noun; Translation: “from all Yisraʾel”; Notes: Indicates that the levy was drawn broadly from the population.
- וַיְהִ֣י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Wayyiqtol, Qal, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it came to be” / “and it was”; Notes: Introduces the result or status of the levy.
- הַמַּ֔ס (ha-mas) – Root: מס (mas); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the levy”; Notes: Refers back to the conscription just instituted.
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (sheloshim) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “thirty”; Notes: Modifies “thousand men”.
- אֶ֖לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Numeral, masculine; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: Combined with “thirty” for total count.
- אִֽישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “men”; Notes: Collective noun representing individuals levied for service.