Numbers 1:5

וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ שְׁמֹ֣ות הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַֽעַמְד֖וּ אִתְּכֶ֑ם לִרְאוּבֵ֕ן אֱלִיצ֖וּר בֶּן־שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃

And these are the names of the men who shall stand with you: for Re’uven, Elitsur the son of Shede’ur.

 

Morphology

  1. וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ (ve-elleh) – Root: אלה (‘-l-h); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces the list of names.
  2. שְׁמֹ֣ות (shemot) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “The names”; Notes: Refers to the individuals’ names.
  3. הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (ha-anashim) – Root: אנש (‘-n-sh); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The men”; Notes: Refers to the leaders being listed.
  4. אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (‘-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
  5. יַֽעַמְד֖וּ (ya’amdu) – Root: עמד (‘-m-d); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Shall stand”; Notes: Refers to their role of standing alongside Moshe and Aharon.
  6. אִתְּכֶ֑ם (ittkhem) – Root: את (‘-t); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “With you”; Notes: Refers to Moshe and Aharon.
  7. לִרְאוּבֵ֕ן (li-Re’uven) – Root: ראה (r-‘-h) + בן (b-n); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “For Re’uven”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Re’uven.
  8. אֱלִיצ֖וּר (Elitsur) – Root: אל (‘-l) + יצר (y-ts-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elitsur”; Notes: A personal name meaning “God is my rock.”
  9. בֶּן־ (ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine singular construct noun; Translation: “The son of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
  10. שְׁדֵיאֽוּר (Shede’ur) – Root: שדי (sh-d-y) + אור (‘-w-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shede’ur”; Notes: A personal name meaning “Shaddai is a flame.”

 

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