בַּיֹּום֙ הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י נָשִׂ֖יא לִבְנֵ֣י גָ֑ד אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל׃
On the sixth day, the leader for the sons of Gad was Elyasaf, son of Deʿuel.
Morphology
- בַּיֹּום֙ (bayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “On the day”; Notes: Indicates a specific day in sequence.
- הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י (hash-shishi) – Root: שש (sh-sh); Form: Ordinal number masculine singular definite; Translation: “The sixth”; Notes: Refers to the sixth day of offerings.
- נָשִׂ֖יא (nasi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Leader”; Notes: Denotes a tribal leader or prince.
- לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “For the sons of”; Notes: Indicates the tribal association.
- גָ֑ד (Gad) – Root: גד (g-d); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gad”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Gad, one of the tribes of Israel.
- אֶלְיָסָ֖ף (Elyasaf) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) + יסף (y-s-p); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elyasaf”; Notes: The name of the tribal leader of Gad.
- בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל (ben-Deuel) – Root: בן (b-n) + דע (d-ʿ) + אל (ʾ-l); Form: Construct chain with proper nouns; Translation: “Son of Deuel”; Notes: Identifies Elyasaf’s father and lineage.