Numbers 10:25

וְנָסַ֗ע דֶּ֚גֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־דָ֔ן מְאַסֵּ֥ף לְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖ת לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָאֹ֔ו אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃

And the banner of the camp of the children of Dan set out, the rear guard for all the camps, according to their divisions, and over its army was Aḥiʿezer son of ʿAmmishaddai.

Morphology

1. וְנָסַ֗ע (ve-nasa) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); Form: Conjunction with Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And set out”; Notes: Describes the movement of the banner of Dan.
2. דֶּ֚גֶל (degel) – Root: דגל (d-g-l); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Banner”; Notes: Refers to the standard representing the camp of Dan.
3. מַחֲנֵ֣ה (maḥaneh) – Root: חנה (ḥ-n-h); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Camp”; Notes: Refers to the encampment of Dan.
4. בְנֵי־דָ֔ן (bene-Dan) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “The children of Dan”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Dan.
5. מְאַסֵּ֥ף (meʾassef) – Root: אסף (ʾ-s-f); Form: Masculine singular active participle; Translation: “The rear guard”; Notes: Indicates their role as the ones bringing up the rear for the camps.
6. לְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖ת (le-khol-ha-maḥanot) – Root: חנה (ḥ-n-h); Form: Preposition with masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “For all the camps”; Notes: Refers to the collective encampments of Israel.
7. לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם (le-tsiv’otam) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Preposition with masculine plural noun and 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “According to their divisions”; Notes: Refers to the organized military units of the tribe.
8. וְעַל־צְבָאֹ֔ו (ve-ʿal-tsiv’o) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And over its army”; Notes: Indicates the commander of Dan’s army.
9. אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר (Aḥiʿezer) – Root: אח (ʾ-ḥ) and עזר (ʿ-z-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥiʿezer”; Notes: Refers to the leader of the tribe of Dan.
10. בֶּן־עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי (ben-Ammishaddai) – Root: בן (b-n), עמי (ʿ-m-y), and שדי (sh-d-y); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “Son of Ammishaddai”; Notes: Refers to Aḥiʿezer’s father.