וַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּ הֵ֣ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָהֶ֛ם חַיִּ֖ים שְׁאֹ֑לָה וַתְּכַ֤ס עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ מִתֹּ֥וךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃
And they went down, they and all that was theirs, alive to She’ol; and the earth covered them, and they perished from among the assembly.
Morphology
- וַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּ (vayeredu) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they went down”; Notes: Describes their descent to Sheol.
- הֵ֣ם (hem) – Root: Pronoun; Form: 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They”; Notes: Refers to Korah and his followers.
- וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָהֶ֛ם (ve-kol-asher lahem) – Root: כל (k-l) + אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Conjunction + noun construct + relative pronoun + preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And all that was theirs”; Notes: Indicates their possessions and families.
- חַיִּ֖ים (ḥayyim) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Adjective masculine plural; Translation: “Alive”; Notes: Emphasizes their descent while still living.
- שְׁאֹ֑לָה (Sheolah) – Root: שׁאל (sh-ʾ-l); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “To Sheol”; Notes: Refers to the realm of the dead.
- וַתְּכַ֤ס (vatekhase) – Root: כסה (k-s-h); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And covered”; Notes: Describes the earth’s action.
- עֲלֵיהֶם֙ (alehem) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Over them”; Notes: Indicates the earth’s covering.
- הָאָ֔רֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The earth”; Notes: Specifies the subject of the covering action.
- וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ (vayovdu) – Root: אבד (ʾ-b-d); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they perished”; Notes: Refers to their complete destruction.
- מִתֹּ֥וךְ (mitokh) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From among”; Notes: Indicates separation from the assembly.
- הַקָּהָֽל (ha-qahal) – Root: קהל (q-h-l); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The assembly”; Notes: Refers to the congregation of Israel.