וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם מִן־הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר כָּל־נֶ֕פֶשׁ שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃
And human persons from the women who had not known a man by lying with him, all the persons: thirty-two thousand.
Morphology
- וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ve-nefesh) – Root: נפש (nefesh); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “And person”; Notes: Refers to a living being or soul.
- אָדָ֔ם (adam) – Root: אדם (adam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Human”; Notes: Refers to humanity in general.
- מִן־הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔ים (min-ha-nashim) – Root: אשה (ishah); Form: Preposition + article + noun feminine plural; Translation: “From the women”; Notes: Indicates the source group.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ (lo-yadʿu) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: Negative particle + verb Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “Had not known”; Notes: Refers to sexual knowledge.
- מִשְׁכַּ֣ב (mishkav) – Root: שכב (shakav); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Lying”; Notes: Refers to sexual relations.
- זָכָ֑ר (zakhar) – Root: זכר (zakhar); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Male”; Notes: Specifies the gender involved.
- כָּל־נֶ֕פֶשׁ (kol-nefesh) – Root: כל (kol) + נפש (nefesh); Form: Adjective + noun feminine singular; Translation: “All the persons”; Notes: Indicates the total number.
- שְׁנַ֥יִם (shenayim) – Root: שנים (shenayim); Form: Numeral masculine dual; Translation: “Two”; Notes: Part of the total count.
- וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים (u-sheloshim) – Root: שלוש (shalosh); Form: Conjunction + numeral masculine plural; Translation: “And thirty”; Notes: Adds to the count.
- אָֽלֶף׃ (aleph) – Root: אלף (aleph); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Finalizes the total count of persons.