Numbers 31:40

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף וּמִכְסָם֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים נָֽפֶשׁ׃

And human beings were sixteen thousand, and their tribute to YHWH was thirty-two persons.

 

Morphology

  1. וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ve-nefesh) – Root: נפש (nefesh); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “And persons”; Notes: Refers to human lives in the count.
  2. אָדָ֔ם (adam) – Root: אדם (adam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Human beings”; Notes: Specifies the type of beings counted.
  3. שִׁשָּׁ֥ה (shishah) – Root: שש (shesh); Form: Numeral masculine singular; Translation: “Six”; Notes: Part of the total count.
  4. עָשָׂ֖ר (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿasar); Form: Numeral masculine singular; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Completes the count of sixteen.
  5. אָ֑לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Indicates a numerical unit.
  6. וּמִכְסָם֙ (u-miksam) – Root: מכס (mekes); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And their tribute”; Notes: Refers to the portion dedicated to YHWH.
  7. לַֽיהוָ֔ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To YHWH”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the tribute.
  8. שְׁנַ֥יִם (shenayim) – Root: שנים (shenayim); Form: Numeral masculine plural; Translation: “Two”; Notes: Part of the tribute count.
  9. וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים (u-sheloshim) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Conjunction + numeral masculine plural; Translation: “And thirty”; Notes: Completes the total of thirty-two.
  10. נָֽפֶשׁ (nefesh) – Root: נפש (nefesh); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Persons”; Notes: Concludes the description of the tribute.

 

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