וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ נָֽשְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא־נִפְקַ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ אִֽישׁ׃
And they said to Moshe, “Your servants have taken the count of the men of war who are under our command, and not one of us is missing.
Morphology
- וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (vayomru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “They said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה (el-Moshe) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Moshe”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of speech.
- עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ (ʿavadekha) – Root: עבד (ʿavad); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your servants”; Notes: Shows deference to Moshe.
- נָֽשְׂא֗וּ (nasʾu) – Root: נשא (nasa); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “have taken”; Notes: Indicates a completed action.
- אֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ (ʾet-rosh) – Root: ראש (rosh); Form: Direct object marker with noun; Translation: “the count”; Notes: Refers to numbering or census.
- אַנְשֵׁ֥י (ʾanshei) – Root: אנש (ʾenosh); Form: Masculine plural construct; Translation: “of the men”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (hammilḥamah) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Feminine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “of war”; Notes: Refers to battle or conflict.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ (beyadenu) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Preposition with noun and 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “under our command”; Notes: Indicates responsibility or authority.
- וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Conjunction with negative particle; Translation: “and not”; Notes: Denotes negation.
- נִפְקַ֥ד (nifqad) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “is missing”; Notes: Indicates a passive state of being unaccounted for.
- מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mimmennu) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “of us”; Notes: Specifies the group referenced.
- אִֽישׁ׃ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “man”; Notes: Refers to an individual person.