Numbers 31:52

וַיְהִ֣י כָּל־זְהַ֣ב הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵרִ֨ימוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שִׁשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף שְׁבַע־מֵאֹ֥ות וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁ֑קֶל מֵאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָֽאֲלָפִ֔ים וּמֵאֵ֖ת שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֹֽות׃

And all the gold of the offering that they offered to YHWH was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels, from the captains of thousands and from the captains of hundreds.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיְהִ֣י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Indicates a narrative continuation.
  2. כָל־זְהַ֣ב (kol-zehav) – Root: כל (kol), זהב (zahav); Form: Noun construct; Translation: “all the gold”; Notes: Refers to the entire amount of gold.
  3. הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה (ha-terumah) – Root: רום (rum); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the offering”; Notes: Refers to a gift or contribution.
  4. אֲשֶׁ֤ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
  5. הֵרִ֨ימוּ֙ (herimu) – Root: רום (rum); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they offered”; Notes: Indicates lifting up or presenting an offering.
  6. לַֽיהוָ֔ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name.
  7. שִׁשָּׁ֨ה (shishah) – Root: שש (shesh); Form: Number, masculine singular; Translation: “six”; Notes: Indicates a numerical value.
  8. עָשָׂ֥ר (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿasar); Form: Number, masculine singular; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Combines with six to form sixteen.
  9. אֶ֛לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: A unit of measure for large numbers.
  10. שְׁבַע־ (shevaʿ) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Number, masculine singular construct; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Part of the numerical count.
  11. מֵאֹ֥ות (meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “hundreds”; Notes: Completes the numerical sum.
  12. וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (va-ḥamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh); Form: Number, masculine plural; Translation: “fifty”; Notes: Adds to the total number.
  13. שָׁ֑קֶל (sheqel) – Root: שקל (shaqal); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “shekel”; Notes: Refers to a unit of weight.
  14. מֵאֵת֙ (me-ʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “from”; Notes: Indicates source or origin.
  15. שָׂרֵ֣י (sarei) – Root: שר (sar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “captains of”; Notes: Refers to military leaders.
  16. הָֽאֲלָפִ֔ים (ha-alafim) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “thousands”; Notes: Indicates a division of soldiers.
  17. וּמֵאֵ֖ת (u-meʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Conjunction with preposition; Translation: “and from”; Notes: Links the sources of the offering.
  18. שָׂרֵ֥י (sarei) – Root: שר (sar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “captains of”; Notes: Refers to leaders.
  19. הַמֵּאֹֽות׃ (ha-meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Noun, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “hundreds”; Notes: Indicates a smaller division of soldiers.

 

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