וַיַּעַל֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶל־הֹ֥ר הָהָ֛ר עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁ֑ם בִּשְׁנַ֣ת הָֽאַרְבָּעִ֗ים לְצֵ֤את בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֖י בְּאֶחָ֥ד לַחֹֽדֶשׁ׃
And Aharon the priest ascended Mount Hor by the command of YHWH and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Yisraʾel came out of the land of Mitsrayim, in the fifth month, on the first of the month.
Morphology
- וַיַּעַל֩ (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿlh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he ascended”; Notes: Indicates an upward movement.
- אַהֲרֹ֨ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾhrn); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Name of the high priest.
- הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (ha-kohen) – Root: כהן (khn); Form: Definite article with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the priest”; Notes: Refers to Aharon’s office.
- אֶל־הֹ֥ר הָהָ֛ר (el-Hor HaHar) – Root: הר (hr); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Mount Hor”; Notes: Specifies the mountain.
- עַל־פִּ֥י (ʿal-pi) – Root: פי (py); Form: Preposition with construct noun; Translation: “by the command of”; Notes: Indicates authority or instruction.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the divine name.
- וַיָּ֣מָת (vayyamat) – Root: מות (mwt); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “and he died”; Notes: Indicates the end of life.
- שָׁ֑ם (sham) – Root: שם (shm); Form: Adverb; Translation: “there”; Notes: Specifies location.
- בִּשְׁנַ֣ת (bishnat) – Root: שנה (shnh); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “in the year of”; Notes: Marks a point in time.
- הָֽאַרְבָּעִ֗ים (ha-arbaʿim) – Root: ארבע (ʾrbʿ); Form: Definite article with numeral; Translation: “the fortieth”; Notes: Indicates a specific year.
- לְצֵ֤את (le-tzeit) – Root: יצא (ytzʾ); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “after the coming out”; Notes: Refers to the exodus.
- בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (bene-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Construct noun; Translation: “the children of Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (me-eretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾrts); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Indicates origin.
- מִצְרַ֔יִם (Mitsrayim) – Root: מצר (mtsr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt.
- בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (ba-ḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥdsh); Form: Definite article with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in the month”; Notes: Specifies time.
- הַחֲמִישִׁ֖י (ha-ḥamishi) – Root: חמש (ḥmsh); Form: Definite article with ordinal numeral; Translation: “the fifth”; Notes: Indicates the fifth month.
- בְּאֶחָ֥ד (be-eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾḥd); Form: Preposition with numeral; Translation: “on the first”; Notes: Specifies the first day of the month.
- לַחֹֽדֶשׁ׃ (la-ḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥdsh); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “of the month”; Notes: Indicates the date.