וַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮ הַבַּדִּים֒ וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הַבַּדִּ֤ים מִן־הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וְלֹ֥א יֵרָא֖וּ הַח֑וּצָה וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃
And the poles were lengthened, and the heads of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen outside; and they are there to this day.
Morphology
- וַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ (vayyaʾariku) – Root: ארך; Form: Wayyiqtol (narrative past) Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they were lengthened”; Notes: Causative form indicating that the poles were made long or extended.
- הַבַּדִּים (ha-baddim) – Root: בד; Form: Definite article + masculine plural noun; Translation: “the poles”; Notes: Refers to the carrying poles of the Ark.
- וַיֵּרָאוּ (vayyeraʾu) – Root: ראה; Form: Wayyiqtol (narrative past) Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they were seen”; Notes: Passive/reflexive form indicating visibility.
- רָאשֵׁי (rashei) – Root: ראשׁ; Form: Construct masculine plural noun; Translation: “heads of”; Notes: In construct with “the poles.”
- הַבַּדִּים (ha-baddim) – Root: בד; Form: Definite article + masculine plural noun; Translation: “the poles”; Notes: Construct pair with “heads of.”
- מִן־הַקֹּדֶשׁ (min-ha-qodesh) – Root: קדשׁ; Form: Preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun; Translation: “from the Holy Place”; Notes: Indicates the source or location of visibility.
- עַל־פְּנֵי (ʿal-penei) – Root: פנה; Form: Preposition + construct masculine plural noun; Translation: “before”; Notes: Spatial phrase meaning “in front of.”
- הַדְּבִיר (ha-devir) – Root: דבר; Form: Definite article + masculine singular noun; Translation: “the inner sanctuary”; Notes: Refers to the innermost part of the Temple (Holy of Holies).
- וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: לא; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “but not”; Notes: Introduces contrast with previous clause.
- יֵרָאוּ (yeraʾu) – Root: ראה; Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they were seen”; Notes: Repeated verb in different spatial context.
- הַח֑וּצָה (ha-ḥutsah) – Root: חוץ; Form: Definite article + directional noun; Translation: “outside”; Notes: Indicates the poles were not visible from outside the sanctuary.
- וַיִּהְיוּ (vayyihyu) – Root: היה; Form: Wayyiqtol (narrative past) Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they were”; Notes: Marks a continued state of being.
- שָׁם (sham) – Root: שם; Form: Adverb; Translation: “there”; Notes: Indicates ongoing presence/location.
- עַד (ʿad) – Root: עד; Form: Preposition; Translation: “until”; Notes: Introduces a temporal clause.
- הַיֹּום (ha-yom) – Root: יום; Form: Definite article + masculine singular noun; Translation: “the day”; Notes: Used idiomatically with “this” to refer to present time.
- הַזֶּה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה; Form: Definite article + demonstrative masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Refers to the current day, formulaic phrase “to this day.”