וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם לְעֻמַּת֙ גְּב֣וּל הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֨לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֑ים כָּל־אֹ֗רֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִֽים׃
And the Leviyyim, opposite the border of the priests, shall have twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in breadth; the whole length twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
Morphology
- וְהַלְוִיִּם (ve-ha-leviyyim) – Root: לוי (levi); Form: Conjunction וְ + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “and the Leviyyim” or “and the Levites”; Notes: Refers to the Levitical tribe, distinct from the priests but also granted a sacred portion.
- לְעֻמַּת (le-ʿummat) – Root: עמת (ʿamat); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “opposite” or “facing”; Notes: Denotes adjacency or facing position with respect to the priests’ border.
- גְּבוּל (gevul) – Root: גבל (gaval); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “border”; Notes: Refers to the boundary of the priests’ allotted land.
- הַכֹּהֲנִים (ha-kohanim) – Root: כהן (kohen); Form: Definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “the priests”; Notes: Specifies the priestly group adjacent to the Leviyyim’s allotment.
- חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים (ḥamishah ve-esrim) – Root: חמשׁ (ḥamesh), עשרים (esrim); Form: Numerals; Translation: “twenty-five”; Notes: Numerical measurement used to describe length in thousands of cubits.
- אֶלֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: A unit of measurement for land dimensions.
- אֹרֶךְ (orekh) – Root: ארך (ʾarakh); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “length”; Notes: Refers to the north–south dimension of the Levitical territory.
- וְרֹחַב (ve-roḥav) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and breadth”; Notes: Refers to the east–west measurement of the land.
- עֲשֶׂרֶת (ʿaśeret) – Root: עשר (ʿasar); Form: Numeral feminine singular construct; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Used in combination with אֲלָפִים to form “ten thousand.”
- אֲלָפִים (ʾalafim) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “thousands”; Notes: Indicates a measurement of ten thousand cubits in breadth.
- כָּל־אֹרֶךְ (kol-orekh) – Root: כל (kol), ארך (ʾarakh); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the whole length”; Notes: Emphasizes the full extent of the land’s measurement.
- חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים (ḥamishah ve-esrim) – Root: חמשׁ (ḥamesh), עשרים (esrim); Form: Numerals; Translation: “twenty-five”; Notes: Repeats the total length for clarity in the description.
- אֶלֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: Unit of land measure corresponding to cubits.
- וְרֹחַב (ve-roḥav) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and breadth”; Notes: Indicates the second dimension parallel to the previous measurement.
- עֲשֶׂרֶת (ʿaśeret) – Root: עשר (ʿasar); Form: Numeral feminine singular construct; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Again part of the phrase “ten thousand.”
- אֲלָפִים (ʾalafim) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “thousands”; Notes: Restates the breadth to confirm the uniform dimensions of the Levitical allotment.