וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע בַּת־עַמִּינָדָ֛ב אֲחֹ֥ות נַחְשֹׁ֖ון לֹ֣ו לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד לֹ֗ו אֶת־נָדָב֙ וְאֶת־אֲבִיה֔וּא אֶת־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאֶת־אִֽיתָמָֽר׃
And Aharon took Elisheva, the daughter of Amminadav, the sister of Naḥshon, for a wife, and she bore him Nadav, and Avihu, Elʿazar, and Itamar.
Morphology
- וַיִּקַּ֨ח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal, waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he took”; Notes: Indicates action performed by Aharon.
- אַהֲרֹ֜ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: The subject of the sentence.
- אֶת־אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע (et-Elishevaʿ) – Root: אלי (ʾ-l-y) + שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Proper noun with accusative particle; Translation: “Elishevaʿ”; Notes: The object of “took.”
- בַּת־עַמִּינָדָ֛ב (bat-Amminadav) – Root: בת (b-t) + עמינדב (ʿ-m-y-n-d-b); Form: Noun construct, “daughter of Amminadav”; Translation: “The daughter of Amminadav”; Notes: Explains Elisheva’s lineage.
- אֲחֹ֥ות נַחְשֹׁ֖ון (aḥot-Naḥshon) – Root: אחות (ʾ-ḥ-w-t) + נחשון (n-ḥ-sh-w-n); Form: Noun construct; Translation: “The sister of Naḥshon”; Notes: Adds further detail about Elisheva’s family.
- לֹ֣ו לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (lo le-ishah) – Root: אשה (ʾ-sh-h); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “For him as a wife”; Notes: Indicates the marital relationship.
- וַתֵּ֣לֶד (va-teled) – Root: ילד (y-l-d); Form: Qal, waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she bore”; Notes: Refers to Elisheva giving birth.
- לֹ֗ו (lo) – Root: לו (l-w); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Indicates Aharon as the father.
- אֶת־נָדָב֙ (et-Nadav) – Root: נדב (n-d-b); Form: Proper noun with accusative particle; Translation: “Nadav”; Notes: The first son listed.
- וְאֶת־אֲבִיה֔וּא (ve-et-Avihu) – Root: אב (ʾ-v) + הוא (h-w); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Avihu”; Notes: The second son listed.
- אֶת־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר (et-Elʿazar) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) + עזר (ʿ-z-r); Form: Proper noun with accusative particle; Translation: “Elʿazar”; Notes: The third son listed.
- וְאֶת־אִֽיתָמָֽר׃ (ve-et-Itamar) – Root: אית (ʾ-y-t) + מר (m-r); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Itamar”; Notes: The fourth son listed.