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וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ כִּֽי־יָמ֗וּת וּבֵן֙ אֵ֣ין לֹ֔ו וְהַֽעֲבַרְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַחֲלָתֹ֖ו לְבִתֹּֽו׃ And you shall speak to the sons of Yisraʾel, saying: If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.   … Continue reading →

כֵּ֗ן בְּנֹ֣ות צְלָפְחָד֮ דֹּבְרֹת֒ נָתֹ֨ן תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ אֲחֵ֣י אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ אֶת־נַחֲלַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ן לָהֶֽן׃ “The daughters of Tselofḥad speak rightly. You shall indeed give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer their … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And spoke”; Notes: Used to introduce direct speech. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטָ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And Moshe brought their case before YHWH.   Morphology וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב (vayyaqrev) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And brought near”; Notes: Indicates causative action of presenting … Continue reading →

לָ֣מָּה יִגָּרַ֤ע שֵׁם־אָבִ֨ינוּ֙ מִתֹּ֣וךְ מִשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֔ו כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין לֹ֖ו בֵּ֑ן תְּנָה־לָּ֣נוּ אֲחֻזָּ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ אֲחֵ֥י אָבִֽינוּ׃ Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he has no son? Give us a possession among the brothers of … Continue reading →

אָבִינוּ֮ מֵ֣ת בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ וְה֨וּא לֹא־הָיָ֜ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָעֵדָ֗ה הַנֹּועָדִ֛ים עַל־יְהוָ֖ה בַּעֲדַת־קֹ֑רַח כִּֽי־בְחֶטְאֹ֣ו מֵ֔ת וּבָנִ֖ים לֹא־הָ֥יוּ לֹֽו׃ “Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the assembly who gathered against YHWH in the company of Qoraḥ, but he died … Continue reading →

וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֜דְנָה לִפְנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֗ה וְלִפְנֵי֙ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְלִפְנֵ֥י הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ם וְכָל־הָעֵדָ֑ה פֶּ֥תַח אֹֽהֶל־מֹועֵ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃ And they stood before Moshe, before Eleʿazar the priest, before the leaders, and all the congregation at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, saying,   Morphology וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֜דְנָה … Continue reading →

וַתִּקְרַ֜בְנָה בְּנֹ֣ות צְלָפְחָ֗ד בֶּן־חֵ֤פֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָד֙ בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בֶן־יֹוסֵ֑ף וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ שְׁמֹ֣ות בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה נֹעָ֔ה וְחָגְלָ֥ה וּמִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה׃ Then the daughters of Tselofḥad, son of Ḥefer, son of Gilʿad, son of Makhir, son of Menashshe, of the families of Menashshe … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם מֹ֥ות יָמֻ֖תוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְלֹא־נֹותַ֤ר מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּ֚י אִם־כָּלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֔ה וִיהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃ ס Because YHWH had said to them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness,” and not a man of them was left, except for Kalev son … Continue reading →

וּבְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ לֹא־הָ֣יָה אִ֔ישׁ מִפְּקוּדֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּקְד֛וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינָֽי׃ And among these, there was not a man of the numbers of Moshe and Aharon the priest, who numbered the sons of Yisraʾel in the wilderness of … Continue reading →

אֵ֚לֶּה פְּקוּדֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּֽקְד֜וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מֹואָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹֽו׃ These are the numbers of Moshe and Eleʿazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Yisraʾel in the plains of Moʾav by the Yarden opposite Yeriḥo. … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֣וּ פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף כָּל־זָכָ֖ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה כִּ֣י לֹ֣א הָתְפָּקְד֗וּ בְּתֹוךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֠י לֹא־נִתַּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And their numbered ones were twenty-three thousand, all males from one month old and upward, because they were not … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥מָת נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִיה֑וּא בְּהַקְרִיבָ֥ם אֵשׁ־זָרָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And Nadav and Avihu died when they brought unauthorized fire before YHWH.   Morphology וַיָּ֥מָת (vayyāmāt) – Root: מות (mwt); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶת־נָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֲבִיה֑וּא אֶת־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאֶת־אִיתָמָֽר׃ And born to Aharon were Nadav and Avihu, Eleʿazar, and Itamar.   Morphology וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד (vayyivvaled) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And was born”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְשֵׁ֣ם אֵ֣שֶׁת עַמְרָ֗ם יֹוכֶ֨בֶד֙ בַּת־לֵוִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֥ה אֹתָ֛הּ לְלֵוִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֣לֶד לְעַמְרָ֗ם אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת מִרְיָ֥ם אֲחֹתָֽם׃ And the name of ʿAmram’s wife was Yokheved, the daughter of Levi, whom she bore to Levi in Mitsrayim; and she bore to … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת לֵוִ֗י מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת הַלִּבְנִ֜י מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַמַּחְלִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקָּרְחִ֑י וּקְהָ֖ת הֹולִ֥ד אֶת־עַמְרָֽם׃ These are the families of Levi: the family of the Livni, the family of the Ḥevroni, the family of the Maḥli, the family of … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֣י הַלֵּוִי֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְגֵרְשֹׁ֗ון מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י לִקְהָ֕ת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי׃ And these are the enrollments of the Levi by their families: for Gershon, the family of the Gershuni; for Qehat, the family of the Qehati; for Merari, … Continue reading →

עַל־פִּי֙ הַגֹּורָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט׃ ס By the decision of the lot, his inheritance shall be divided between the many and the few.   Morphology עַל־פִּי֙ (ʿal-pi) – Root: פי (peh); Form: Preposition עַל + noun masculine singular … Continue reading →

אַךְ־בְּגֹורָ֕ל יֵחָלֵ֖ק אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ לִשְׁמֹ֥ות מַטֹּות־אֲבֹתָ֖ם יִנְחָֽלוּ׃ However, the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.   Morphology אַךְ (ʾakh) – Root: אך (ʾakh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “However”; Notes: … Continue reading →

לָרַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔יו יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֹֽו׃ To the larger group you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall give a smaller inheritance; each one shall be given his inheritance according … Continue reading →

לָאֵ֗לֶּה תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֹֽות׃ To these shall the land be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.   Morphology לָאֵ֗לֶּה (laʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾelleh); Form: Preposition לְ + demonstrative pronoun plural; Translation: “To these”; … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And spoke”; Notes: Indicates a completed action in narrative sequence. יְהוָ֖ה … Continue reading →

אֵ֗לֶּה פְּקוּדֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֖לֶף וָאָ֑לֶף שְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ פ These are the registered ones of the sons of Yisraʾel, six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.   Morphology אֵ֗לֶּה (ʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative … Continue reading →

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ות נַפְתָּלִ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹֽות׃ These are the clans of Naftali according to their families, and their registered ones were forty-five thousand and four hundred.   Morphology אֵ֛לֶּה (ʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative … Continue reading →

לְיֵ֕צֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּצְרִ֑י לְשִׁלֵּ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁלֵּמִֽי׃ For Yetser, the clan of the Yitseri; for Shillem, the clan of the Shillemi.   Morphology לְיֵ֕צֶר (ləyetser) – Root: יצר (yatsar); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “For Yetser”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֤י נַפְתָּלִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לְיַ֨חְצְאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיַּחְצְאֵלִ֑י לְגוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַגּוּנִֽי׃ The sons of Naftali by their clans: for Yathtseʾel, the clan of the Yathtseʾeli; for Guni, the clan of the Guni.   Morphology בְּנֵ֤י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun … Continue reading →

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵי־אָשֵׁ֖ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹֽות׃ ס These are the clans of the sons of Asher according to their registrations: fifty-three thousand and four hundred.   Morphology אֵ֛לֶּה (ʾēlleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine … Continue reading →

וְשֵׁ֥ם בַּת־אָשֵׁ֖ר שָֽׂרַח׃ And the name of the daughter of Asher was Seraḥ.   Morphology וְשֵׁ֥ם (ve-shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And the name”; Notes: Introduces the subject. בַּת־אָשֵׁ֖ר (bat-Asher) – Root: … Continue reading →

לִבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה לְחֶ֕בֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶבְרִ֑י לְמַ֨לְכִּיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי׃ To the sons of Beriʿa: of Ḥever, the clan of the Ḥevri; of Malkiʾel, the clan of the Malkiʾeli.   Morphology לִבְנֵ֣י (livney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition לְ + noun … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֣י אָשֵׁר֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְיִמְנָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַיִּמְנָ֔ה לְיִשְׁוִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּשְׁוִ֑י לִבְרִיעָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבְּרִיעִֽי׃ The sons of Asher by their clans: of Yimna, the clan of the Yimna; of Yishvi, the clan of the Yishvi; of Beriʿa, the clan of the Beriʿi. … Continue reading →