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וּנְשִׂ֥יא בֵֽית־אָ֖ב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י אֶלִיצָפָ֖ן בֶּן־עֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ And the leader of the house of of the father of the families of the Qehati was Elitsafan, son of ʿUzziel.   Morphology וּנְשִׂ֥יא (u-nesi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Masculine singular noun with … Continue reading →

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵי־קְהָ֖ת יַחֲנ֑וּ עַ֛ל יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן תֵּימָֽנָה׃ The families of the sons of Qehat shall camp on the south side of the tabernacle.   Morphology מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת (mishpeḥot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “Families of”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

בְּמִסְפַּר֙ כָּל־זָכָ֔ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֖דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה שְׁמֹנַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֔ות שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ The total number of all males from one month old and above was eight thousand six hundred, keepers of the charge of the holy things.   Morphology בְּמִסְפַּר֙ (be-mispar) … Continue reading →

וְלִקְהָ֗ת מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ וּמִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַיִּצְהָרִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַֽחֶבְרֹנִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽעָזִּיאֵלִ֑י אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַקְּהָתִֽי׃ And to Qehat belonged the family of the ʿAmrami, the family of the Yitshari, the family of the Ḥebroni, and the family of the ʿUzzieli; these are … Continue reading →

וְקַלְעֵ֣י הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר וְאֶת־מָסַךְ֙ פֶּ֣תַח הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן וְעַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִ֑יב וְאֵת֙ מֵֽיתָרָ֔יו לְכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָתֹֽו׃ And the hangings of the courtyard, and the screen for the entrance of the courtyard, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords for … Continue reading →

וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת בְּנֵֽי־גֵרְשֹׁון֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן וְהָאֹ֑הֶל מִכְסֵ֕הוּ וּמָסַ֕ךְ פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And the duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting was the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, and the screen for the entrance of the Tent … Continue reading →

וּנְשִׂ֥יא בֵֽית־אָ֖ב לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־לָאֵֽל׃ And the leader of the ancestral house of the Gershuni was Elyasaf, the son of Lael.   Morphology וּנְשִׂ֥יא (u-nesi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction; Translation: “And the leader”; Notes: … Continue reading →

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י אַחֲרֵ֧י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן יַחֲנ֖וּ יָֽמָּה׃ The families of the Gershuni shall camp behind the tabernacle, to the west.   Morphology מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת (mishpeḥot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “The families of”; Notes: Refers to the subdivisions … Continue reading →

פְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר כָּל־זָכָ֔ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֖דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה פְּקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃ Their numbered ones, by the count of every male from one month old and upward, were seven thousand and five hundred.   Morphology פְּקֻדֵיהֶם֙ (pekudehem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: … Continue reading →

לְגֵ֣רְשֹׁ֔ון מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַלִּבְנִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁמְעִ֑י אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֔ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ To Gershon belonged the family of the Livni and the family of the Shimʿi; these are the families of the Gershuni.   Morphology לְגֵ֣רְשֹׁ֔ון (le-Gershon) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Proper … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֧י מְרָרִ֛י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֑י אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֛ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַלֵּוִ֖י לְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָֽם׃ And the sons of Merari by their families: Maḥli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levi according to the house of their fathers.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֧י (u-vnei) … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֥י קְהָ֖ת לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר חֶבְרֹ֖ון וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ And the sons of Qehat by their families: ʿAmram, and Yitshar, Ḥevron, and Uzziʾel.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֥י (u-vnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with conjunction; Translation: “And the sons … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמֹ֥ות בְּֽנֵי־גֵרְשֹׁ֖ון לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם לִבְנִ֖י וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Livni and Shimʿi.   Morphology וְאֵ֛לֶּה (ve-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction with demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “And these”; … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵֽי־לֵוִ֖י בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃ And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Qehat, and Merari.   Morphology וַיִּֽהְיוּ (vayihyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צֻוָּֽה׃ And Moshe numbered them according to the word of YHWH, as he was commanded.   Morphology וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד (vayifqod) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

פְּקֹד֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִ֔י לְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָ֖ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם כָּל־זָכָ֛ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֥דֶשׁ וָמַ֖עְלָה תִּפְקְדֵֽם׃ “Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses and by their families; every male from one month old and upward you shall count.”   Morphology פְּקֹד֙ (peqod) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (vayeddaber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לִי֮ כָּל־בְּכֹור֒ בְּיֹום֩ הַכֹּתִ֨י כָל־בְּכֹ֜ור בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי לִ֤י כָל־בְּכֹור֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאָדָ֖ם עַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה לִ֥י יִהְי֖וּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס For every firstborn is mine. On the day I struck every firstborn in the land of Mitsrayim, I consecrated every firstborn … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֞י הִנֵּ֧ה לָקַ֣חְתִּי אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִתֹּוךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל תַּ֧חַת כָּל־בְּכֹ֛ור פֶּ֥טֶר רֶ֖חֶם מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ “And I, behold, I have taken the Leviyim from among the children of Yisraʾel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayeddaber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Describes YHWH speaking to Moshe. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹ֤ן וְאֶת־בָּנָיו֙ תִּפְקֹ֔ד וְשָׁמְר֖וּ אֶת־כְּהֻנָּתָ֑ם וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃ פ And you shall appoint Aharon and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood; but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Form: … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתָּה֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו נְתוּנִ֨ם נְתוּנִ֥ם הֵ֨מָּה֙ לֹ֔ו מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ You shall give the Leviyim to Aharon and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the children of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וְנָתַתָּה֙ (ve-natata) – Root: נתן … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמְר֗וּ אֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵי֙ אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וְאֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֥ת הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ And they shall keep all the utensils of the Tent of Meeting and the charge of the children of Israel to perform the service of the Tabernacle.   Morphology וְשָׁמְר֗וּ … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמְר֣וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתֹּ֗ו וְאֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֥ת הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ And they shall guard his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to perform the service of the Tabernacle.   Morphology וְשָׁמְר֣וּ (ve-shamru) – … Continue reading →

הַקְרֵב֙ אֶת־מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֔י וְֽהַעֲמַדְתָּ֣ אֹתֹ֔ו לִפְנֵ֖י אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְשֵׁרְת֖וּ אֹתֹֽו׃ “Bring near the tribe of Levi, and set them before Aharon the priest, so that they may serve him.   Morphology הַקְרֵב֙ (haqrev) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Hiphil imperative … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayeddaber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking to Moshe. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣מָת נָדָ֣ב וַאֲבִיה֣וּא לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֡ה בְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩ אֵ֨שׁ זָרָ֜ה לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר סִינַ֔י וּבָנִ֖ים לֹא־הָי֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיְכַהֵ֤ן אֶלְעָזָר֙ וְאִ֣יתָמָ֔ר עַל־פְּנֵ֖י אַהֲרֹ֥ן אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ פ And Nadav and Avihu died before YHWH when they brought strange fire before YHWH in the wilderness of … Continue reading →

אֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמֹות֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים הַמְּשֻׁחִ֑ים אֲשֶׁר־מִלֵּ֥א יָדָ֖ם לְכַהֵֽן׃ These are the names of the sons of Aharon, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to serve as priests.   Morphology אֵ֗לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמֹ֥ות בְּֽנֵי־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַבְּכֹ֣ור נָדָ֑ב וַאֲבִיה֕וּא אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאִיתָמָֽר׃ And these are the names of the sons of Aharon: the firstborn, Nadav; and Avihu, Eleʿazar, and Itamar.   Morphology וְאֵ֛לֶּה (ve-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction with demonstrative pronoun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּולְדֹ֥ת אַהֲרֹ֖ן וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה בְּיֹ֗ום דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּהַ֥ר סִינָֽי׃ And these are the generations of Aharon and Moshe on the day when YHWH spoke with Moshe on Mount Sinai.   Morphology וְאֵ֛לֶּה (ve-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →