וְאִם־יִמְעַ֣ט הַבַּיִת֮ מִהְיֹ֣ת מִשֶּׂה֒ וְלָקַ֣ח ה֗וּא וּשְׁכֵנֹ֛ו הַקָּרֹ֥ב אֶל־בֵּיתֹ֖ו בְּמִכְסַ֣ת נְפָשֹׁ֑ת אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י אָכְלֹ֔ו תָּכֹ֖סּוּ עַל־הַשֶּֽׂה׃
And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take one according to the number of persons; each according to his eating you shall count for the lamb.
Morphology
- וְאִם־יִמְעַ֣ט (veʾim-yimʿat) – Root: מעט (m-ʿ-t); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And if it is too small”; Notes: Refers to the insufficiency of a household for a lamb.
- הַבַּיִת֮ (habayit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The household”; Notes: Refers to the family dwelling.
- מִהְיֹ֣ת (mihyot) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Preposition + Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct; Translation: “From being”; Notes: Indicates insufficiency in size.
- מִשֶּׂה֒ (miseh) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “For a lamb”; Notes: Refers to the sacrificial lamb.
- וְלָקַ֣ח (velakach) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “Then he shall take”; Notes: Refers to the arrangement for sharing the lamb.
- הוּא (hu) – Root: N/A; Form: Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “He”; Notes: Refers to the head of the household.
- וּשְׁכֵנֹ֛ו (ushcheno) – Root: שכן (sh-k-n); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “And his neighbor”; Notes: Refers to the nearest household.
- הַקָּרֹ֥ב (hakkarov) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Nearest”; Notes: Indicates proximity.
- אֶל־בֵּיתֹ֖ו (el-beito) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “To his house”; Notes: Refers to the nearest neighboring household.
- בְּמִכְסַ֣ת (bemikhsat) – Root: כסה (k-s-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “According to the number of”; Notes: Specifies how the lamb is to be divided.
- נְפָשֹׁ֑ת (nefashot) – Root: נפש (n-p-sh); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Persons”; Notes: Refers to the individuals in the households.
- אִ֚ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Each man”; Notes: Refers to individual participants.
- לְפִ֣י (lefi) – Root: פה (p-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “According to”; Notes: Refers to individual needs.
- אָכְלֹ֔ו (okhlo) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His eating”; Notes: Refers to the portion suitable for consumption.
- תָּכֹ֖סּוּ (takhosu) – Root: כסה (k-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall count”; Notes: Refers to allocating the lamb.
- עַל־הַשֶּֽׂה׃ (al-haseh) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “For the lamb”; Notes: Specifies the subject of division.