וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶֽת־נַעֲרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּֽעֲל֖וּ עֹלֹ֑ת וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּ זְבָחִ֧ים שְׁלָמִ֛ים לַיהוָ֖ה פָּרִֽים׃
And he sent the young men of the children of Yisrael, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of bulls to YHWH.
Morphology
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (vayishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol, 3ms; Translation: “And he sent”; Notes: Refers to Moshe commissioning the young men.
- אֶֽת־נַעֲרֵי֙ (et-naʿarei) – Root: נער (n-ʿ-r); Form: Definite direct object marker + Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “The young men of”; Notes: Indicates a group of young representatives.
- בְּנֵ֣י (benei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “The children of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Yisrael.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisrael) – Root: שׂרה (s-r-h) + אל (ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisrael”; Notes: Refers to the nation descended from Yaʿaqov.
- וַיַּֽעֲל֖וּ (vayyaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hifil, Wayyiqtol, 3mp; Translation: “And they offered”; Notes: Indicates the act of presenting offerings on the altar.
- עֹלֹ֑ת (ʿolot) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Burnt offerings”; Notes: Refers to offerings wholly consumed by fire.
- וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּ (vayyizbeḥu) – Root: זבח (z-b-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol, 3mp; Translation: “And they sacrificed”; Notes: Refers to offering sacrifices as an act of worship.
- זְבָחִ֧ים (zevaḥim) – Root: זבח (z-b-ḥ); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Sacrifices”; Notes: Specific type of offerings.
- שְׁלָמִ֛ים (shelamim) – Root: שלם (sh-l-m); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Peace offerings”; Notes: Offerings symbolizing fellowship and gratitude.
- לַיהוָ֖ה (laYHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To YHWH”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the offerings.
- פָּרִֽים (parim) – Root: פר (p-r); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Bulls”; Notes: Specifies the type of animals offered.