וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ מִח֣וּץ לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרָה֙ נֹ֣כַח הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן עַ֛ל צֶ֥לַע הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן תֵּימָ֑נָה וְהַ֨שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן תִּתֵּ֖ן עַל־צֶ֥לַע צָפֹֽון׃
And you shall place the table outside the veil, and the menorah opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south, and you shall place the table on the side toward the north.
Morphology
- וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ (vesamta) – Root: שם (s-m); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “And you shall place”; Notes: Indicates a command to arrange or position.
- אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ (et-hashulḥan) – Root: שולחן (sh-l-ḥ-n); Form: Direct object marker + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The table”; Notes: Refers to the table for the Bread of Presence.
- מִח֣וּץ (miḥutz) – Root: חוץ (ḥ-u-tz); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Outside”; Notes: Specifies the location relative to the veil.
- לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת (laparokhet) – Root: פרך (p-r-kh); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “To the veil”; Notes: Refers to the curtain separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרָה֙ (ve’et-hammenorah) – Root: מנורה (m-n-r-h); Form: Conjunction + Direct object marker + Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “And the lampstand”; Notes: Refers to the seven-branched lampstand.
- נֹ֣כַח (noḥaḥ) – Root: נכח (n-kh); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Opposite”; Notes: Indicates placement facing the table.
- הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן (hashulḥan) – Root: שולחן (sh-l-ḥ-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The table”; Notes: Repetition emphasizes its positioning.
- עַ֛ל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “On”; Notes: Indicates location.
- צֶ֥לַע (tzelʿa) – Root: צלע (tz-l-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “Side”; Notes: Specifies a side of the tabernacle.
- הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן (hamishkan) – Root: שכן (sh-k-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the tabernacle”; Notes: Refers to the dwelling place.
- תֵּימָ֑נָה (teimanah) – Root: תימן (t-y-m-n); Form: Noun, feminine singular with directional suffix; Translation: “Toward the south”; Notes: Specifies the southern orientation.
- וְהַ֨שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן (ve’hashulḥan) – Root: שולחן (sh-l-ḥ-n); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “And the table”; Notes: Repeats for clarification.
- תִּתֵּ֖ן (titten) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You shall place”; Notes: Specifies the command to position.
- עַל־צֶ֥לַע (ʿal-tzelʿa) – Root: צלע (tz-l-ʿ); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “On the side”; Notes: Indicates location.
- צָפֹֽון (tzafon) – Root: צפן (tz-p-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Toward the north”; Notes: Specifies the northern orientation.