וְיִרְכְּס֣וּ אֶת־֠הַחֹשֶׁן מִטַּבָּעְתּוֹ אֶל־טַבְּעֹ֤ת הָאֵפֹד֙ בִּפְתִ֣יל תְּכֵ֔לֶת לִֽהְיֹ֖ות עַל־חֵ֣שֶׁב הָאֵפֹ֑וד וְלֹֽא־יִזַּ֣ח הַחֹ֔שֶׁן מֵעַ֖ל הָאֵפֹֽוד׃
And they shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue, to be upon the band of the ephod, so that the breastpiece does not come loose from the ephod.
Morphology
- וְיִרְכְּס֣וּ (veyirksu) – Root: רכס (r-k-s); Form: Conjunction + Verb, qal imperfect, third person masculine plural; Translation: “And they shall bind.”
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “The.”
- הַחֹשֶׁן (haḥoshen) – Root: חשן (ḥ-sh-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The breastpiece.”
- מִטַּבָּעְתּוֹ (mitaba’ato) – Root: טבעת (t-b-ʿ); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular construct with third person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “By its rings.”
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition; Translation: “To.”
- טַבְּעֹ֤ת (tabbe’ot) – Root: טבע (t-b-ʿ); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “The rings.”
- הָאֵפֹד (ha’efod) – Root: אפד (ʾ-p-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the ephod.”
- בִּפְתִ֣יל (bifteel) – Root: פתל (p-t-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “With a cord.”
- תְּכֵ֔לֶת (tekhelet) – Root: תכל (t-k-l); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Of blue.”
- לִֽהְיֹ֖ות (lihiyot) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “To be.”
- עַל־ (ʿal) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition; Translation: “Upon.”
- חֵ֣שֶׁב (ḥeshev) – Root: חשב (ḥ-sh-v); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “The band.”
- הָאֵפֹ֑וד (ha’efod) – Root: אפד (ʾ-p-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the ephod.”
- וְלֹֽא־יִזַּ֣ח (velo-yizzach) – Root: זוח (z-w-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Verb, qal imperfect, third person masculine singular; Translation: “And it shall not come loose.”
- הַחֹ֔שֶׁן (haḥoshen) – Root: חשן (ḥ-sh-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The breastpiece.”
- מֵעַ֖ל (meʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From upon.”
- הָאֵפֹֽוד (ha’efod) – Root: אפד (ʾ-p-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The ephod.”