זֶ֣ה יִתְּנ֗וּ כָּל־הָעֹבֵר֙ עַל־הַפְּקֻדִ֔ים מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִ֤ים גֵּרָה֙ הַשֶּׁ֔קֶל מַחֲצִ֣ית הַשֶּׁ֔קֶל תְּרוּמָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃
This they shall give, everyone who passes among those who are counted: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to YHWH.
Morphology
- זֶ֣ה (zeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the specific amount or instruction to follow.
- יִתְּנ֗וּ (yitnu) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3mp; Translation: “They shall give”; Notes: Refers to the command for each individual to contribute the specified amount.
- כָּל־הָעֹבֵר֙ (kol-ha’over) – Root: עבר (ʿ-v-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + Participle, Qal, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Everyone who passes”; Notes: Refers to those being counted in the census.
- עַל־הַפְּקֻדִ֔ים (al-hapqudim) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Among those who are numbered”; Notes: Refers to those included in the census.
- מַחֲצִ֥ית (maḥatsit) – Root: חצי (ḥ-ts-y); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “Half”; Notes: Refers to half of the specified shekel amount.
- הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל (hashekel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The shekel”; Notes: Refers to the standard unit of weight and currency.
- בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל (beshekel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “According to the shekel”; Notes: Specifies the measurement system used.
- הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ (hakkodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the sanctuary”; Notes: Refers to the holy shekel standard used in the tabernacle.
- עֶשְׂרִ֤ים (esrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Specifies the number of gerahs in one shekel.
- גֵּרָה֙ (gerah) – Root: גרה (g-r-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Gerahs”; Notes: Refers to a smaller unit of currency equivalent to one-twentieth of a shekel.
- הַשֶּׁ֔קֶל (hashekel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The shekel”; Notes: Reiterates the currency unit of the specified contribution.
- מַחֲצִ֣ית (maḥatsit) – Root: חצי (ḥ-ts-y); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “Half”; Notes: Reiterates the required contribution amount.
- הַשֶּׁ֔קֶל (hashekel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the shekel”; Notes: Refers to the same currency standard.
- תְּרוּמָ֖ה (terumah) – Root: רום (r-w-m); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “An offering”; Notes: Refers to a contribution made to YHWH.
- לַֽיהוָֽה (laYHWH) – Root: יהוה (Y-H-W-H); Form: Preposition + Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “To YHWH”; Notes: Indicates that the offering is dedicated to YHWH.