Exodus 30:23

וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־לְךָ֮ בְּשָׂמִ֣ים רֹאשׁ֒ מָר־דְּרֹור֙ חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֔ות וְקִנְּמָן־בֶּ֥שֶׂם מַחֲצִיתֹ֖ו חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִם וּקְנֵה־בֹ֖שֶׂם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃

“And you, take for yourself the finest spices: pure myrrh, five hundred shekels; and fragrant cinnamon, half of it, two hundred and fifty; and fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty;

Morphology

1. וְאַתָּ֣ה (ve’atah) – Root: אתה (ʾ-t-h); Form: Conjunction + Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “And you”; Notes: Refers to Moses, emphasizing personal responsibility.
2. קַח־לְךָ֮ (qach-lekha) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2ms + Preposition + Pronoun, 2ms; Translation: “Take for yourself”; Notes: Command to gather the specified items personally.
3. בְּשָׂמִ֣ים (besamim) – Root: בשם (b-s-m); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Spices”; Notes: Refers to aromatic substances used in the anointing oil.
4. רֹאשׁ֒ (rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Finest”; Notes: Indicates the highest quality of spices.
5. מָר־דְּרֹור֙ (mar-deror) – Root: מר (m-r) + דרור (d-r-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Pure myrrh”; Notes: Refers to a fragrant resin, specified as “pure.”
6. חֲמֵ֣שׁ (chamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “Five”; Notes: Refers to the quantity of five hundred shekels.
7. מֵאֹ֔ות (me’ot) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Indicates the unit of measure for the quantity.
8. וְקִנְּמָן־בֶּ֥שֶׂם (vekinamon-besem) – Root: קנמן (q-n-m-n) + בשם (b-s-m); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular construct + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And fragrant cinnamon”; Notes: Refers to another aromatic ingredient for the oil.
9. מַחֲצִיתֹ֖ו (machatsito) – Root: חצי (ḥ-ts-y); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct + Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “Half of it”; Notes: Specifies the quantity as half of the full measure.
10. חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (chamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “Fifty”; Notes: Indicates fifty as half of the measurement unit.
11. וּמָאתָ֑יִם (umatayim) – Root: מאתים (m-ʾ-t-y-m); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “Two hundred”; Notes: Refers to the total weight of two hundred shekels.
12. וּקְנֵה־בֹ֖שֶׂם (u’kene-bosem) – Root: קנה (q-n-h) + בשם (b-s-m); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular construct + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And fragrant cane”; Notes: Refers to another aromatic substance used in the preparation.
13. חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (chamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “Fifty”; Notes: Reiterates the fifty-shekel measure.
14. וּמָאתָֽיִם (umatayim) – Root: מאתים (m-ʾ-t-y-m); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “Two hundred”; Notes: Indicates the total measure of two hundred shekels for the fragrant cane.