וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד מֹשֶׁה֙ בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י לַיהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃
And Moshe stood at the gate of the camp and said, “Whoever is for YHWH, come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered to him.
Morphology
- וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד (vayaʿamod) – Root: עמד (ʿ-m-d); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he stood”; Notes: Refers to Moshe standing at the camp’s gate.
- מֹשֶׁה֙ (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses.
- בְּשַׁ֣עַר (beshaʿar) – Root: שער (sh-ʿ-r); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “At the gate of”; Notes: Refers to the location where Moshe stood.
- הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה (hammaḥaneh) – Root: מחנה (m-ḥ-n-h); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The camp”; Notes: Refers to the Israelite encampment.
- וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Refers to Moshe addressing the people.
- מִ֥י (mi) – Root: מי (m-y); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces Moshe’s call to the people.
- לַיהוָ֖ה (layhwh) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “For YHWH”; Notes: Indicates allegiance to the LORD.
- אֵלָ֑י (elai) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + Pronoun, 1cs; Translation: “To me”; Notes: Refers to Moshe’s summons.
- וַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּ (vayeʾasefu) – Root: אסף (ʾ-s-p); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Niphal, Imperfect, 3mp; Translation: “And they gathered”; Notes: Refers to the response of the sons of Levi.
- אֵלָ֖יו (elav) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Indicates gathering to Moshe.
- כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “All of”; Notes: Refers to the entirety of a group.
- בְּנֵ֥י (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants or members.
- לֵוִֽי׃ (Levi) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Levi”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Levi.