וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־לֵוִ֖י כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּפֹּ֤ל מִן־הָעָם֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אַלְפֵ֖י אִֽישׁ׃
And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moshe, and there fell from the people that day about three thousand men.
Morphology
- וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ (vayaʿasu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3mp; Translation: “And they did”; Notes: Refers to the sons of Levi acting on Moshe’s command.
- בְנֵֽי־ (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants or tribe of Levi.
- לֵוִ֖י (Levi) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Levi”; Notes: Refers to the Levites, a priestly tribe.
- כִּדְבַ֣ר (kidvar) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “According to the word of”; Notes: Indicates their actions followed Moshe’s instructions.
- מֹשֶׁ֑ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader of Yisra’el.
- וַיִּפֹּ֤ל (vayippol) – Root: נפל (n-p-l); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And there fell”; Notes: Refers to those who were killed.
- מִן־ (min) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From”; Notes: Indicates the source of the fallen.
- הָעָם֙ (haʿam) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The people”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- בַּיֹּ֣ום (bayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “On the day”; Notes: Specifies the timing of the event.
- הַה֔וּא (hahahu) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “That”; Notes: Refers to the specific day.
- כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (kishloshet) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Preposition + Numeral, masculine plural construct; Translation: “About three”; Notes: Indicates an approximate number.
- אַלְפֵ֖י (alfei) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Thousand of”; Notes: Describes the quantity.
- אִֽישׁ׃ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Men”; Notes: Refers to individuals killed during the event.