וַיַּ֣רְא אַהֲרֹ֔ן וַיִּ֥בֶן מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לְפָנָ֑יו וַיִּקְרָ֤א אַֽהֲרֹן֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר חַ֥ג לַיהוָ֖ה מָחָֽר׃
And Aharon saw, and he built an altar before it, and Aharon proclaimed and said, “A feast to YHWH tomorrow.”
Morphology
- וַיַּ֣רְא (vayyar) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he saw”; Notes: Refers to Aharon perceiving the people’s actions and desires.
- אַהֲרֹ֔ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Aaron, the brother of Moshe.
- וַיִּ֥בֶן (vayyiven) – Root: בנה (b-n-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he built”; Notes: Refers to Aharon constructing an altar.
- מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (mizbe’ach) – Root: זבח (z-b-ḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “An altar”; Notes: Refers to the structure built for offerings.
- לְפָנָ֑יו (lefanav) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct + Pronoun, 3ms suffix; Translation: “Before it”; Notes: Refers to the position of the altar relative to the molten calf.
- וַיִּקְרָ֤א (vayyiqra) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he proclaimed”; Notes: Refers to Aharon announcing a feast.
- אַֽהֲרֹן֙ (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers again to Aaron, acting as the speaker.
- וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (vayyo’mar) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Marks Aharon’s statement about the feast.
- חַ֥ג (ḥag) – Root: חגג (ḥ-g-g); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “A feast”; Notes: Refers to a festival or celebration.
- לַיהוָ֖ה (laYHWH) – Root: יהוה (Y-H-W-H); Form: Preposition + Proper noun; Translation: “To YHWH”; Notes: Indicates that the feast is declared in honor of YHWH.
- מָחָֽר׃ (machar) – Root: מחר (m-ḥ-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Tomorrow”; Notes: Refers to the timing of the declared feast.