וְאַרְבָּעִים֙ אַדְנֵי־כֶ֔סֶף עָשָׂ֕ה תַּ֖חַת עֶשְׂרִ֣ים הַקְּרָשִׁ֑ים שְׁנֵ֨י אֲדָנִ֜ים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּ֤רֶשׁ הָאֶחָד֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י יְדֹתָ֔יו וּשְׁנֵ֧י אֲדָנִ֛ים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָ֖ד לִשְׁתֵּ֥י יְדֹתָֽיו׃
And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards, two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
Morphology
- וְאַרְבָּעִים (ve’arba’im) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + number, masculine plural; Translation: “And forty”; Notes: Indicates the number of sockets made for the boards.
- אַדְנֵי־כֶ֔סֶף (adnei-ḵeseph) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n) + כֶסֶף (k-s-f); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Sockets of silver”; Notes: Refers to the silver bases or sockets for supporting the boards.
- עָשָׂ֕ה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה (ʿ-ś-h); Form: Verb, 3rd person singular, past tense; Translation: “He made”; Notes: Refers to the action of creating or constructing the sockets.
- תַּ֖חַת (taḥat) – Root: תחת (t-ḥ-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Under”; Notes: Indicates the position of the sockets under the boards.
- עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (ʿesrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-ś-r); Form: Number, masculine plural; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Refers to the number of boards that are supported by the sockets.
- הַקְּרָשִׁ֑ים (hak’rašim) – Root: קרש (k-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “The boards”; Notes: Refers to the wooden boards that were part of the tabernacle’s structure.
- שְׁנֵ֨י (shenei) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Number, masculine plural; Translation: “Two”; Notes: Indicates the number of sockets under each board.
- אֲדָנִ֜ים (adanim) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Sockets”; Notes: Refers to the base or support for the boards.
- לִשְׁתֵּ֣י (lishtay) – Root: שני (sh-n-y); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “For its two tenons”; Notes: Refers to the two projections or fittings on each board that fit into the sockets.
- יְדֹתָ֔יו (y’dotav) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Noun, feminine plural with suffix; Translation: “Its tenons”; Notes: Refers to the parts of the boards that fit into the sockets to secure them in place.