Exodus 38:22

וּבְצַלְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־אוּרִ֥י בֶן־ח֖וּר לְמַטֵּ֣ה יְהוּדָ֑ה עָשָׂ֕ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

And Betsal’el, son of Uri, son of Ḥur, of the tribe of Yehuda, did all that YHWH commanded Moshe.

 

Morphology

  1. וּבְצַלְאֵ֛ל (u’vetsalel) – Root: צלל (ts-l-l); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And Betsalel”; Notes: Betsalel means “In the shadow of God.”
  2. בֶּן־אוּרִ֥י (ben-uri) – Root: בן (b-n) + אורי (ʾ-w-r-y); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “Son of Uri”; Notes: Uri means “My light.”
  3. בֶן־ח֖וּר (ben-ḥur) – Root: בן (b-n) + חור (ḥ-w-r); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “Son of Ḥur”; Notes: Ḥur means “White” or “Noble.”
  4. לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “Of the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates the tribal affiliation.
  5. יְהוּדָ֑ה (Yehudah) – Root: ידה (y-d-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Judah, meaning “Praise.”
  6. עָשָׂ֕ה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal perfect, third person masculine singular; Translation: “Did”; Notes: Indicates completed action.
  7. אֵ֛ת (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: Untranslatable; Notes: Marks the direct object.
  8. כָּל־אֲשֶׁר (kol-asher) – Root: כל (k-l) + אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Noun + relative pronoun; Translation: “All that”; Notes: Refers to the entirety of the commands.
  9. צִוָּ֥ה (tsivvah) – Root: צוה (ts-w-h); Form: Piel perfect, third person masculine singular; Translation: “Commanded”; Notes: Indicates a strong directive.
  10. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the personal name of God.
  11. אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה (et-Moshe) – Root: את (ʾ-t) + משה (m-sh-h); Form: Direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the prophet and leader.

 

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