וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮ שְׁתֵּ֣י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָב֒ וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם עַל־שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְמַ֨טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יו לְעֻמַּ֖ת מֶחְבַּרְתֹּ֑ו מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד׃
And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod below, opposite its front, close to its joining, above the band of the ephod.
Morphology
- וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮ (vayyaʿasu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they made.”
- שְׁתֵּ֣י (shtei) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Noun, feminine dual construct; Translation: “Two.”
- טַבְּעֹ֣ת (tabbaʿot) – Root: טבעת (t-b-ʿ); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Rings.”
- זָהָב֒ (zahav) – Root: זהב (z-h-v); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Gold.”
- וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם (vayittenum) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And they put them.”
- עַל־שְׁתֵּי֩ (ʿal-shtei) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine dual construct; Translation: “On the two.”
- כִתְפֹ֨ת (kitfot) – Root: כתף (k-t-p); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “Shoulder pieces.”
- הָאֵפֹ֤ד (haʾephod) – Root: אפד (ʾ-p-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The ephod.”
- מִלְמַ֨טָּה֙ (milmatta) – Root: מתת (m-t-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Below.”
- מִמּ֣וּל (mimmul) – Root: מול (m-w-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Opposite.”
- פָּנָ֔יו (panav) – Root: פנים (p-n-y-m); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its front.”
- לְעֻמַּ֖ת (leʿummat) – Root: עמת (ʿ-m-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Close to.”
- מֶחְבַּרְתֹּ֑ו (meḥbarto) – Root: חבר (ḥ-b-r); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its joining.”
- מִמַּ֕עַל (mimmaʿal) – Root: מעל (m-ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Above.”
- לְחֵ֖שֶׁב (leḥeshev) – Root: חושב (ḥ-sh-v); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “To the band.”
- הָאֵפֹֽד׃ (haʾephod) – Root: אפד (ʾ-p-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the ephod.”