וַיָּ֣שֶׂם אֹתָ֗ם עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י זִכָּרֹ֖ון לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And he placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Yisra’el, as YHWH had commanded Moshe.
Morphology
- וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (vayyasem) – Root: שׂים (ś-y-m); Form: Verb, Qal wayyiqtol, third person singular masculine; Translation: “And he placed”; Notes: Describes a completed action by an individual.
- אֹתָ֗ם (otam) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker + third person plural masculine suffix; Translation: “Them”; Notes: Refers to the engraved stones.
- עַ֚ל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “On”; Notes: Indicates the placement location.
- כִּתְפֹ֣ת (kitfot) – Root: כתף (k-t-p); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “Shoulder pieces of”; Notes: Refers to the parts of the ephod.
- הָאֵפֹ֔ד (ha-efod) – Root: אפד (ʾ-p-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The ephod”; Notes: A garment worn by the high priest.
- אַבְנֵ֥י (avnei) – Root: אבן (ʾ-b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Stones of”; Notes: Refers to the engraved stones.
- זִכָּרֹ֖ון (zikaron) – Root: זכר (z-k-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Memorial”; Notes: A remembrance for the tribes of Yisra’el.
- לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “For the sons of”; Notes: Refers to the tribes of Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: The collective name of the twelve tribes.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “As”; Notes: Introduces a clause of comparison.
- צִוָּ֥ה (tsivvah) – Root: צוה (ts-v-h); Form: Verb, Piel perfect, third person singular masculine; Translation: “He commanded”; Notes: Indicates a direct order from YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (Y-H-W-H); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The sacred name of God.
- אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה (et-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader of Yisra’el.