וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת־כָּל־זִקְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And Moshe and Aharon went and gathered all the elders of the children of Yisrael.
Morphology
- וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (vayyelekh) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3ms; Translation: “And he went”; Notes: Sequential narrative action.
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן (veʾAharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Aharon”; Notes: Conjoined subject.
- וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ (vayyaʾasfu) – Root: אסף (ʾ-s-f); Form: Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3mp; Translation: “And they gathered”; Notes: Plural verb referring to Moshe and Aharon.
- אֶת־כָּל־זִקְנֵ֖י (et-kol-ziqnei) – Root: זקן (z-q-n); Form: Noun, plural, construct; Translation: “All the elders of”; Notes: Construct chain indicating the object of gathering.
- בְּנֵ֥י (benei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, plural, construct; Translation: “The children of”; Notes: Connected to “Yisrael” in construct form.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל (Yisrael) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisrael”; Notes: Indicates the national identity of the elders.