Genesis 45:22

לְכֻלָּ֥ם נָתַ֛ן לָאִ֖ישׁ חֲלִפֹ֣ות שְׂמָלֹ֑ת וּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ן נָתַן֙ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֣ות כֶּ֔סֶף וְחָמֵ֖שׁ חֲלִפֹ֥ת שְׂמָלֹֽת׃

To all of them he gave each man changes of garments, but to Binyamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments.

 

Morphology

  1. לְכֻלָּ֥ם (lekulam) – Root: כּוּל (kul); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “to all of them”; Notes: Refers to all of Yosef’s brothers.
  2. נָתַ֛ן (natan) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “he gave”; Notes: Describes Yosef’s action of giving gifts.
  3. לָאִ֖ישׁ (la’ish) – Root: אִישׁ (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “to each man”; Notes: Indicates that each brother received a gift.
  4. חֲלִפֹ֣ות (chalifot) – Root: חֲלִיפָה (chalifah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “changes of”; Notes: Refers to alternate sets or changes of clothing.
  5. שְׂמָלֹ֑ת (smalot) – Root: שִׂמְלָה (simlah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “garments”; Notes: Refers to the clothing given as gifts.
  6. וּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ן (u’levinyamin) – Root: בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “but to Binyamin”; Notes: Specifies Binyamin as receiving additional gifts.
  7. נָתַן֙ (natan) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “he gave”; Notes: Reiterates the action of giving, with emphasis on Binyamin.
  8. שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֣ות (shalosh me’ot) – Root: שָׁלֹשׁ (shalosh) / מֵאָה (me’ah); Form: Numeral, feminine singular and construct; Translation: “three hundred”; Notes: Refers to the quantity of silver pieces.
  9. כֶּ֔סֶף (kesef) – Root: כֶּסֶף (kesef); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “silver”; Notes: Refers to the monetary gift given to Binyamin.
  10. וְחָמֵ֖שׁ (ve’chamesh) – Root: חָמֵשׁ (chamesh); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “five”; Notes: Specifies the number of additional changes of garments given to Binyamin.
  11. חֲלִפֹ֥ת (chalifot) – Root: חֲלִיפָה (chalifah); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “changes of”; Notes: Refers to additional sets of clothing.
  12. שְׂמָלֹֽת (smalot) – Root: שִׂמְלָה (simlah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “garments”; Notes: Additional garments given to Binyamin beyond what was given to the others.

 

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