Judges 20:17

וְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּ לְבַד֙ מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ן אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חָ֑רֶב כָּל־זֶ֖ה אִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָֽה׃

And the men of Yisraʾel were mustered, apart from Binyamin, four hundred thousand men who drew the sword, all of them men of war.

Morphology

1. וְאִ֨ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the men”; Notes: Collective reference.
2. יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “of Yisraʾel”; Notes: Identifies the national group.
3. הִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּ (hitpaqedu) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Hitpael perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “were mustered”; Notes: Reflexive verb indicating organized gathering.
4. לְבַד֙ (levad) – Root: בד (vad); Form: Adverb; Translation: “apart”; Notes: Expresses distinction.
5. מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ן (mi-Binyamin) – Root: בנימין (Binyamin); Form: Proper noun, prefixed with preposition; Translation: “from Binyamin”; Notes: Excludes the tribe of Binyamin.
6. אַרְבַּ֨ע (arbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (arbaʿ); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “four”; Notes: Part of numerical quantity.
7. מֵאֹ֥ות (meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Numeral, feminine plural; Translation: “hundred”; Notes: Indicates numerical scale.
8. אֶ֛לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: Specifies numerical total.
9. אִ֖ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “men”; Notes: Specifies individuals.
10. שֹׁ֣לֵֽף (sholef) – Root: שלף (shalaf); Form: Qal active participle, masculine singular; Translation: “who drew”; Notes: Describes their action.
11. חָ֑רֶב (ḥarev) – Root: חרב (ḥerev); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the sword”; Notes: Instrument used in battle.
12. כָּל־זֶ֖ה (kol-zeh) – Root: כל (kol) + זה (zeh); Form: Noun + demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “all of these”; Notes: Reinforces totality.
13. אִ֥ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “men”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
14. מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (milḥamah) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “of war”; Notes: Defines their role.