וְעַתָּ֗ה קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ שְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣ר אִ֔ישׁ מִשִּׁבְטֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃
And now, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Yisraʾel, one man, one man from each tribe.
Morphology
- וְעַתָּ֗ה (veʿattāh) – Root: עַתָּה (now); Form: Conjunction וְ (and) + adverb; Translation: “And now”.
- קְח֤וּ (qəḥū) – Root: ל־ק־ח (to take); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “take”.
- לָכֶם֙ (lāḵem) – Root: אַתֶּם (you, plural); Form: Preposition לְ (for) + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for yourselves”.
- שְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣ר (šəṇê ʿāśār) – Root: שְׁנַיִם (two) + עָשָׂר (ten); Form: Cardinal number; Translation: “twelve”.
- אִ֔ישׁ (ʾîš) – Root: אִישׁ (man); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “men”.
- מִשִּׁבְטֵ֖י (miššibṭê) – Root: שֵׁבֶט (tribe); Form: Noun masculine plural construct with preposition מִן (from); Translation: “from the tribes of”.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiśrāʾēl) – Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra’el); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”.
- אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד (ʾîš-ʾeḥāḏ) – Root: אִישׁ (man) + אֶחָד (one); Form: Noun masculine singular + cardinal number; Translation: “one man”.
- אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד (ʾîš-ʾeḥāḏ) – Root: אִישׁ (man) + אֶחָד (one); Form: Noun masculine singular + cardinal number; Translation: “one man”.
- לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ (laššābeṭ) – Root: שֵׁבֶט (tribe); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition לְ (to) and definite article; Translation: “for the tribe”.