וַיִּקְרָ֞א יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ בִּן־נוּן֙ אֶל־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם שְׂא֖וּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֑ית וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה כֹֽהֲנִ֗ים יִשְׂאוּ֙ שִׁבְעָ֤ה שֹֽׁופְרֹות֙ יֹובְלִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י אֲרֹ֥ון יְהוָֽה׃
And Yehoshua son of Nun called to the priests and said to them, “Take up the Ark of the Covenant, and seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the Ark of YHWH.”
Morphology
- וַיִּקְרָ֞א (wayyiqrā) – Root: קָרָא; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “and he called”; Notes: Sequential action.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ (yəhošūa‘) – Root: יֵשׁוּעַ; Form: proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”; Notes: Name of Joshua.
- בִּן־נוּן֙ (bin-nūn) – Root: בֵּן; Form: noun construct + proper noun; Translation: “son of Nun”; Notes: Genealogy.
- אֶל־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (’el-hakkōhănīm) – Root: כֹּהֵן; Form: noun masculine plural with definite article + preposition; Translation: “to the priests”; Notes: Prepositional phrase.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (wayyōmer) – Root: אָמַר; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Sequential speech.
- אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (’ălēhem) – Root: אֵל; Form: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Direction of speech.
- שְׂא֖וּ (śə’ū) – Root: נָשָׂא; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “carry”; Notes: Command form.
- אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון (’eṯ-’arōn) – Root: אֲרוֹן; Form: noun masculine singular construct with direct object marker; Translation: “the Ark of”; Notes: Direct object.
- הַבְּרִ֑ית (habbərīṯ) – Root: בְּרִית; Form: noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the Covenant”; Notes: Object of the verb.
- וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה (wəšiḇ‘āh) – Root: שֶׁבַע; Form: numeral feminine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “and seven”; Notes: Quantity.
- כֹֽהֲנִ֗ים (kōhănīm) – Root: כֹּהֵן; Form: noun masculine plural; Translation: “priests”; Notes: Subject.
- יִשְׂאוּ֙ (yiśśə’ū) – Root: נָשָׂא; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “shall carry”; Notes: Future action.
- שִׁבְעָ֤ה (šiḇ‘āh) – Root: שֶׁבַע; Form: numeral feminine singular; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Quantity.
- שֹֽׁופְרֹות֙ (šōp̄ərōṯ) – Root: שׁוֹפָר; Form: noun masculine plural; Translation: “trumpets”; Notes: Instrument.
- יֹובְלִ֔ים (yōḇəlīm) – Root: יֹבֵל; Form: participle masculine plural; Translation: “of rams’ horns”; Notes: Describes the trumpets.
- לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄nēy) – Root: פָּנִים; Form: noun masculine plural construct with preposition; Translation: “before”; Notes: Indicates position.
- אֲרֹ֥ון (’arōn) – Root: אֲרוֹן; Form: noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “the Ark of”; Notes: Object.
- יְהוָֽה׃ (yhwh) – Root: יהוה; Form: proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Divine name.