דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֥יב מִכֶּ֛ם קָרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה מִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ וּמִן־הַצֹּ֔אן תַּקְרִ֖יבוּ אֶת־קָרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃
“Speak to the children of Yisra’el and say to them: ‘A man from among you who brings an offering to YHWH—from the animals, from the cattle, and from the flock you shall bring your offering.
Morphology
- דַּבֵּ֞ר (dabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Speak.”
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To.”
- בְּנֵ֤י (b’nei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Children of.”
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (Yisra’el) – Root: ישׂראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el.”
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (ve’amarta) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal perfect with vav consecutive 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “And you shall say.”
- אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (alehem) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “To them.”
- אָדָ֗ם (adam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “A man.”
- כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֥יב (ki-yaqriv) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Verb, Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “When he brings.”
- מִכֶּ֛ם (mikem) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “From among you.”
- קָרְבָּ֖ן (qorban) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “An offering.”
- לַֽיהוָ֑ה (la-YHWH) – Root: Tetragrammaton; Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “To YHWH.”
- מִן־ (min) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From.”
- הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה (ha-behemah) – Root: בהמה (b-h-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The animals.”
- מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ (min-ha-baqar) – Root: בקר (b-q-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with preposition and definite article; Translation: “From the cattle.”
- וּמִן־הַצֹּ֔אן (u-min-ha-tson) – Root: צאן (t-s-n); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute with conjunction, preposition, and definite article; Translation: “And from the flock.”
- תַּקְרִ֖יבוּ (takrivu) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Verb, Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall bring.”
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: None; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “—” (no English equivalent).
- קָרְבַּנְכֶֽם (qorbankhem) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your offering.”