וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן הוּא֩ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה לֵאמֹר֙ בִּקְרֹבַ֣י אֶקָּדֵ֔שׁ וְעַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־הָעָ֖ם אֶכָּבֵ֑ד וַיִּדֹּ֖ם אַהֲרֹֽן׃
And Moshe said to Aharon, “This is what YHWH spoke, saying, ‘By those who draw near to Me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aharon remained silent.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “He said”; Notes: Refers to Moshe speaking to Aharon.
- מֹשֶׁ֜ה (Mosheh) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun, ms; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses.
- אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן (ʾel-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Preposition + proper noun, ms; Translation: “To Aharon”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of Moshe’s words.
- הוּא֩ (hu) – Root: הוא (h-w); Form: Pronoun, ms; Translation: “This is”; Notes: Introduces the statement about YHWH’s words.
- אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֨ר (ʾasher-dibber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Relative pronoun + verb, Piel, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “That He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s prior statement.
- יְהוָ֤ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the LORD.
- לֵאמֹר֙ (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- בִּקְרֹבַ֣י (biqrovai) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Preposition + participle, mp construct + 1cs suffix; Translation: “By those who draw near to Me”; Notes: Refers to those who approach YHWH.
- אֶקָּדֵ֔שׁ (ʾeqqadesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Verb, Nifal, imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I will be sanctified”; Notes: Indicates YHWH’s holiness being revealed.
- וְעַל־פְּנֵ֥י (veʿal-penei) – Root: פני (p-n-y); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, mp construct; Translation: “And before”; Notes: Refers to being glorified before all the people.
- כָל־הָעָ֖ם (kol-haʿam) – Root: כל (k-l) + עם (ʿ-m); Form: Noun, ms construct + noun, ms; Translation: “All the people”; Notes: Specifies the entire congregation of Israel.
- אֶכָּבֵ֑ד (ʾekkaved) – Root: כבד (k-v-d); Form: Verb, Nifal, imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I will be glorified”; Notes: Refers to YHWH receiving glory.
- וַיִּדֹּ֖ם (vayyidom) – Root: דמם (d-m-m); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “He remained silent”; Notes: Refers to Aharon’s reaction to Moshe’s words.
- אַהֲרֹֽן (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun, ms; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers to the High Priest.