דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֹועֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְא֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם מִקְרָאֵ֣י קֹ֑דֶשׁ אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם מֹועֲדָֽי׃
“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: The appointed times of YHWH, which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, these are My appointed times:
Morphology
- דַּבֵּ֞ר (dabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Speak”; Notes: A direct command to address the people.
- אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י (el-b’nei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition אֶל with construct noun masculine plural; Translation: “To the children of”; Notes: Indicates the audience of the command.
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (Yisrael) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Israel”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Jacob.
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (ve’amarta) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And say”; Notes: A continuation of the command to speak.
- אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (alehem) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Specifies the recipients of the message.
- מֹועֲדֵ֣י (mo’adei) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The appointed times of”; Notes: Refers to specific times set apart by God.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְא֥וּ (asher-tiqre’u) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural with relative pronoun; Translation: “Which you shall proclaim”; Notes: Indicates an action required by the people.
- אֹתָ֖ם (otam) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Accusative marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Them”; Notes: Refers to the appointed times.
- מִקְרָאֵ֣י (mikra’ei) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “Holy convocations of”; Notes: Refers to gatherings called for a sacred purpose.
- קֹ֑דֶשׁ (qodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular absolute noun; Translation: “Holiness”; Notes: Indicates the sanctity of the convocations.
- אֵ֥לֶּה (eleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the upcoming list of appointed times.
- הֵ֖ם (hem) – Root: הם (h-m); Form: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun; Translation: “They”; Notes: Emphasizes the subject.
- מֹועֲדָֽי׃ (mo’adai) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My appointed times”; Notes: Declares ownership of the times by God.