דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֜ר יֹ֗ום לַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ הַזֶּ֔ה חַ֧ג הַסֻּכֹּ֛ות שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים לַיהֹוָֽה׃
“Speak to the children of Yisra’el, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths for seven days to YHWH.
Morphology
- דַּבֵּ֛ר (dabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Speak”; Notes: A command given to Moses to convey God’s instructions.
- אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י (el-benei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition אל with plural construct noun; Translation: “To the children of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Israel.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Israel”; Notes: Refers to the nation or people of Israel.
- לֵאמֹ֑ר (le’emor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the message.
- בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה (baḥamishah) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Preposition ב with cardinal number; Translation: “On the fifteenth”; Notes: Specifies the day of the month.
- עָשָׂ֜ר (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Cardinal number; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Combines with the preceding word to form “fifteen.”
- יֹ֗ום (yom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Day”; Notes: Indicates the specific day being referred to.
- לַחֹ֤דֶשׁ (laḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Preposition ל with masculine singular noun; Translation: “Of the month”; Notes: Refers to the seventh month.
- הַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ (hashviʿi) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular ordinal adjective; Translation: “The seventh”; Notes: Specifies the month.
- הַזֶּ֔ה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the specific seventh month.
- חַ֧ג (ḥag) – Root: חגג (ḥ-g-g); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Feast”; Notes: Denotes a religious festival.
- הַסֻּכֹּ֛ות (hasukkot) – Root: סכך (s-k-k); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “Of Booths”; Notes: Refers to the Feast of Tabernacles.
- שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivʿat) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Cardinal number construct; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: Indicates the duration of the feast.
- יָמִ֖ים (yamim) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Days”; Notes: Complements the previous number.
- לַיהוָֽה׃ (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Preposition ל with divine name; Translation: “To YHWH”; Notes: Specifies that the feast is dedicated to YHWH.