וְהָיָ֤ה עֶרְכְּךָ֙ הַזָּכָ֔ר מִבֶּן֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וְהָיָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֗ חֲמִשִּׁ֛ים שֶׁ֥קֶל כֶּ֖סֶף בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
And your valuation for the male, from twenty years old to sixty years old, shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
Morphology
- וְהָיָ֤ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Denotes the outcome or obligation.
- עֶרְכְּךָ֙ (erkekha) – Root: ערך (ʿ-r-k); Form: Noun in construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your valuation”; Notes: Refers to the assigned value for a vowed person.
- הַזָּכָ֔ר (ha-zakhar) – Root: זכר (z-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The male”; Notes: Specifies the gender for the valuation.
- מִבֶּן֙ (mi-ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “From the age of”; Notes: Indicates the starting age for valuation.
- עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (esrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-sh-r); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Specifies the lower limit of the age range.
- שָׁנָ֔ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Indicates the unit of age measurement.
- וְעַ֖ד (ve-ad) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Conjunction with preposition; Translation: “And until”; Notes: Marks the end of the age range.
- בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֣ים (ben-shishim) – Root: שש (sh-sh); Form: Masculine singular construct numeral; Translation: “Sixty years old”; Notes: Specifies the upper limit of the age range.
- וְהָיָ֣ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Indicates the fixed valuation.
- עֶרְכְּךָ֗ (erkekha) – Root: ערך (ʿ-r-k); Form: Noun in construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your valuation”; Notes: Refers to the determined value for a vowed male.
- חֲמִשִּׁ֛ים (chamishim) – Root: חמש (ch-m-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Fifty”; Notes: Specifies the amount in shekels.
- שֶׁ֥קֶל (sheqel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Shekels”; Notes: A unit of weight or currency.
- כֶּ֖סֶף (kesef) – Root: כסף (k-s-p); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Silver”; Notes: Specifies the material of the shekels.
- בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל (be-sheqel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “According to the shekel”; Notes: Refers to the standard measure.
- הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ (ha-qodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “Of the sanctuary”; Notes: Indicates that the valuation follows the sanctuary standard.