וְ֠אִם מִבֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֨ים שָׁנָ֤ה וָמַ֨עְלָה֙ אִם־זָכָ֔ר וְהָיָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֔ חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר שָׁ֑קֶל וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֥ה שְׁקָלִֽים׃
But if the person is sixty years old or older, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.
Morphology
- וְ֠אִם (ve-im) – Root: אם (‘im); Form: Conjunction with conditional particle; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause.
- מִבֶּן־ (mi-ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition with construct noun; Translation: “From the age of”; Notes: Specifies the starting age for this valuation.
- שִׁשִּׁ֨ים (shishim) – Root: שׁשׁ (sh-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Sixty”; Notes: Refers to the age limit.
- שָׁנָ֤ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Refers to age in years.
- וָמַ֨עְלָה֙ (u-ma’alah) – Root: עלה (‘-l-h); Form: Conjunction with feminine singular participle; Translation: “Or above”; Notes: Indicates ages exceeding sixty years.
- אִם־זָכָ֔ר (im-zakhar) – Root: זכר (z-kh-r); Form: Conditional particle with masculine singular noun; Translation: “If it is a male”; Notes: Specifies the gender.
- וְהָיָ֣ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “Then it shall be”; Notes: Indicates the result of the condition.
- עֶרְכְּךָ֔ (erkekha) – Root: ערך (‘r-k); Form: Construct noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your valuation”; Notes: Refers to the monetary value.
- חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה (ḥamishah) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Fifteen”; Notes: The valuation amount for males.
- עָשָׂ֖ר (asar) – Root: עשר (‘-s-r); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Completes the number “fifteen.”
- שָׁ֑קֶל (sheqel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Shekels”; Notes: Refers to the unit of currency.
- וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה (ve-la-neqevah) – Root: נקב (n-q-v); Form: Conjunction with definite feminine singular noun; Translation: “And for the female”; Notes: Introduces the valuation for females.
- עֲשָׂרָ֥ה (asarah) – Root: עשר (‘-s-r); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: The valuation amount for females.
- שְׁקָלִֽים׃ (sheqalim) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Shekels”; Notes: Refers to the currency for females.