Numbers 1:4

וְאִתְּכֶ֣ם יִהְי֔וּ אִ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁ לַמַּטֶּ֑ה אִ֛ישׁ רֹ֥אשׁ לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖יו הֽוּא׃

And with you there shall be one man, each man for the tribe, a man who is the head of his father’s house.

Morphology

1. וְאִתְּכֶ֣ם (ve-ittkhem) – Root: את (‘-t); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And with you”; Notes: Refers to the people accompanying Moshe and Aharon.
2. יִהְי֔וּ (yihyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They shall be”; Notes: Indicates the inclusion of the appointed men.
3. אִ֥ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (‘-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Man”; Notes: Refers to an individual.
4. אִ֖ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (‘-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Each man”; Notes: Repetition emphasizes individuality.
5. לַמַּטֶּ֑ה (la-matteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “For the tribe”; Notes: Refers to a tribal group or division.
6. אִ֛ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (‘-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “A man”; Notes: Specifies a single individual.
7. רֹ֥אשׁ (rosh) – Root: ראש (r-‘-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “The head”; Notes: Refers to the leader or chief.
8. לְבֵית־ (le-veit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with preposition; Translation: “Of the house of”; Notes: Indicates familial or ancestral lineage.
9. אֲבֹתָ֖יו (avotav) – Root: אב (‘-v); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His fathers”; Notes: Refers to ancestral lineage.
10. הֽוּא (hu) – Root: הוא (h-w-‘); Form: Masculine singular pronoun; Translation: “He”; Notes: Emphasizes that the man is the head of his family.