אֵ֣לֶּה הַפְּקֻדִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ פָּקַ֨ד מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאַהֲרֹן֙ וּנְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אִ֑ישׁ אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖יו הָיֽוּ׃
These were the ones numbered by Moshe, Aharon, and the leaders of Yisra’el, twelve men, each one for his father’s house.
Morphology
- אֵ֣לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the individuals previously listed.
- הַפְּקֻדִ֡ים (ha-pequdim) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The ones numbered”; Notes: Refers to those included in the census.
- אֲשֶׁר֩ (asher) – Root: אשר (‘-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces the relative clause.
- פָּקַ֨ד (paqad) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Numbered”; Notes: Refers to the act of taking a census.
- מֹשֶׁ֤ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisra’el.
- וְאַהֲרֹן֙ (ve-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Moshe’s brother and co-leader.
- וּנְשִׂיאֵ֣י (u-nesi’ei) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with conjunction; Translation: “And the leaders of”; Notes: Refers to the heads of the tribes of Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- שְׁנֵ֥ים (shĕnayim) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Masculine dual cardinal number; Translation: “Twelve”; Notes: Refers to the number of men chosen.
- עָשָׂ֖ר (asar) – Root: עשר (‘-s-r); Form: Masculine singular cardinal number; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Combines with “twelve” to complete the number.
- אִ֑ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Man”; Notes: Refers to the individual leaders.
- אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד (ish-eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Masculine singular noun in construct with cardinal number; Translation: “Each one”; Notes: Indicates one man per house.
- לְבֵית־ (le-veit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with preposition; Translation: “For the house of”; Notes: Refers to tribal divisions by family house.
- אֲבֹתָ֖יו (avotav) – Root: אב (‘-v); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His fathers”; Notes: Refers to ancestral lineage.
- הָיֽוּ׃ (hayu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “Were”; Notes: Concludes the clause.