וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י יִשָׂשֶׂכָ֑ר נְתַנְאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּעָֽר׃
And over the army of the tribe of the children of Yissakhar was Nethanel son of Tsuʿar.
Morphology
- וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: “And over the army of”; Notes: Indicates leadership or command over the military division.
- מַטֵּ֖ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Tribe”; Notes: Refers to one of the tribal divisions of Yisra’el.
- בְּנֵ֣י יִשָׂשֶׂכָ֑ר (bene-Yissakhar) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “The children of Yissakhar”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Yissakhar.
- נְתַנְאֵ֖ל (Nethanel) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Nethanel”; Notes: A personal name, the leader of the tribe of Yissakhar.
- בֶּן־צוּעָֽר (ben-Tsu’ar) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “Son of Tsu’ar”; Notes: Refers to Nethanel’s father.