וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעֹ֑ון שְׁלֻֽמִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּרִֽי שַׁדָּֽי׃
And over the army of the tribe of the children of Shimʿon was Shelumiel son of Tsurishaddai.
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 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 שִׁמְעֹ֑ון (bene-Shimʿon) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “The children of Shimʿon”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Shimʿon.
- שְׁלֻֽמִיאֵ֖ל (Shelumiel) – Root: שלם (sh-l-m) and אל (ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shelumiel”; Notes: A personal name, leader of the tribe of Shimʿon.
- בֶּן־צוּרִֽי שַׁדָּֽי (ben-Tsurishaddai) – Root: בן (b-n) and צור (ts-r) and שדי (sh-d-y); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “Son of Tsurishaddai”; Notes: Refers to Shelumiel’s father.