וְעַל־צְבָ֖א מַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵי־גָ֑ד אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל׃
And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Elyasaf son of Deʿuʾel.
Morphology
- וְעַל־צְבָ֖א (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.
- מַטֵּ֣ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Tribe”; Notes: Refers to the tribal division of Gad.
- בְנֵי־גָ֑ד (bene-Gad) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “The children of Gad”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Gad.
- אֶלְיָסָ֖ף (Elyasaf) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) and יסף (y-s-f); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elyasaf”; Notes: A personal name, leader of the tribe of Gad.
- בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל (ben-Deʿuʾel) – Root: בן (b-n) and דע (d-ʿ) and אל (ʾ-l); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “Son of Deʿuʾel”; Notes: Refers to Elyasaf’s father.