וּבְנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים יִתְקְע֖וּ בַּֽחֲצֹצְרֹ֑ות וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֛ם לְחֻקַּ֥ת עֹולָ֖ם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
And the sons of Aharon, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and it shall be for you a statute forever throughout your generations.
Morphology
- וּבְנֵ֤י (u-vnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction with masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Aharon.
- אַהֲרֹן֙ (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: The name of the high priest.
- הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (ha-kohanim) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The priests”; Notes: Refers to the priestly role of Aharon’s descendants.
- יִתְקְע֖וּ (yitqeʿu) – Root: תקע (t-q-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Shall blow”; Notes: Refers to the action of sounding the trumpets.
- בַּֽחֲצֹצְרֹ֑ות (ba-ḥaṣoṣrot) – Root: חצצר (ḥ-ṣ-ṣ-r); Form: Preposition with feminine plural noun; Translation: “The trumpets”; Notes: Refers to the silver trumpets used in rituals.
- וְהָי֥וּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Conjunction with Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they shall be”; Notes: Refers to the statute established by this action.
- לָכֶ֛ם (la-khem) – Root: לכם (l-kh-m); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “For you”; Notes: Indicates the audience for whom this statute applies.
- לְחֻקַּ֥ת (le-ḥuqqat) – Root: חקק (ḥ-q-q); Form: Preposition with feminine singular construct noun; Translation: “A statute of”; Notes: Refers to an established law or regulation.
- עֹולָ֖ם (olam) – Root: עלם (ʿ-l-m); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Forever”; Notes: Indicates the eternal nature of the statute.
- לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם (le-doroteikhem) – Root: דור (d-w-r); Form: Preposition with masculine plural construct noun and 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Throughout your generations”; Notes: Specifies that this statute applies to all future generations of Yisra’el.