בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר הַ֠זֶּה יִפְּל֨וּ פִגְרֵיכֶ֜ם וְכָל־פְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙ לְכָל־מִסְפַּרְכֶ֔ם מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖ם עָלָֽי׃
In this wilderness your corpses will fall, along with all your counted ones, according to your full number, from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me.
Morphology
- בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר (ba-midbar) – Root: מדבר (d-b-r); Form: Preposition + definite singular noun; Translation: “In the wilderness”; Notes: Refers to the wilderness where the Israelites wandered.
- הַ֠זֶּה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Definite demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Specifies the particular wilderness being mentioned.
- יִפְּל֨וּ (yippelu) – Root: נפל (n-p-l); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They will fall”; Notes: Refers to the fate of those who rebelled.
- פִגְרֵיכֶ֜ם (figreikhem) – Root: פגר (p-g-r); Form: Plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your corpses”; Notes: Indicates the physical remains of the rebels.
- וְכָל־פְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙ (ve-kol-pequdeikhem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Conjunction + noun construct plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And all your counted ones”; Notes: Refers to those who were counted in the census.
- לְכָל־מִסְפַּרְכֶ֔ם (le-kol-misparkhem) – Root: ספר (s-p-r); Form: Preposition + noun construct plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “According to your full number”; Notes: Emphasizes the entirety of the group.
- מִבֶּ֛ן (mi-ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + noun singular; Translation: “From… years old”; Notes: Specifies the age group involved.
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (esrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Cardinal number masculine plural; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Indicates the lower age limit.
- שָׁנָ֖ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Singular noun; Translation: “Year”; Notes: Completes the phrase regarding age.
- וָמָ֑עְלָה (va-maʿlah) – Root: מעל (m-ʿ-l); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Specifies those older than twenty years.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the punishment.
- הֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖ם (halinotem) – Root: לון (l-w-n); Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You have grumbled”; Notes: Refers to their rebellious complaints.
- עָלָֽי (ʿalai) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Against Me”; Notes: Indicates the direction of their rebellion.