וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְאֶת־כָּל־אַחֶ֥יךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם גַּם־כְּהֻנָּֽה׃
He has brought you near, along with all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you, and yet you seek the priesthood also?
Morphology
- וַיַּקְרֵב֙ (vayyaqrev) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “He has brought near”; Notes: Refers to God’s action of drawing them near to serve Him.
- אֹֽתְךָ֔ (otekha) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “You”; Notes: The object of the verb “brought near.”
- וְאֶת־כָּל־אַחֶ֥יךָ (ve-et kol aḥekha) – Root: אח (ʾ-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And all your brothers”; Notes: Specifies the inclusion of other Levites.
- בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י (bene Levi) – Root: בן (b-n) + Proper noun; Form: Construct noun masculine plural + proper noun; Translation: “The sons of Levi”; Notes: Refers to the Levites.
- אִתָּ֑ךְ (ittakh) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “With you”; Notes: Emphasizes their shared role with the speaker.
- וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם (u-viqqashtem) – Root: בקש (b-q-sh); Form: Piel perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And you seek”; Notes: Highlights their inappropriate desire.
- גַּם־כְּהֻנָּֽה (gam-kehunah) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Adverb + noun feminine singular; Translation: “Also the priesthood”; Notes: Implies their ambition beyond their assigned role.