וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶם֮ רַב־לָכֶם֒ כִּ֤י כָל־הָֽעֵדָה֙ כֻּלָּ֣ם קְדֹשִׁ֔ים וּבְתֹוכָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה וּמַדּ֥וּעַ תִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּ עַל־קְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃
And they gathered against Moshe and against Aharon and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and YHWH is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of YHWH?”
Morphology
- וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ (vayyiqqahalu) – Root: קהל (q-h-l); Form: Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they gathered”; Notes: Indicates a reflexive or passive action of assembling.
- עַל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה (ʿal-Moshe) – Root: על (ʿ-l) + Proper noun; Form: Preposition + singular noun; Translation: “Against Moshe”; Notes: Expresses opposition or confrontation.
- וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן (ve-ʿal-Aharon) – Root: על (ʿ-l) + Proper noun; Form: Preposition + singular noun; Translation: “And against Aharon”; Notes: Continues the confrontation context.
- וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (vayyoʾmeru) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they said”; Notes: Indicates direct speech.
- אֲלֵהֶם֮ (alehem) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Refers to Moshe and Aharon.
- רַב־לָכֶם֒ (rav-lakhem) – Root: רבב (r-b-b); Form: Adjective + preposition; Translation: “You have gone too far”; Notes: Expresses rebuke or admonition.
- כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: Conjunction; Form: Particle; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a rationale.
- כָל־הָֽעֵדָה֙ (kol-haʿedah) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Noun with definite article; Translation: “All the congregation”; Notes: Emphasizes the collective holiness of the people.
- כֻלָּ֣ם (kullam) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: Emphatic pronoun; Translation: “Every one of them”; Notes: Stresses inclusivity.
- קְדֹשִׁ֔ים (qedoshim) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Adjective masculine plural; Translation: “Holy”; Notes: Describes the sanctity of the congregation.
- וּבְתֹוכָ֖ם (u-vetokham) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And among them”; Notes: Refers to the presence of YHWH.
- יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name of God.
- וּמַדּ֥וּעַ (umadduaʿ) – Root: ידע (y-d-ʿ); Form: Interrogative; Translation: “Why”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question.
- תִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּ (titnasseʾu) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Hitpael imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “Do you exalt yourselves”; Notes: Indicates self-elevation.
- עַל־קְהַ֥ל (ʿal-qahal) – Root: קהל (q-h-l); Form: Preposition + singular noun; Translation: “Above the assembly of”; Notes: Expresses hierarchical dominance.
- יְהוָֽה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Reiterates the divine authority over the congregation.