וְאֵת֙ שֵׁ֣ם אַהֲרֹ֔ן תִּכְתֹּ֖ב עַל־מַטֵּ֣ה לֵוִ֑י כִּ֚י מַטֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד לְרֹ֖אשׁ בֵּ֥ית אֲבֹותָֽם׃
And you shall write the name of Aharon on the staff of Levi, for one staff shall be for the head of each of their fathers’ houses.
Morphology
- וְאֵת֙ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Conjunction + definite direct object marker; Translation: “And [the]”; Notes: Introduces the direct object.
- שֵׁ֣ם (shem) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Name”; Notes: Refers to the name being inscribed.
- אַהֲרֹ֔ן (Aharon) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Name of the high priest.
- תִּכְתֹּ֖ב (tikh’tov) – Root: כתב (k-t-v); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall write”; Notes: Command to inscribe the name.
- עַל־מַטֵּ֣ה (ʿal-matteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “On the staff of”; Notes: Indicates location or object of inscription.
- לֵוִ֑י (Levi) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “Levi”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Levi.
- כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the command.
- מַטֶּ֣ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Staff”; Notes: Refers to a symbol of authority or leadership.
- אֶחָ֔ד (eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “One”; Notes: Specifies that there is one staff per leader.
- לְרֹ֖אשׁ (le-rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “For the head”; Notes: Refers to the leader of each house.
- בֵּ֥ית (beit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “House of”; Notes: Indicates familial lineage.
- אֲבֹותָֽם (avotam) – Root: אב (ʾ-v); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their fathers”; Notes: Refers to the ancestral house.