וּפְדוּיָו֙ מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּ֔ה בְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔ כֶּ֛סֶף חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה הֽוּא׃
And you shall redeem him from one month old, according to your valuation, five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs it is.
Morphology
- וּפְדוּיָו֙ (ufedu-yav) – Root: פדה (p-d-h); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And his redemption”; Notes: Refers to the redemption price of a firstborn.
- מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ (mi-ben-ḥodesh) – Root: בן (b-n) + חֹדֶשׁ (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “From one month old”; Notes: Specifies the age of redemption.
- תִּפְדֶּ֔ה (tifdeh) – Root: פדה (p-d-h); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall redeem”; Notes: Command to perform the act of redemption.
- בְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔ (be-erkecha) – Root: ערך (ʿ-r-k); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “According to your valuation”; Notes: Indicates the set valuation standard.
- כֶּ֛סֶף (kesef) – Root: כסף (k-s-p); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Silver”; Notes: Refers to the material of the redemption price.
- חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת (ḥameshet) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Cardinal number masculine construct; Translation: “Five”; Notes: Specifies the amount of silver.
- שְׁקָלִ֖ים (shekalim) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “Shekels”; Notes: Unit of weight and currency.
- בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל (be-shekel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “According to the shekel”; Notes: Specifies the standard of weight.
- הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ (ha-qodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “Of the sanctuary”; Notes: Indicates the sacred standard.
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (esrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Cardinal number masculine plural; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Specifies the number of gerahs in a shekel.
- גֵּרָ֖ה (gerah) – Root: גרה (g-r-h); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Gerah”; Notes: A small unit of weight.
- הֽוּא (hu) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “It is”; Notes: Clarifies the equivalence.