וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֹתֹו֙ בְּכָל־מָקֹ֔ום אַתֶּ֖ם וּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־שָׂכָ֥ר הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם חֵ֥לֶף עֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם בְּאֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃
You shall eat it in every place, you and your household, for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting.
Morphology
- וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם (va’akhaltem) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “You shall eat”; Notes: Indicates the command to consume the offering.
- אֹתֹו֙ (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the offering.
- בְּכָל־מָקֹ֔ום (be-khol-maqom) – Root: מקום (m-q-w-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “In every place”; Notes: Specifies the location where the offering may be consumed.
- אַתֶּ֖ם (atem) – Root: אתם (ʾ-t-m); Form: Personal pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “You”; Notes: Refers to the priests.
- וּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑ם (u-veitekhem) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And your household”; Notes: Includes the priests’ families.
- כִּֽי־שָׂכָ֥ר (ki-sakhar) – Root: שכר (s-k-r); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “For it is a reward”; Notes: Explains the reason for their entitlement.
- הוּא֙ (hu) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the offering.
- לָכֶ֔ם (lakhem) – Root: לכם (l-k-m); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “To you”; Notes: Indicates the recipients of the offering.
- חֵ֥לֶף (ḥelef) – Root: חלף (ḥ-l-p); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “In return for”; Notes: Expresses compensation.
- עֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם (avodatkhem) – Root: עבד (ʿ-b-d); Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your service”; Notes: Refers to the duties performed in the Tent of Meeting.
- בְּאֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ (be-ohel mo’ed) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l) + יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “In the Tent of Meeting”; Notes: Specifies the location of their service.