וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֒ וַאֲנִי֙ הִנֵּ֣ה נָתַ֣תִּֽי לְךָ֔ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י לְכָל־קָדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־֠יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ֨ נְתַתִּ֧ים לְמָשְׁחָ֛ה וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ לְחָק־עֹולָֽם׃
And YHWH spoke to Aharon, “Behold, I have given you the responsibility of My offerings. All the holy things of the children of Yisra’el I have given to you as an anointment and to your sons as an eternal statute.
Morphology
- וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And spoke”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- יְהוָה֮ (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name of God.
- אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֒ (el-Aharon) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) + Proper noun; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Aharon”; Notes: Marks the recipient of the speech.
- הִנֵּ֣ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (h-n-h); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention to the following statement.
- נָתַ֣תִּֽי (natatti) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I have given”; Notes: Refers to an action completed by the speaker.
- מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת (mishmeret) – Root: שמר (sh-m-r); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Responsibility”; Notes: Refers to the duty or charge assigned.
- תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י (terumotai) – Root: רום (r-w-m); Form: Noun feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My offerings”; Notes: Refers to the consecrated gifts.
- לְכָל־קָדְשֵׁ֣י (le-khol-kodshei) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “All the holy things of”; Notes: Specifies the scope of the offerings.
- בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל (benei-Yisra’el) – Root: בן (b-n) + Proper noun; Form: Noun masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “The children of Yisra’el”; Notes: Identifies the source of the offerings.
- נְתַתִּ֧ים (netattim) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “I have given them”; Notes: Action performed by YHWH.
- לְמָשְׁחָ֛ה (le-mashḥah) – Root: משח (m-sh-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “As an anointment”; Notes: Refers to the consecration.
- וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ (u-le-vanekha) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And to your sons”; Notes: Specifies the recipients.
- לְחָק־עֹולָֽם (le-ḥoq-olam) – Root: חק (ḥ-q) + עולם (ʿ-w-l-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “As an eternal statute”; Notes: Describes the perpetual nature of the ordinance.