וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם לֹ֣א הָתְפָּקְד֔וּ בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Yisra’el, as YHWH commanded Moshe.
Morphology
- וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם (ve-ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with conjunction and definite article; Translation: “But the Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Levi.
- לֹ֣א (lo) – Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the verb that follows.
- הָתְפָּקְד֔וּ (hotpaqdu) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Hofal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Were not numbered”; Notes: Indicates that the Levites were excluded from the census.
- בְּתֹ֖וךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “Among”; Notes: Refers to their placement relative to the sons of Israel.
- בְּנֵ֣י (bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with preposition; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Israel.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka’asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “As”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause indicating a condition.
- צִוָּ֥ה (tzivvah) – Root: צוה (ts-w-h); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Commanded”; Notes: Refers to a direct order given by YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the name of God.
- אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (et-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Moses.