כָּֽל־הַפְּקֻדִ֞ים לְמַחֲנֵ֣ה יְהוּדָ֗ה מְאַ֨ת אֶ֜לֶף וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאֹ֖ות לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה יִסָּֽעוּ׃ ס
All the numbered ones of the camp of Yehudah were one hundred eighty-six thousand and four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first. Selah.
Morphology
- כָּֽל־ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, singular construct; Translation: “All”; Notes: Refers to the entirety of the counted individuals.
- הַפְּקֻדִ֞ים (ha-pequdim) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The numbered ones”; Notes: Refers to those counted in the camp.
- לְמַחֲנֵ֣ה (le-machaneh) – Root: מחנה (m-ḥ-n-h); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “Of the camp of”; Notes: Refers to the encampment of Yehudah.
- יְהוּדָ֗ה (Yehudah) – Root: יהודה (y-h-d-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Judah.
- מְאַ֨ת (me’at) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Feminine singular numeral construct; Translation: “One hundred”; Notes: Indicates the first unit in the count.
- אֶ֜לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Forms part of the total count.
- וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים (u-shmonim) – Root: שׁמֹנָה (sh-m-n); Form: Masculine plural numeral with conjunction; Translation: “Eighty”; Notes: Adds to the total count.
- אֶ֛לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Indicates another thousand unit in the count.
- וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־ (ve-sheishet) – Root: שש (sh-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral with conjunction; Translation: “And six”; Notes: Adds six thousand to the total count.
- אֲלָפִ֥ים (alafim) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Indicates thousands in the total count.
- וְאַרְבַּע־ (ve-arba) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular numeral with conjunction; Translation: “And four”; Notes: Adds four hundred to the total count.
- מֵאֹ֖ות (me’ot) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Completes the total count.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם (le-tsiv’otam) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Masculine plural noun with preposition and 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “According to their divisions”; Notes: Refers to the organized groupings.
- רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה (rishonah) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Feminine singular adjective; Translation: “First”; Notes: Indicates their position when setting out.
- יִסָּֽעוּ׃ (yissa’u) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They shall set out”; Notes: Describes their movement as the first group.
- ס (samekh) – Form: Scribal note; Translation: “Selah”; Notes: Marks a pause or division in the text.