מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
From twenty years old and upward, as YHWH commanded Moshe and the children of Yisraʾel, those who went out from the land of Mitsrayim.
Morphology
- מִבֶּ֛ן (mi-ben) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “From the age of”; Notes: Indicates the starting age.
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘esrim) – Root: עשרים (‘esrim); Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: A cardinal number.
- שָׁנָ֖ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “Year”; Notes: Refers to age in years.
- וָמָ֑עְלָה (va-ma‘lah) – Root: מעלה (ma‘lah); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Indicates a range of age upward.
- כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ (ka’asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Preposition + relative pronoun; Translation: “As”; Notes: Introduces the clause of command.
- צִוָּ֨ה (tsiwwah) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Commanded”; Notes: Indicates an authoritative directive.
- יְהוָ֤ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the name of God.
- אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ (et-Moshe) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The recipient of the command.
- וּבְנֵ֣י (u-v’nei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the children of”; Notes: Indicates the descendants.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (Yisra’el); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים (ha-yotz’im) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Participle masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Those who went out”; Notes: Describes their action.
- מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (me-eretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “From the land of”; Notes: Indicates the origin.
- מִצְרָֽיִם (Mitsrayim) – Root: מצרים (Mitsrayim); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Mitsrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt.