וַיִּהְי֣וּ פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף כָּל־זָכָ֖ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה כִּ֣י לֹ֣א הָתְפָּקְד֗וּ בְּתֹוךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֠י לֹא־נִתַּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And their numbered ones were twenty-three thousand, all males from one month old and upward, because they were not counted among the children of Yisraʾel, since no inheritance was given to them among the children of Yisraʾel.
Morphology
- וַיִּהְי֣וּ (vayyihyu) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “And they were”; Notes: Indicates a narrative sequence.
- פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם (fəqudehem) – Root: פקד (pqd); Form: Noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their numbered ones”; Notes: Refers to those counted in the census.
- שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה (sheloshah) – Root: שלש (shlsh); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Three”; Notes: Cardinal number.
- וְעֶשְׂרִ֙ים (vəʿesrim) – Root: עשר (ʿsr); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “And twenty”; Notes: Indicates the total count.
- אֶ֔לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾlp); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Used for numerical count.
- כָל־זָכָ֖ר (kol-zakhar) – Root: זכר (zkr); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “All males”; Notes: Specifies gender.
- מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ (mibben-ḥodesh) – Root: בן (bn) + חדש (ḥdsh); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “From one month”; Notes: Indicates minimum age.
- וָמָ֑עְלָה (vamaʿlah) – Root: מעל (ʿlh); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Refers to higher age brackets.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Because”; Notes: Provides explanation.
- לֹ֣א הָתְפָּקְד֗וּ (lo hotpạqdu) – Root: פקד (pqd); Form: Hofal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They were not counted”; Notes: Indicates passive action.
- בְּתֹוךְ֙ (bətoḥ) – Root: תוך (toḥ); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “Among”; Notes: Denotes location or inclusion.
- בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (bəney Yisraʾel) – Root: בן (bn) + שרא (sarah); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “The sons of Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- כִּ֠י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Since”; Notes: Introduces a reason.
- לֹא־נִתַּ֤ן (lo nittan) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Was not given”; Notes: Indicates passive voice.
- לָהֶם֙ (lahem) – Root: הם (hm); Form: Preposition לְ + pronoun 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Refers to the Levites.
- נַחֲלָ֔ה (naḥalah) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Inheritance”; Notes: Refers to land allocation.