וּבְנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֔ב נְמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָתָ֣ן וַאֲבִירָ֑ם הֽוּא־דָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם קרואי הָעֵדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצּ֜וּ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙ בַּעֲדַת־קֹ֔רַח בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם עַל־יְהוָֽה׃
And the sons of Eliʾav: Nemuel, Datan, and Aviram. These are Datan and Aviram, the chosen of the assembly, who contended against Moshe and against Aharon in the company of Qoraḥ, when they contended against YHWH.
Morphology
- וּבְנֵ֣י (u-v’nei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun masculine plural construct with conjunctive vav; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Eli’av.
- אֱלִיאָ֔ב (Eli’av) – Root: אלי (’ly) + אב (’av); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Eli’av”; Notes: A leader from the tribe of Re’uven.
- נְמוּאֵ֖ל (N’mu’el) – Root: נמם (nmm) + אל (’el); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Nemuel”; Notes: One of Eli’av’s sons.
- וְדָתָ֣ן (v’Datan) – Root: דת (dth); Form: Proper noun with conjunctive vav; Translation: “And Dathan”; Notes: Known for his rebellion against Moshe.
- וַאֲבִירָ֑ם (v’Aviram) – Root: אבי (’by) + רם (rm); Form: Proper noun with conjunctive vav; Translation: “And Aviram”; Notes: Another rebellious son of Eli’av.
- קרואי (q’ru’ei) – Root: קרא (qr’); Form: Passive participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “The chosen of”; Notes: Indicates their role as leaders of the assembly.
- הָעֵדָ֗ה (ha-edah) – Root: עד (’d); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The assembly”; Notes: Refers to the group allied with Qoraḥ.
- הִצּ֜וּ (hits’u) – Root: יצת (yts); Form: Hif’il perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They contended”; Notes: Highlights their opposition against Moshe and Aharon.
- בַּעֲדַת־קֹ֔רַח (ba’adat-Qoraḥ) – Root: עדה (’dh); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “In the company of Qoraḥ”; Notes: Specifies their association with Qoraḥ’s rebellion.