Numbers 26:9

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

  1. 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.
  2. אֱלִיאָ֔ב (Eli’av) – Root: אלי (’ly) + אב (’av); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Eli’av”; Notes: A leader from the tribe of Re’uven.
  3. נְמוּאֵ֖ל (N’mu’el) – Root: נמם (nmm) + אל (’el); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Nemuel”; Notes: One of Eli’av’s sons.
  4. וְדָתָ֣ן (v’Datan) – Root: דת (dth); Form: Proper noun with conjunctive vav; Translation: “And Dathan”; Notes: Known for his rebellion against Moshe.
  5. וַאֲבִירָ֑ם (v’Aviram) – Root: אבי (’by) + רם (rm); Form: Proper noun with conjunctive vav; Translation: “And Aviram”; Notes: Another rebellious son of Eli’av.
  6. 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.
  7. הָעֵדָ֗ה (ha-edah) – Root: עד (’d); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The assembly”; Notes: Refers to the group allied with Qoraḥ.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

 

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