וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֣ אֹתֹ֗ו לִפְנֵי֙ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָּל־הָעֵדָ֑ה וְצִוִּיתָ֥ה אֹתֹ֖ו לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
And you shall set him before Elʿazar the priest and before all the congregation, and you shall command him in their sight.
Morphology
- וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֣ (vehaʿamadta) – Root: עמד (ʿamad); Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And you shall set”; Notes: Indicates a directive to position Yehoshua publicly.
- אֹתֹ֗ו (ʾoto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Definite direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Him”; Notes: Refers to Yehoshua.
- לִפְנֵי֙ (lifney) – Root: פני (paneh); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Indicates presence or in front of someone.
- אֶלְעָזָ֣ר (Elʿazar) – Root: עז (ʿazar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elʿazar”; Notes: Refers to the priest and son of Aharon.
- הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hakkohen) – Root: כהן (kohen); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The priest”; Notes: Denotes Elʿazar’s priestly role.
- וְלִפְנֵ֖י (velifney) – Root: פני (paneh); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition לְ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “And before”; Notes: Parallel to the earlier directive.
- כָּל־הָעֵדָ֑ה (kol-haʿedah) – Root: עדה (ʿedah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct + definite article; Translation: “All the congregation”; Notes: Refers to the collective assembly of Yisra’el.
- וְצִוִּיתָ֥ה (vetsivvitha) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And you shall command”; Notes: Indicates an authoritative instruction.
- אֹתֹ֖ו (ʾoto) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Definite direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Him”; Notes: Refers again to Yehoshua.
- לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם (leʿeyneyhem) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine dual construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “In their sight”; Notes: Stresses the public and transparent nature of the commissioning.