וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֗ם חֲצִ֣י הַהִין֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה לַפָּ֜ר וּשְׁלִישִׁ֧ת הַהִ֣ין לָאַ֗יִל וּרְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִ֛ין לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ יָ֑יִן זֹ֣את עֹלַ֥ת חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ בְּחָדְשֹׁ֔ו לְחָדְשֵׁ֖י הַשָּׁנָֽה׃
And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a quarter of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt offering of the new moon, at its appointed time for the months of the year.
Morphology
- וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֗ם (veniskēhem) – Root: נסך (nasak); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And their drink offerings”; Notes: Refers to the libations accompanying sacrifices.
- חֲצִ֣י (ḥaṣi) – Root: חצה (ḥatsa); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “Half of”; Notes: Indicates a fraction.
- הַהִין֩ (hahīn) – Root: הין (hīn); Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The hin”; Notes: A biblical unit of liquid measure.
- יִהְיֶ֨ה (yihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Shall be”; Notes: Indicates future tense.
- לַפָּ֜ר (lappar) – Root: פר (par); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “For the bull”; Notes: Specifies the animal.
- וּשְׁלִישִׁ֧ת (ushlishit) – Root: שלש (shalash); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “And a third of”; Notes: Indicates a smaller fraction.
- הַהִ֣ין (hahīn) – Root: הין (hīn); Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The hin”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
- לָאַ֗יִל (laʾayil) – Root: איל (ʾayil); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “For the ram”; Notes: Specifies the second animal.
- וּרְבִיעִ֥ת (urveviʿit) – Root: רבע (ravaʿ); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “And a quarter of”; Notes: Smallest fraction mentioned.
- הַהִ֛ין (hahīn) – Root: הין (hīn); Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The hin”; Notes: Measure for the lamb.
- לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ (lakeves) – Root: כבש (keves); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “For the lamb”; Notes: Refers to the third animal.
- יָ֑יִן (yayin) – Root: יין (yayin); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Wine”; Notes: Represents the drink offering.
- זֹ֣את (zoʾt) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the burnt offering.
- עֹלַ֥ת (ʿolat) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “Burnt offering of”; Notes: Describes the type of offering.
- חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ (ḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥadash); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “New moon”; Notes: Marks the beginning of a month.
- בְּחָדְשֹׁ֔ו (beḥodsho) – Root: חדש (ḥadash); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “At its appointed time”; Notes: Refers to the specific new moon.
- לְחָדְשֵׁ֖י (leḥodshey) – Root: חדש (ḥadash); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “For the months of”; Notes: Indicates regularity.
- הַשָּׁנָֽה׃ (hashanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Definite article הַ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “The year”; Notes: Marks the yearly cycle.