Numbers 29:8

וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם עֹלָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ רֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ פַּ֧ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֛ר אֶחָ֖ד אַ֣יִל אֶחָ֑ד כְּבָשִׂ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָה֙ שִׁבְעָ֔ה תְּמִימִ֖ם יִהְי֥וּ לָכֶֽם׃

And you shall offer a burnt offering to YHWH, a pleasing aroma: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs in their first year, all unblemished, shall be for you.

 

Morphology

  1. וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם (vehikravtem) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Conjunction וְ + Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And you shall offer”; Notes: Indicates a command to bring an offering.
  2. עֹלָ֤ה (ʿolah) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “A burnt offering”; Notes: Refers to an offering wholly consumed by fire.
  3. לַֽיהוָה֙ (layhwh) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “To YHWH”; Notes: Designates the recipient of the offering.
  4. רֵ֣יחַ (reiaḥ) – Root: ריח (reiḥ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Aroma”; Notes: Refers to the pleasing scent of the offering.
  5. נִיחֹ֔חַ (niḥoḥ) – Root: נוח (nuḥ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Pleasing”; Notes: Describes the aroma as satisfying to YHWH.
  6. פַּ֧ר (par) – Root: פרר (parar); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Bull”; Notes: Refers to a young male bovine.
  7. בֶּן־בָּקָ֛ר (ben-baqar) – Root: בקר (baqar); Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “Son of the herd”; Notes: Specifies the animal as a young bull.
  8. אֶחָ֖ד (eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾaḥad); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “One”; Notes: Indicates the number of bulls.
  9. אַ֣יִל (ʾayil) – Root: איל (ʾayil); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Ram”; Notes: A male sheep, typically used for sacrifice.
  10. אֶחָ֑ד (eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾaḥad); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “One”; Notes: Indicates the number of rams.
  11. כְּבָשִׂ֤ים (kəvasim) – Root: כבש (kevesh); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “Lambs”; Notes: Refers to young sheep.
  12. בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָה֙ (bənē-shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + singular; Translation: “Of the first year”; Notes: Specifies the age of the lambs.
  13. שִׁבְעָ֔ה (shivʿah) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Numeral masculine plural; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: Indicates the total number of lambs.
  14. תְּמִימִ֖ם (temimim) – Root: תמם (tamam); Form: Adjective masculine plural; Translation: “Unblemished”; Notes: Indicates the required quality of the animals.
  15. יִהְי֥וּ (yihyu) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Shall be”; Notes: Describes the required state of the offerings.
  16. לָכֶֽם (lakhem) – Root: לכם (lakhem); Form: Preposition לְ + pronoun 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “For you”; Notes: Directs the instruction to the congregation.

 

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