Numbers 3:16

וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צֻוָּֽה׃

And Moshe numbered them according to the word of YHWH, as he was commanded.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד (vayifqod) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And he numbered”; Notes: Refers to Moshe conducting a census.
  2. אֹתָ֛ם (otam) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Them”; Notes: Refers to the sons of Levi.
  3. מֹשֶׁ֖ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Moses.
  4. עַל־ (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “According to”; Notes: Indicates the source or basis for the action.
  5. פִּ֣י (pi) – Root: פה (p-h); Form: Masculine singular noun in construct; Translation: “The word of”; Notes: Refers to the spoken command.
  6. יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of God.
  7. כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka-asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative conjunction; Translation: “As”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause explaining compliance.
  8. צֻוָּֽה׃ (tsuvah) – Root: צוה (ts-w-h); Form: Pual perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He was commanded”; Notes: Refers to Moshe receiving a command from YHWH.

 

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