וַיְהִי֩ כָל־בְּכֹ֨ור זָכָ֜ר בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֹ֛ות מִבֶּן־חֹ֥דֶשׁ וָמַ֖עְלָה לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁנַ֤יִם וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פ
And the total of every firstborn male, according to the number of names, from one month old and above, for their census, was twenty-two thousand, three hundred and seventy.
Morphology
- וַיְהִי֩ (va-yehi) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Indicates the result or outcome.
- כָל־בְּכֹ֨ור (kol-bekhor) – Root: בכר (b-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun in construct with “kol”; Translation: “Every firstborn”; Notes: Refers to all firstborn males.
- זָכָ֜ר (zakhar) – Root: זכר (z-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Male”; Notes: Specifies the gender.
- בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר (be-mispar) – Root: ספר (s-p-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “According to the number”; Notes: Refers to the census count.
- שֵׁמֹ֛ות (shemot) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Of names”; Notes: Indicates the listing by name.
- מִבֶּן־חֹ֥דֶשׁ (mi-ben-ḥodesh) – Root: חודש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “From one month old”; Notes: Specifies the starting age.
- וָמַ֖עְלָה (va-maʿlah) – Root: מעל (m-ʿ-l); Form: Adverb; Translation: “And above”; Notes: Indicates the upper age range.
- לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם (li-fqudeihem) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with preposition and 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “For their census”; Notes: Refers to the recorded count.
- שְׁנַ֤יִם (shenayim) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Masculine dual noun; Translation: “Two”; Notes: Part of the numerical total.
- וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ (ve-esrim) – Root: עשרים (ʿ-s-r-y-m); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Completes the first numeral group.
- אֶ֔לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Indicates the base unit of the total.
- שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה (sheloshah) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Three”; Notes: Adds to the total count.
- וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים (ve-shivʿim) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Seventy”; Notes: Part of the numerical total.
- וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ (u-matayim) – Root: מאת (m-ʾ-t); Form: Masculine dual noun; Translation: “Two hundred”; Notes: Completes the detailed count.