Numbers 3:45

קַ֣ח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם תַּ֤חַת כָּל־בְּכֹור֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם תַּ֣חַת בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם וְהָיוּ־לִ֥י הַלְוִיִּ֖ם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Yisra’el, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine, I am YHWH.

Morphology

1. קַ֣ח (qach) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Take”; Notes: A direct command to Moshe.
2. אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: Not translated; Notes: Marks “the Levites” as the direct object of the verb.
3. הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe dedicated to service of the Tabernacle.
4. תַּ֤חַת (taḥat) – Root: תחת (t-ḥ-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Instead of”; Notes: Indicates substitution.
5. כָּל־בְּכֹור֙ (kol-bekhor) – Root: בכר (b-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun in construct with “kol”; Translation: “All the firstborn”; Notes: Refers to every firstborn among Yisrael.
6. בִּבְנֵ֣י (bi-vnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with preposition; Translation: “Among the children of”; Notes: Indicates association with Yisrael.
7. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisrael) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisrael”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
8. וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Conjunction with direct object marker; Translation: “And”; Notes: Links the clause regarding the livestock.
9. בֶּהֱמַ֥ת (behemet) – Root: בהמ (b-h-m); Form: Feminine singular noun in construct; Translation: “The livestock of”; Notes: Refers to the animals belonging to the Levites.
10. הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Specifies ownership of the livestock.
11. תַּ֣חַת (taḥat) – Root: תחת (t-ḥ-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Instead of”; Notes: Indicates substitution.
12. בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם (behem’tam) – Root: בהמ (b-h-m); Form: Feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their livestock”; Notes: Refers to the livestock of the children of Yisrael.
13. וְהָיוּ־ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they shall be”; Notes: Marks the resulting ownership.
14. לִ֥י (li) – Root: לי (l-y); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Mine”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s possession of the Levites.
15. הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Reiterates the group belonging to YHWH.
16. אֲנִ֥י (ani) – Root: אני (ʾ-n-y); Form: Pronoun; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphasizes YHWH as the speaker.
17. יְהוָֽה׃ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name, concluding the declaration.