Numbers 3:46

וְאֵת֙ פְּדוּיֵ֣י הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖ים וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם הָעֹֽדְפִים֙ עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִבְּכֹ֖ור בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And the redemption of the three hundred and seventy-three who are in excess of the Levites, from the firstborn of the children of Yisra’el:

 

Morphology

  1. וְאֵת֙ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Conjunction with direct object marker; Translation: “And”; Notes: Introduces the additional subject of redemption.
  2. פְּדוּיֵ֣י (peduyei) – Root: פדה (p-d-h); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The redemption of”; Notes: Refers to those who are redeemed.
  3. הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה (ha-sheloshah) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Masculine singular numeral with definite article; Translation: “The three”; Notes: Specifies part of the count.
  4. וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖ים (ve-ha-shivʿim) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Masculine plural numeral with definite article; Translation: “And seventy”; Notes: Adds to the count.
  5. וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם (ve-ha-matayim) – Root: מאת (m-ʾ-t); Form: Masculine dual numeral with definite article; Translation: “And two hundred”; Notes: Completes the numerical detail.
  6. הָעֹֽדְפִים֙ (ha-ʿodfim) – Root: עודף (ʿ-w-d-p); Form: Masculine plural participle with definite article; Translation: “Who are in excess”; Notes: Refers to those exceeding the number of Levites.
  7. עַל־ (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Over”; Notes: Indicates comparison or surplus.
  8. הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe designated for service.
  9. מִבְּכֹ֖ור (mi-bekhor) – Root: בכר (b-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “From the firstborn of”; Notes: Specifies the origin of the excess.
  10. בְּנֵ֥י (bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The children of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Yisrael.
  11. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisrael) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisrael”; Notes: Specifies the nation of Israel.

 

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