וְלָקַחְתָּ֗ חֲמֵ֧שֶׁת חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת בְּשֶׁ֤קֶל הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ תִּקָּ֔ח עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃
And you shall take five shekels per head, according to the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take (twenty gerahs is the shekel).
Morphology
- וְלָקַחְתָּ֗ (ve-laqaḥta) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And you shall take”; Notes: A direct command to Moshe.
- חֲמֵ֧שֶׁת (ḥameshet) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral in construct; Translation: “Five”; Notes: Specifies the amount to be taken.
- חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת (ḥameshet) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral in construct; Translation: “Five”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis or clarity.
- שְׁקָלִ֖ים (sheqalim) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Shekels”; Notes: Refers to a unit of weight or currency.
- לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת (la-gulgoleth) – Root: גלגל (g-l-g-l); Form: Feminine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “Per head”; Notes: Indicates individual measurement.
- בְּשֶׁ֤קֶל (be-sheqel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “According to the shekel”; Notes: Specifies the standard of measurement.
- הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ (ha-qodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “Of the sanctuary”; Notes: Refers to the sacred standard used in the Tabernacle.
- תִּקָּ֔ח (tiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall take”; Notes: Reiterates the instruction to Moshe.
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (esrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Specifies the value of the shekel.
- גֵּרָ֖ה (gerah) – Root: גרה (g-r-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Gerah”; Notes: A small weight measurement, part of the shekel.
- הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ (ha-sheqel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The shekel”; Notes: Concludes the standard of currency measurement.