מֵאֵ֗ת בְּכֹ֛ור בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָקַ֣ח אֶת־הַכָּ֑סֶף חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֜ים וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֛ות וָאֶ֖לֶף בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
From the firstborn of the children of Yisra’el he took the silver: one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
Morphology
- מֵאֵ֗ת (me-et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition with direct object marker; Translation: “From”; Notes: Indicates the source of the silver.
- בְּכֹ֛ור (bechor) – Root: בכר (b-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Firstborn”; Notes: Refers to the firstborn sons of Yisrael.
- בְּנֵ֥י (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “Children of”; Notes: Links to “Yisrael” as their father.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (Yisrael) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisrael”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- לָקַ֣ח (laqach) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He took”; Notes: Refers to Moshe’s action.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: No translation; Notes: Marks “the silver” as the object.
- הַכָּ֑סֶף (ha-kesef) – Root: כסף (k-s-p); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The silver”; Notes: Refers to the money collected for redemption.
- חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה (ḥamishah) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Five”; Notes: Part of the total count.
- וְשִׁשִּׁ֜ים (ve-shishim) – Root: שש (sh-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Sixty”; Notes: Combined with other numbers.
- וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ (u-shlosh) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Three”; Notes: Adds to the total.
- מֵאֹ֛ות (me-ot) – Root: מא (m-ʾ); Form: Masculine plural numeral construct; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Indicates the hundreds place in the total.
- וָאֶ֖לֶף (va-elef) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “And one thousand”; Notes: Largest unit of the total.
- בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל (be-sheqel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “According to the shekel”; Notes: Refers to the standard unit of measurement.
- הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ (ha-qodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “Of the sanctuary”; Notes: Specifies the sacred standard.