וְנָתַתָּה֙ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו נְתוּנִ֨ם נְתוּנִ֥ם הֵ֨מָּה֙ לֹ֔ו מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
You shall give the Levites to Aharon and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the children of Yisra’el.
Morphology
- וְנָתַתָּה֙ (ve-natata) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And you shall give”; Notes: Command to assign the Levites to Aharon and his sons.
- אֶת־ (et) – Form: Direct object marker; Translation: No translation; Notes: Indicates the direct object of the verb.
- הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Levi.
- לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן (le-Aharon) – Root: אהרון (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “To Aharon”; Notes: Refers to the high priest.
- וּלְבָנָ֑יו (u-le-vanav) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and conjunction; Translation: “And to his sons”; Notes: Refers to Aharon’s descendants.
- נְתוּנִ֨ם (netunim) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal passive participle masculine plural; Translation: “Given”; Notes: Indicates they are assigned to Aharon.
- נְתוּנִ֥ם (netunim) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal passive participle masculine plural; Translation: “Wholly given”; Notes: Repetition emphasizes the completeness of the assignment.
- הֵ֨מָּה֙ (hema) – Root: הם (h-m); Form: Independent pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “They”; Notes: Refers to the Levites.
- לֹ֔ו (lo) – Root: ל (l) + הוא (h-w); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to Aharon.
- מֵאֵ֖ת (me-et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition with definite article; Translation: “From among”; Notes: Refers to separation from the children of Israel.
- בְּנֵ֥י (bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The children of”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisrael) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Israel”; Notes: Refers to the people of Israel.