וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּקוּדֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל שָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּאֹ֔ות הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְּבָ֥א הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
Moshe was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who came from the campaign of war.
Morphology
- וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף (vayyiqtsof) – Root: קצף (qatsaf); Form: Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He was angry”; Notes: Expresses Moshe’s immediate reaction.
- מֹשֶׁ֔ה (Mosheh) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, leader of Yisraʾel.
- עַ֖ל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition; Translation: “With”; Notes: Indicates the object of Moshe’s anger.
- פְּקוּדֵ֣י (pequdei) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The officers of”; Notes: Refers to those in charge of the army.
- הֶחָ֑יִל (heḥayil) – Root: חיל (ḥayil); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The army”; Notes: Refers to the Israelite military forces.
- שָׂרֵ֤י (sarei) – Root: שר (sar); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The commanders of”; Notes: Denotes leaders of military units.
- הָאֲלָפִים֙ (haʾalafim) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Thousands”; Notes: Military divisions of thousands.
- וְשָׂרֵ֣י (vesarei) – Root: שר (sar); Form: Noun masculine plural construct with prefixed conjunction; Translation: “And the commanders of”; Notes: Parallel to the commanders of thousands.
- הַמֵּאֹ֔ות (hameʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Noun feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Military divisions of hundreds.
- הַבָּאִ֖ים (habbāʾim) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal active participle masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Who came”; Notes: Describes their action of returning from battle.
- מִצְּבָ֥א (mitsevaʾ) – Root: צבה (tsavaʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “From the campaign of”; Notes: Indicates their military mission.
- הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (hammilḥamah) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The war”; Notes: Refers to the specific conflict with Midyan.