וַתְּהִי֙ הַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔ה חֵ֕לֶק הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים בַּצָּבָ֑א מִסְפַּ֣ר הַצֹּ֗אן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃
And the half, the portion of those who went out to war, was: the number of sheep, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred.
Morphology
- וַתְּהִי֙ (va-tehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And was”; Notes: Indicates the beginning of a narrative sequence.
- הַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔ה (ha-meḥetsah) – Root: חצה (ḥatsah); Form: Definite article + noun feminine singular; Translation: “The half”; Notes: Refers to the divided portion.
- חֵ֕לֶק (ḥeleq) – Root: חלק (ḥalaq); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Portion”; Notes: Indicates the share or part assigned.
- הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים (ha-yotzʾim) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Definite article + participle masculine plural; Translation: “Of those who went out”; Notes: Refers to the soldiers.
- בַּצָּבָ֑א (ba-tzava) – Root: צבא (tzava); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “To war”; Notes: Indicates the military context.
- מִסְפַּ֣ר (mispar) – Root: ספר (safar); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “The number of”; Notes: Prepares for enumeration.
- הַצֹּ֗אן (ha-tzon) – Root: צאן (tzon); Form: Definite article + noun feminine singular; Translation: “The sheep”; Notes: Collective noun for livestock.
- שְׁלֹשׁ־ (shalosh) – Root: שלוש (shalosh); Form: Numeral; Translation: “Three”; Notes: Part of the total count.
- מֵאֹ֥ות (meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Indicates multiples of a hundred.
- וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (u-sheloshim) – Root: שלוש (shalosh); Form: Conjunction + numeral masculine plural; Translation: “And thirty”; Notes: Adds to the count.
- אֶ֔לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Indicates a group of a thousand.
- וְשִׁבְעַ֥ת (ve-shivʿat) – Root: שבע (sheva); Form: Conjunction + numeral masculine singular construct; Translation: “And seven”; Notes: Specifies the additional count.
- אֲלָפִ֖ים (alafim) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “Thousands”; Notes: Completes the total number.
- וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (va-ḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh); Form: Conjunction + numeral feminine singular; Translation: “And five”; Notes: Adds a final digit.
- מֵאֹֽות (meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Finalizes the total count.