אֶ֚לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֔ה אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה לְכֹל֙ מַטֹּ֣ות יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל תִּשְׁלְח֖וּ לַצָּבָֽא׃
A thousand from each tribe, a thousand from each tribe, from all the tribes of Yisraʾel you shall send to the army.
Morphology
- אֶ֚לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾalef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “A thousand”; Notes: Indicates the number of soldiers per tribe.
- לַמַּטֶּ֔ה (lamateh) – Root: מטה (mateh); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition ל; Translation: “For the tribe”; Notes: Refers to the tribal divisions of Yisraʾel.
- אֶ֖לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾalef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “A thousand”; Notes: Repetition emphasizes the number.
- לַמַּטֶּ֑ה (lamateh) – Root: מטה (mateh); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition ל; Translation: “For the tribe”; Notes: Repeated for clarity and emphasis.
- לְכֹל֙ (lekol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Preposition ל + noun masculine singular; Translation: “From all”; Notes: Indicates the inclusivity of all tribes.
- מַטֹּ֣ות (matot) – Root: מטה (mateh); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “Tribes”; Notes: Refers to the twelve tribes of Yisraʾel.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: שרר (sar) + אל (ʾel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: The collective name for the descendants of Jacob.
- תִּשְׁלְח֖וּ (tishleḥu) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “You shall send”; Notes: Command directed at the people.
- לַצָּבָֽא׃ (latzava) – Root: צבא (tzava); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition ל; Translation: “To the army”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the selection.