וַתְּהִ֛י מֶחֱצַ֥ת הָעֵדָ֖ה מִן־הַצֹּ֑אן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃
And the half assigned to the congregation from the flock was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred.
Morphology
- וַתְּהִ֛י (vattehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction + verb Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Refers to the portion assigned.
- מֶחֱצַ֥ת (meḥetsat) – Root: חצה (ḥatsah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The half of”; Notes: Indicates the division.
- הָעֵדָ֖ה (haʿedah) – Root: עדה (ʿedah); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The congregation”; Notes: Refers to the collective group of Yisraʾel.
- מִן־הַצֹּ֑אן (min-haʾtzon) – Root: צאן (tzon); Form: Preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “From the flock”; Notes: Specifies the source of the division.
- שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות (shelosh-meʾot) – Root: שלש (shalash); Form: Number feminine plural construct; Translation: “Three hundred”; Notes: Refers to part of the total count.
- אֶ֨לֶף֙ (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Used in counting the flock.
- וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (u-sheloshim) – Root: שלש (shalash); Form: Conjunction + number masculine plural; Translation: “And thirty”; Notes: Part of the total.
- אֶ֔לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Thousand”; Notes: Continuation of the total count.
- שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivʿat) – Root: שבע (shavaʿ); Form: Number masculine singular construct; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: Indicates the additional thousands.
- אֲלָפִ֖ים (alafim) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “Thousands”; Notes: Part of the count.
- וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (va-ḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh); Form: Conjunction + number feminine singular; Translation: “And five”; Notes: Specifies the remaining hundreds.
- מֵאֹֽות׃ (meʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Completes the enumeration.