וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְאַלְפֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א שָׂרֵ֥י הָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֹֽות׃
They approached Moshe, the officers over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds.
Morphology
- וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ (vayiqrevu) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “They approached”; Notes: Indicates a physical or formal approach.
- אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה (el-Mosheh) – Root: משה (Moshe); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Moshe”; Notes: Points to Moshe as the one approached.
- הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים (hapqudim) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “the officers”; Notes: Refers to those assigned military responsibility.
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- לְאַלְפֵ֣י (leʾalfei) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Preposition + masculine plural construct; Translation: “over thousands of”; Notes: Indicates rank in the army.
- הַצָּבָ֑א (hatsava) – Root: צבא (tsava); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “the army”; Notes: Refers to the military force.
- שָׂרֵ֥י (sarei) – Root: שרר (sar); Form: Masculine plural construct; Translation: “commanders of”; Notes: Denotes leaders within the army.
- הָאֲלָפִ֖ים (haʾalafim) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “thousands”; Notes: Specifies the division size.
- וְשָׂרֵ֥י (vesarei) – Root: שרר (sar); Form: Conjunctive vav + masculine plural construct; Translation: “and commanders of”; Notes: Adds another level of leadership.
- הַמֵּאֹֽות (hameʾot) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Feminine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “hundreds”; Notes: Refers to smaller military divisions.