וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־מֹוצָאֵיהֶ֛ם לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵ֥לֶּה מַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם לְמֹוצָאֵיהֶֽם׃
And Moshe wrote down their departures according to their journeys by the command of YHWH, and these are their journeys according to their departures.
Morphology
- וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב (vayyiḵtov) – Root: כתב (ktv); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he wrote”; Notes: Indicates a narrative sequence.
- מֹשֶׁ֜ה (Mosheh) – Root: משה (msh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses, the leader of Yisraʾel.
- אֶת (et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: [no translation]; Notes: Marks the definite direct object.
- מֹוצָאֵיהֶ֛ם (motzaʾeihem) – Root: יצא (ytzʾ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their departures”; Notes: Refers to the points of departure.
- לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם (le-massaʾeihem) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “according to their journeys”; Notes: Indicates the sequence of their travels.
- עַל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿl); Form: Preposition; Translation: “by”; Notes: Indicates the authority or command.
- פִּ֣י (pi) – Root: פה (ph); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the command of”; Notes: Refers to spoken instruction or order.
- יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (yhwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the divine name.
- וְאֵ֥לֶּה (ve-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “and these”; Notes: Refers to the following details.
- מַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם (massaʾeihem) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their journeys”; Notes: Refers to the stages of their travels.
- לְמֹוצָאֵיהֶֽם (le-motzaʾeihem) – Root: יצא (ytzʾ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “according to their departures”; Notes: Indicates a detailed record of their travels.