אֵ֤לֶּה פְקוּדֵי֙ מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֔י כָּל־הָעֹבֵ֖ד בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּקַ֤ד מֹשֶׁה֙ וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
These are the numbers of the families of the Qehati, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moshe and Aharon numbered at the command of YHWH by the hand of Moshe.
Morphology
- אֵ֤לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the census results of the Qehati families.
- פקוּדֵי֙ (pekudei) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The numbers of”; Notes: Indicates the census data.
- מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (mishpechot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ch); Form: Feminine plural construct noun; Translation: “The families of”; Notes: Specifies the familial divisions.
- הַקְּהָתִ֔י (ha-qehati) – Root: קהת (q-h-t); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “The Qehati”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Qehat.
- כָּל־הָעֹבֵ֖ד (kol-haʿoved) – Root: עבד (ʿ-b-d); Form: Masculine singular participle with definite article; Translation: “All who served”; Notes: Refers to those actively serving.
- בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד (be-ohel moʿed) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l), יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun construct; Translation: “In the Tent of Meeting”; Notes: Indicates the location of their service.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Whom”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- פָּקַ֤ד (paqad) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He numbered”; Notes: Refers to the census taken.
- מֹשֶׁה֙ (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The leader of Israel.
- וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן (ve-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And Aharon”; Notes: Moshe’s brother and the High Priest.
- עַל־פִּ֥י (ʿal-pi) – Root: פה (p-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular construct noun; Translation: “At the command of”; Notes: Indicates divine authority.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה (be-yad-Moshe) – Root: יד (y-d), משה (m-sh-h); Form: Preposition + feminine singular construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “By the hand of Moshe”; Notes: Indicates Moshe as the agent of action.