מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־הַבָּא֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃
From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting:
Morphology
- מִבֶּ֨ן (mi-ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “From the age of”; Notes: Denotes the starting age for service.
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (sheloshim) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Masculine plural numeral; Translation: “Thirty”; Notes: Specifies the lower age limit.
- שָׁנָה֙ (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Completes the reference to age.
- וָמַ֔עְלָה (va-maʿlah) – Root: מעל (m-ʿ-l); Form: Conjunction + feminine singular participle; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Indicates an inclusive range.
- וְעַ֖ד (ve-ad) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “And up to”; Notes: Specifies the upper limit of the range.
- בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ben-ḥamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine singular construct + numeral; Translation: “Fifty years”; Notes: Indicates the upper age limit.
- שָׁנָ֑ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Reiterates the time period of age.
- כָל־הַבָּא֙ (kol-ha-ba) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Masculine singular participle with definite article; Translation: “Everyone who comes”; Notes: Refers to those eligible for service.
- לַצָּבָ֔א (la-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “To the service”; Notes: Refers to the duty or labor involved.
- לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה (la-avodah) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Preposition + feminine singular noun; Translation: “To the work”; Notes: Specifies the nature of the service.
- בְּאֹ֥הֶל (be-ohel) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “In the Tent of”; Notes: Denotes the location of the service.
- מֹועֵֽד (moed) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Meeting”; Notes: Refers to the sacred gathering place.