אֵ֣לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֗י מִשְׁפְּחֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י גֵרְשֹׁ֔ון כָּל־הָעֹבֵ֖ד בְּאֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּקַ֥ד מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
These are the counts of the clans of the sons of Gershon, all who worked in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moshe and Aharon counted by the command of YHWH.
Morphology
- אֵ֣לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the preceding enumeration.
- פְּקוּדֵ֗י (pekudei) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The counts of”; Notes: Indicates the enumeration or census.
- מִשְׁפְּחֹת֙ (mishpeḥot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “The clans”; Notes: Refers to family divisions.
- בְּנֵ֣י (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- גֵרְשֹׁ֔ון (Gershon) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gershon”; Notes: Refers to the Levite family of Gershon.
- כָל־הָעֹבֵ֖ד (kol-haʿoved) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Qal active participle masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “All who worked”; Notes: Refers to those performing service.
- בְּאֹ֣הֶל (be-ohel) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “In the Tent”; Notes: Specifies location.
- מֹועֵ֑ד (moʿed) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Of Meeting”; Notes: Refers to the Tabernacle where the congregation met with YHWH.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Whom”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- פָּקַ֥ד (paqad) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He counted”; Notes: Refers to the census conducted by Moshe and Aharon.
- מֹשֶׁ֛ה (Moshe) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: The leader of the Israelites.
- וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן (ve-Aharon) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “And Aharon”; Notes: The High Priest.
- עַל־פִּ֥י (ʿal-pi) – Root: פה (p-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun in construct; Translation: “By the command of”; Notes: Indicates divine instruction.
- יְהוָֽה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.