מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־הַבָּא֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃
From thirty years old and upward, until fifty years old, all who enter the service to perform the work in the Tent of Meeting:
Morphology
- מִבֶּ֨ן (miben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “From [the age of] a son”; Notes: Indicates the starting age of eligibility.
- 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: Indicates the unit of age measurement.
- וָמַ֔עְלָה (vamaʿlah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Refers to ages above the minimum.
- וְעַ֖ד (veʿad) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “And until”; Notes: Introduces the upper age limit.
- בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ben-ḥamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Masculine singular construct noun + numeral; Translation: “The son of fifty”; Notes: Indicates the maximum age.
- שָׁנָ֑ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Reiterates the unit of age.
- כָּל־הַבָּא֙ (kol-habba) – Root: בוא (b-ʾ-w); Form: Masculine singular participle with definite article; Translation: “All who enter”; Notes: Refers to individuals who meet the criteria.
- לַצָּבָ֔א (latzava) – Root: צבא (tz-v-ʾ); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “To the service”; Notes: Refers to the organized labor or duty.
- לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה (laʿavodah) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Preposition + feminine singular noun; Translation: “To perform the work”; Notes: Indicates the tasks to be carried out.
- בְּאֹ֥הֶל (beʾohel) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “In the tent”; Notes: Refers to the location of the service.
- מֹועֵֽד (moʿed) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Of meeting”; Notes: Indicates the Tent of Meeting, the central place of worship.