מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־הַבָּ֗א לַעֲבֹ֨ד עֲבֹדַ֧ת עֲבֹדָ֛ה וַעֲבֹדַ֥ת מַשָּׂ֖א בְּאֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃
From thirty years old and upward, until fifty years old, everyone who comes to perform the work of service and the work of carrying in the Tent of Meeting.
Morphology
- מִבֶּ֨ן (mi-ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “From the age of”; Notes: Introduces the age range for service.
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (sheloshim) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Cardinal number; Translation: “Thirty”; Notes: Specifies the starting age.
- שָׁנָה֙ (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Indicates time in years.
- וָמַ֔עְלָה (va-ma’lah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And upward”; Notes: Extends the range upward.
- וְעַ֖ד (ve-ad) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “And until”; Notes: Marks the upper limit of the age range.
- בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (ben-ḥamishim) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Noun construct + cardinal number; Translation: “Fifty years old”; Notes: Specifies the ending age.
- שָׁנָ֑ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Reiterates the measurement of time.
- כָּל־הַבָּ֗א (kol-ha’ba) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Noun construct + participle masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Everyone who comes”; Notes: Indicates those eligible to perform service.
- לַעֲבֹ֨ד (la’ʿavod) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “To perform work”; Notes: Refers to service in the Tent of Meeting.
- עֲבֹדַ֧ת (ʿavodat) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The work of”; Notes: Emphasizes the nature of the service.
- עֲבֹדָ֛ה (ʿavodah) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “Service”; Notes: Further specifies the duty.
- וַעֲבֹדַ֥ת (vaʿavodat) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “And the work of”; Notes: Adds the task of carrying.
- מַשָּׂ֖א (massa) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Carrying”; Notes: Refers to the physical labor involved.
- בְּאֹ֥הֶל (be’ohel) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “In the tent”; Notes: Specifies the location of service.
- מֹועֵֽד (mo’ed) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Of meeting”; Notes: Refers to the sacred meeting place.