וְנָתְנ֣וּ עָלָ֗יו כְּסוּי֙ עֹ֣ור תַּ֔חַשׁ וּפָרְשׂ֧וּ בֶֽגֶד־כְּלִ֛יל תְּכֵ֖לֶת מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְשָׂמ֖וּ בַּדָּֽיו׃
And they shall place upon it a covering of tachash leather, and spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and they shall insert its poles.
Morphology
- וְנָתְנ֣וּ (ve-natnu) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “And they shall place”; Notes: Refers to the act of placing the covering on the Ark.
- עָלָ֗יו (alav) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Upon it”; Notes: Refers to the Ark.
- כְּסוּי֙ (kesui) – Root: כסה (k-s-h); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “A covering”; Notes: Refers to the protective covering.
- עֹ֣ור (or) – Root: עור (ʿ-w-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Leather”; Notes: Refers to a leather material.
- תַּ֔חַשׁ (tachash) – Root: תחש (t-ḥ-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Tachash”; Notes: Likely refers to a specific kind of leather or skin.
- וּפָרְשׂ֧וּ (u-farsu) – Root: פרש (p-r-s); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “And they shall spread”; Notes: Indicates the action of spreading the cloth.
- בֶֽגֶד־ (beged) – Root: בגד (b-g-d); Form: Masculine singular noun in construct; Translation: “A cloth of”; Notes: Refers to the covering fabric.
- כְּלִ֛יל (kelil) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Wholly”; Notes: Refers to the completeness or entirety of the blue cloth.
- תְּכֵ֖לֶת (tekhelet) – Root: תכל (t-k-l); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Blue”; Notes: Refers to the specific color used for sacred cloths.
- מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (milma’la) – Root: מעל (m-ʿ-l); Form: Preposition with attached noun; Translation: “Above”; Notes: Describes the positioning of the cloth.
- וְשָׂמ֖וּ (ve-samu) – Root: שׂים (s-y-m); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “And they shall insert”; Notes: Refers to placing the poles.
- בַּדָּֽיו׃ (baddav) – Root: בד (b-d); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its poles”; Notes: Refers to the poles used for carrying the Ark.