וַיַּקְרִ֨יבוּ֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רָאשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם הֵ֚ם נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַמַּטֹּ֔ות הֵ֥ם הָעֹמְדִ֖ים עַל־הַפְּקֻדִֽים׃
And the leaders of Yisra’el, the heads of their ancestral houses, brought offerings. They were the leaders of the tribes, those who were in charge of the counting.
Morphology
- וַיַּקְרִ֨יבוּ֙ (vayakrivu) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they brought near”; Notes: Indicates the act of presenting offerings.
- נְשִׂיאֵ֣י (nesi’ei) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “The leaders of”; Notes: Refers to the tribal heads of Yisrael.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisrael) – Root: שרא (s-r-ʾ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisrael”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- רָאשֵׁ֖י (rashei) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Heads of”; Notes: Describes the leadership position.
- בֵּ֣ית (beit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “The house of”; Notes: Refers to their familial lineage.
- אֲבֹתָ֑ם (avotam) – Root: אב (ʾ-v); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their ancestors”; Notes: Indicates their familial heritage.
- הֵ֚ם (hem) – Root: הם (h-m); Form: Pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “They”; Notes: Identifies the subject emphatically.
- נְשִׂיאֵ֣י (nesi’ei) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “The leaders of”; Notes: Repeated to emphasize their tribal roles.
- הַמַּטֹּ֔ות (hammattot) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “The tribes”; Notes: Refers to the divisions of Yisrael.
- הֵ֥ם (hem) – Root: הם (h-m); Form: Pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “They”; Notes: Adds emphasis to the subject.
- הָעֹמְדִ֖ים (ha’omdim) – Root: עמד (ʿ-m-d); Form: Qal active participle, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Those who stood”; Notes: Describes their role in supervising the census.
- עַל־הַפְּקֻדִֽים (ʿal-happ’qudim) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “Over the counting”; Notes: Refers to their administrative responsibility.