וּבְבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵד֮ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אִתֹּו֒ וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע אֶת־הַקֹּ֜ול מִדַּבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו מֵעַ֤ל הַכַּפֹּ֨רֶת֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־אֲרֹ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֔ת מִבֵּ֖ין שְׁנֵ֣י הַכְּרֻבִ֑ים וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלָֽיו׃ פ
And when Moshe entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the kapporet that was on the Ark of the Testimony, from between the two keruvim, and He spoke to him.
Morphology
- וּבְבֹ֨א (u-vevo) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Qal infinitive construct with conjunction; Translation: “And when he entered”; Notes: Refers to Moshe entering the Tent of Meeting.
- מֹשֶׁ֜ה (Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisra’el.
- אֶל־ (el) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “To”; Notes: Indicates direction toward the Tent of Meeting.
- אֹ֣הֶל (ohel) – Root: אהל (ʾ-h-l); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Tent”; Notes: Refers to the Tent of Meeting.
- מֹועֵד֮ (mo’ed) – Root: יעד (y-ʿ-d); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Meeting”; Notes: Refers to the designated place for communication with YHWH.
- לְדַבֵּ֣ר (le-dabber) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Piel infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “To speak”; Notes: Indicates Moshe’s purpose in entering the Tent of Meeting.
- אִתֹּו֒ (itto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “With Him”; Notes: Refers to speaking with YHWH.
- וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע (vayishma) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he heard”; Notes: Refers to Moshe hearing the voice of YHWH.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: No translation; Notes: Marks “the voice” as the direct object.
- הַקֹּ֜ול (ha-qol) – Root: קול (q-w-l); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The voice”; Notes: Refers to the voice of YHWH.
- מִדַּבֵּ֣ר (midabber) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Piel participle masculine singular; Translation: “Speaking”; Notes: Describes the voice actively speaking.
- אֵלָ֗יו (elav) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to Moshe as the recipient of the voice.
- מֵעַ֤ל (me’al) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From above”; Notes: Indicates the location of the voice.
- הַכַּפֹּ֨רֶת (ha-kapporet) – Root: כפר (k-p-r); Form: Feminine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The kapporet”; Notes: Refers to the mercy seat on the Ark.
- אֲשֶׁר֙ (asher) – Root: אשר (‘-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the relative clause.
- עַל־ (al) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “On”; Notes: Indicates the location of the kapporet.
- אֲרֹ֣ן (aron) – Root: ארן (ʾ-r-n); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “The Ark”; Notes: Refers to the Ark of the Testimony.
- הָעֵדֻ֔ת (ha-edut) – Root: עד (ʿ-d); Form: Feminine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “Of the Testimony”; Notes: Refers to the covenant tablets inside the Ark.
- מִבֵּ֖ין (mi-bein) – Root: בין (b-y-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “From between”; Notes: Specifies the location of the voice.
- שְׁנֵ֣י (shenei) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Masculine dual construct number; Translation: “The two”; Notes: Refers to the two keruvim.
- הַכְּרֻבִ֑ים (ha-keruvim) – Root: כרב (k-r-v); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The keruvim”; Notes: Refers to the angelic figures on the Ark.
- וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-v-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking to Moshe.
- אֵלָֽיו׃ (elav) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Concludes the verse.