Numbers 8:12

וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ יִסְמְכ֣וּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֔ם עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הַפָּרִ֑ים וַ֠עֲשֵׂה אֶת־הָאֶחָ֨ד חַטָּ֜את וְאֶת־הָאֶחָ֤ד עֹלָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to YHWH, to make atonement for the Levites.

Morphology

1. וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ (ve-ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article and conjunction; Translation: “And the Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe set apart for service.
2. יִסְמְכ֣וּ (yismechu) – Root: סמך (s-m-k); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Shall lay”; Notes: Refers to the symbolic act of laying hands.
3. אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: No translation; Notes: Marks “their hands” as the direct object.
4. יְדֵיהֶ֔ם (yedehem) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their hands”; Notes: Refers to the hands of the Levites.
5. עַ֖ל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Upon”; Notes: Indicates the action directed toward the bulls.
6. רֹ֣אשׁ (rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “The head of”; Notes: Refers to the head of the bulls.
7. הַפָּרִ֑ים (ha-parim) – Root: פר (p-r); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The bulls”; Notes: Refers to the sacrificial animals.
8. וַ֠עֲשֵׂה (va’aseh) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “And you shall offer”; Notes: A command directed to Moshe.
9. אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: No translation; Notes: Marks “the one bull” as the direct object.
10. הָאֶחָ֨ד (ha-eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The one”; Notes: Refers to one of the two bulls.
11. חַטָּ֜את (ḥattat) – Root: חטא (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “As a sin offering”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the first bull.
12. וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with conjunction; Translation: No translation; Notes: Marks “the other bull” as the direct object.
13. הָאֶחָ֤ד (ha-eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The other”; Notes: Refers to the second bull.
14. עֹלָה֙ (olah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “As a burnt offering”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the second bull.
15. לַֽיהוָ֔ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “To YHWH”; Notes: Indicates that the offerings are dedicated to God.
16. לְכַפֵּ֖ר (le-khapper) – Root: כפר (k-p-r); Form: Piel infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “To make atonement”; Notes: Refers to the purpose of the offerings.
17. עַל־ (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “For”; Notes: Indicates the object of atonement.
18. הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (ha-Levi’im) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Masculine plural noun with definite article; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe for whom atonement is made.