וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֵּן֙ אַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנֹורָ֔ה הֶעֱלָ֖ה נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And Aharon did so; he lit its lamps to face the front of the menorah, as YHWH had commanded Moshe.
Morphology
- וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (vaya’as) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he did”; Notes: Refers to Aharon’s obedience to the command.
- כֵּן֙ (ken) – Root: כן (k-n); Form: Adverb; Translation: “So”; Notes: Indicates conformity to the command.
- אַהֲרֹ֔ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers to Moshe’s brother, the high priest.
- אֶל־מוּל֙ (el-mul) – Root: מול (m-w-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Toward”; Notes: Indicates the direction of the lamps’ light.
- פְּנֵ֣י (penei) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The front of”; Notes: Refers to the face or direction of the menorah.
- הַמְּנֹורָ֔ה (ha-menorah) – Root: מנור (m-n-w-r); Form: Feminine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The menorah”; Notes: Refers to the golden lampstand in the Tabernacle.
- הֶעֱלָ֖ה (he’e’lah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He lit”; Notes: Refers to kindling or setting up the lamps.
- נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ (neroteha) – Root: נר (n-r); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “Its lamps”; Notes: Refers to the lamps of the menorah.
- כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka’asher) – Root: אשר (‘-sh-r); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “As”; Notes: Introduces the standard or reason for the action.
- צִוָּ֥ה (tsivvah) – Root: צוה (ts-w-h); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Had commanded”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s instructions to Moshe.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the name of God.
- אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (et-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisra’el.