וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֡סַח בָּרִאשֹׁ֡ון בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר יֹ֥ום לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר סִינָ֑י כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And they performed the Pesaḥ in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that YHWH commanded Moshe, so the children of Yisra’el did.
Morphology
- וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ (va-ya’asu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “And they performed”; Notes: Refers to the action of performing the Pesaḥ.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: No translation; Notes: Marks “the Pesaḥ” as the direct object.
- הַפֶּ֡סַח (ha-Pesaḥ) – Root: פסח (p-s-ḥ); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The Pesaḥ”; Notes: Refers to the Passover observance.
- בָּרִאשֹׁ֡ון (ba-rishon) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Masculine singular ordinal adjective with definite article; Translation: “In the first”; Notes: Refers to the first month (Nisan).
- בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ (be-arba’ah) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Preposition with masculine singular numeral; Translation: “On the four”; Notes: Indicates the day of the month.
- עָשָׂ֨ר (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Masculine singular numeral; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Completes the number “fourteen.”
- יֹ֥ום (yom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Day”; Notes: Refers to the fourteenth day of the month.
- לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ (la-ḥodesh) – Root: חדש (ḥ-d-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition and definite article; Translation: “Of the month”; Notes: Indicates the specified month.
- בֵּ֥ין (bein) – Root: בין (b-y-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Between”; Notes: Refers to the time of day.
- הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם (ha-arbayim) – Root: ערב (ʿ-r-b); Form: Masculine dual noun with definite article; Translation: “The evenings”; Notes: Refers to twilight.
- בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר (be-midbar) – Root: מדבר (m-d-b-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “In the wilderness of”; Notes: Refers to the desert setting.
- סִינָ֑י (Sinai) – Root: סיני (s-y-n-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Sinai”; Notes: Refers to the specific location.
- כְּ֠כֹל (ke-khol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition with masculine singular construct noun; Translation: “According to all”; Notes: Refers to complete adherence to instructions.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Introduces the relative clause.
- צִוָּ֤ה (tzivvah) – Root: צוה (tz-w-h); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He commanded”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s command.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name.
- אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה (et-Moshe) – Root: משה (m-sh-h); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to Moses.
- כֵּ֥ן (ken) – Root: כן (k-n); Form: Adverb; Translation: “So”; Notes: Indicates the Israelites’ compliance with the command.
- עָשׂ֖וּ (asu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “They did”; Notes: Refers to the actions of the children of Yisra’el.
- בְּנֵ֥י (bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The children of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.