Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְאַלְפֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א שָׂרֵ֥י הָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֹֽות׃ They approached Moshe, the officers over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds.   Morphology וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ (vayiqrevu) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הָֽאָחֻז֙ אֶחָ֣ד מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים מִן־הָאָדָ֖ם וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם לַלְוִיִּ֗ם שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And Moshe took from the half belonging to the sons of Yisraʾel, one out of every fifty, from man and … Continue reading →

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃ And human beings, sixteen thousand.   Morphology וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ve-nefesh) – Root: נפשׁ (nefesh); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “And soul”; Notes: Refers to human beings collectively. אָדָ֔ם (adam) – Root: אדם (adam); Form: … Continue reading →

וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃ And the donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred.   Morphology וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים (va-ḥamorim) – Root: חמר (ḥamar); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural; Translation: “And the donkeys”; Notes: Refers to the number of donkeys taken … Continue reading →

וּבָקָ֕ר שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ And the cattle were thirty-six thousand.   Morphology וּבָקָ֕ר (u-vaqar) – Root: בקר (baqar); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And the cattle”; Notes: Refers to livestock included in the count. שִׁשָּׁ֥ה (shishshah) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִ֛י מֶחֱצַ֥ת הָעֵדָ֖ה מִן־הַצֹּ֑אן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃ And the half assigned to the congregation from the flock was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred.   Morphology וַתְּהִ֛י (vattehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ חָצָ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים הַצֹּבְאִֽים׃ And from the half belonging to the children of Yisraʾel, which Moshe divided from the men of the army:   Morphology וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית (u-mimmaḥatsit) – Root: חצה (ḥatsah); Form: Conjunction + preposition + … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶת־מֶ֨כֶס֙ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And Moshe gave the tribute of YHWH’s offering to Elʿazar the priest, as YHWH commanded Moshe.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (vayitten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Conjunction + verb Qal … Continue reading →

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף וּמִכְסָם֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים נָֽפֶשׁ׃ And human beings were sixteen thousand, and their tribute to YHWH was thirty-two persons.   Morphology וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ve-nefesh) – Root: נפש (nefesh); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֑ות וּמִכְסָ֥ם לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ And the donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred, and their tribute to YHWH was sixty-one.   Morphology וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים (va-ḥamorim) – Root: חמר (ḥamar); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →