Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וְהַ֨בָּקָ֔ר שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּמִכְסָ֥ם לַיהוָ֖ה שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ And the cattle were thirty-six thousand, and their tribute to YHWH was seventy-two.   Morphology וְהַ֨בָּקָ֔ר (ve-ha-baqar) – Root: בקר (baqar); Form: Conjunction + definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֛י הַמֶּ֥כֶס לַֽיהוָ֖ה מִן־הַצֹּ֑אן שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ And the tribute to YHWH from the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִי֙ הַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔ה חֵ֕לֶק הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים בַּצָּבָ֑א מִסְפַּ֣ר הַצֹּ֗אן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃ And the half, the portion of those who went out to war, was: the number of sheep, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred.   … Continue reading →

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם מִן־הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר כָּל־נֶ֕פֶשׁ שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ And human persons from the women who had not known a man by lying with him, all the persons: thirty-two thousand.   Morphology וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (ve-nefesh) – Root: נפש (nefesh); … Continue reading →

וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ And donkeys, sixty-one thousand.   Morphology וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים (va-ḥamorim) – Root: חמור (ḥamor); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural; Translation: “And donkeys”; Notes: Refers to the animals included in the spoils. אֶחָ֥ד (eḥad) – Root: אחד (eḥad); … Continue reading →

וּבָקָ֕ר שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ And cattle, seventy-two thousand.   Morphology וּבָקָ֕ר (u-vaqar) – Root: בקר (baqar); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And cattle”; Notes: Refers to livestock, specifically cattle. שְׁנַ֥יִם (shenayim) – Root: שנים (shanim); Form: Masculine dual; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֙ הַמַּלְקֹ֔וחַ יֶ֣תֶר הַבָּ֔ז אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּזְז֖וּ עַ֣ם הַצָּבָ֑א צֹ֗אן שֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֛לֶף וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִֽים׃ And the plunder, the remainder of the spoil that the army had taken, was sheep: six hundred and seventy-five thousand.   Morphology וַיְהִי֙ (va-yehi) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And Moshe and Elʿazar the priest did as YHWH commanded Moshe.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect third person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he did”; … Continue reading →

וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל תִּקַּ֣ח אֶחָ֣ד אָחֻ֣ז מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים מִן־הָאָדָ֧ם מִן־הַבָּקָ֛ר מִן־הַחֲמֹרִ֥ים וּמִן־הַצֹּ֖אן מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹתָם֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם שֹׁמְרֵ֕י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת מִשְׁכַּ֥ן יְהוָֽה׃ And from the half belonging to the children of Yisraʾel you shall take one portion out of fifty, from the people, from … Continue reading →

מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם תִּקָּ֑חוּ וְנָתַתָּ֛ה לְאֶלְעָזָ֥ר הַכֹּהֵ֖ן תְּרוּמַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ From their half you shall take and give it to Elʿazar the priest as a contribution to YHWH.   Morphology מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם (mi-maḥatsitam) – Root: חצה (ḥatzah); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct … Continue reading →