Category Archives: 4. במדבר

אֵ֚לֶּה פְּקוּדֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּֽקְד֜וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מֹואָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹֽו׃ These are the numbers of Moshe and Elʿazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Yisraʾel in the plains of Moʾav by the Yarden opposite Yeriḥo. … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֣וּ פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף כָּל־זָכָ֖ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה כִּ֣י לֹ֣א הָתְפָּקְד֗וּ בְּתֹוךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֠י לֹא־נִתַּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And their numbered ones were twenty-three thousand, all males from one month old and upward, because they were not … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥מָת נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִיה֑וּא בְּהַקְרִיבָ֥ם אֵשׁ־זָרָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And Nadav and Avihu died when they brought unauthorized fire before YHWH.   Morphology וַיָּ֥מָת (vayyāmāt) – Root: מות (mwt); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶת־נָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֲבִיה֑וּא אֶת־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאֶת־אִיתָמָֽר׃ And born to Aharon were Nadav and Avihu, Elʿazar, and Itamar.   Morphology וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד (vayyivvaled) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And was born”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְשֵׁ֣ם אֵ֣שֶׁת עַמְרָ֗ם יֹוכֶ֨בֶד֙ בַּת־לֵוִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֥ה אֹתָ֛הּ לְלֵוִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֣לֶד לְעַמְרָ֗ם אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת מִרְיָ֥ם אֲחֹתָֽם׃ And the name of ʿAmram’s wife was Yokheved, the daughter of Levi, whom she bore to Levi in Mitsrayim; and she bore to … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת לֵוִ֗י מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת הַלִּבְנִ֜י מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַמַּחְלִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקָּרְחִ֑י וּקְהָ֖ת הֹולִ֥ד אֶת־עַמְרָֽם׃ These are the families of Levi: the family of the Livni, the family of the Ḥevroni, the family of the Maḥli, the family of … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֣י הַלֵּוִי֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְגֵרְשֹׁ֗ון מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י לִקְהָ֕ת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי׃ And these are the enrollments of the Levi by their families: for Gershon, the family of the Gershuni; for Qehat, the family of the Qehati; for Merari, … Continue reading →

עַל־פִּי֙ הַגֹּורָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט׃ ס By the decision of the lot, his inheritance shall be divided between the many and the few.   Morphology עַל־פִּי֙ (ʿal-pi) – Root: פי (peh); Form: Preposition עַל + noun masculine singular … Continue reading →

אַךְ־בְּגֹורָ֕ל יֵחָלֵ֖ק אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ לִשְׁמֹ֥ות מַטֹּות־אֲבֹתָ֖ם יִנְחָֽלוּ׃ However, the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.   Morphology אַךְ (ʾakh) – Root: אך (ʾakh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “However”; Notes: … Continue reading →

לָרַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔יו יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֹֽו׃ To the larger group you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall give a smaller inheritance; each one shall be given his inheritance according … Continue reading →