11 {
"verseID": "Numbers.3.11",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wa-yədabbēr* *YHWH* *ʾel*-*Mōšeh* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yədabbēr*": "conjunction + verb, Piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yədabbēr*": "spoke/said/commanded",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/as follows/commanding"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Numbers.3.12",
"source": "וַאֲנִ֞י הִנֵּ֧ה לָקַ֣חְתִּי אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִתּוֹךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל תַּ֧חַת כָּל־בְּכ֛וֹר פֶּ֥טֶר רֶ֖חֶם מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-ʾănî* *hinnēh* *lāqaḥtî* *ʾet*-*ha-ləwiyyim* *mi-tôk* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *taḥat* *kol*-*bəkôr* *peṭer* *reḥem* *mi-bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *wə-hāyû* *lî* *ha-ləwiyyim*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st common singular - and I",
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*lāqaḥtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have taken",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-ləwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites",
"*mi-tôk*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from midst of",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/in place of",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/every",
"*bəkôr*": "noun, masculine singular - firstborn",
"*peṭer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - opening of",
"*reḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - womb",
"*mi-bənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wə-hāyû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall be",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me/for me",
"*ha-ləwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites"
},
"variants": {
"*lāqaḥtî*": "taken/claimed/chosen",
"*mi-tôk*": "from midst of/from among",
"*taḥat*": "instead of/in place of/as substitute for",
"*peṭer reḥem*": "that which opens the womb/firstborn"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Numbers.3.13",
"source": "כִּ֣י לִי֮ כָּל־בְּכוֹר֒ בְּיוֹם֩ הַכֹּתִ֨י כָל־בְּכ֜וֹר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי לִ֤י כָל־בְּכוֹר֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאָדָ֖ם עַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה לִ֥י יִהְי֖וּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*kî* *lî* *kol*-*bəkôr* *bə-yôm* *hakkōtî* *kol*-*bəkôr* *bə-ʾereṣ* *Miṣrayim* *hiqdaštî* *lî* *kol*-*bəkôr* *bə-Yiśrāʾēl* *mē-ʾādām* *ʿad*-*bəhēmāh* *lî* *yihyû* *ʾănî* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me/mine",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/every",
"*bəkôr*": "noun, masculine singular - firstborn",
"*bə-yôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in day/when",
"*hakkōtî*": "verb, Hiphil infinitive construct + 1st common singular suffix - my striking",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/every",
"*bəkôr*": "noun, masculine singular - firstborn",
"*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in land of",
"*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*hiqdaštî*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 1st common singular - I sanctified/consecrated",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me/for me",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of/every",
"*bəkôr*": "noun, masculine singular - firstborn",
"*bə-Yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - in Israel",
"*mē-ʾādām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from human/man",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until/to",
"*bəhēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - beast/animal",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me/mine",
"*yihyû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - they shall be",
"*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st common singular - I",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*hakkōtî*": "striking/smiting/killing",
"*hiqdaštî*": "sanctified/consecrated/set apart/dedicated",
"*mē-ʾādām ʿad-bəhēmāh*": "from humans to animals/both people and livestock"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Numbers.3.14",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wa-yədabbēr* *YHWH* *ʾel*-*Mōšeh* *bə-midbar* *Sînay* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yədabbēr*": "conjunction + verb, Piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*bə-midbar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in wilderness of",
"*Sînay*": "proper noun - Sinai",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*bə-midbar*": "in wilderness of/in desert of",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/as follows/commanding"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Numbers.3.15",
"source": "פְּקֹד֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִ֔י לְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָ֖ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם כָּל־זָכָ֛ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֥דֶשׁ וָמַ֖עְלָה תִּפְקְדֵֽם׃",
"text": "*pəqōd* *ʾet*-*bənê* *Lēwî* *lə-bêt* *ʾăbōtām* *lə-mišpəḥōtām* *kol*-*zākār* *mi-ben*-*ḥōdeš* *wā-maʿlāh* *tifqədēm*",
"grammar": {
"*pəqōd*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - count/number",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Lēwî*": "proper noun - Levi",
"*lə-bêt*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - according to house of",
"*ʾăbōtām*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers",
"*lə-mišpəḥōtām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - according to their families",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - every",
"*zākār*": "noun, masculine singular - male",
"*mi-ben*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from son of/from age of",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month/new moon",
"*wā-maʿlāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and upward",
"*tifqədēm*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - you shall count them"
},
"variants": {
"*pəqōd*": "count/number/register/muster",
"*lə-bêt ʾăbōtām*": "by their fathers' houses/by their ancestral houses",
"*mi-ben-ḥōdeš wā-maʿlāh*": "from a month old and upward/from one month old and above"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Numbers.3.16",
"source": "וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צֻוָּֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yifqōd* *ʾōtām* *Mōšeh* *ʿal*-*pî* *YHWH* *ka-ʾăšer* *ṣuwwāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yifqōd*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and counted/numbered",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - according to",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of/command of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - as/just as",
"*ṣuwwāh*": "verb, Pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was commanded"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yifqōd*": "counted/numbered/registered/mustered",
"*ʿal-pî*": "according to mouth of/according to command of/as instructed by",
"*ṣuwwāh*": "was commanded/was instructed/was ordered"
}
}