1{
"verseID": "Numbers.8.1",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *yəḏabbēr* *YHWH* to *Mōšeh* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*yəḏabbēr*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - spoke/was speaking",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying"
},
"variants": {
"*yəḏabbēr*": "spoke/was speaking/addressed",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/commanding/instructing"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Numbers.8.2",
"source": "דַּבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֵלָ֑יו בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹ֔ת אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה יָאִ֖ירוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*Dabbēr* to *ʾAhărōn* *wə-ʾāmartā* to him, In *bəhaʿălōṯəḵā* *ʾeṯ*-the *nērōṯ* toward *mûl* *pənê* the *məṉôrāh* *yāʾîrû* seven the *nērôṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*Dabbēr*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak/address",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron",
"*wə-ʾāmartā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall say",
"*bəhaʿălōṯəḵā*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - when you cause to ascend/when you light",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*nērōṯ*": "common noun, feminine plural - lamps",
"*mûl*": "preposition - in front of/opposite",
"*pənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - face of",
"*məṉôrāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - lampstand",
"*yāʾîrû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they shall shine/give light",
"*nērôṯ*": "common noun, feminine plural - lamps"
},
"variants": {
"*bəhaʿălōṯəḵā*": "when you light/when you set up/when you cause to go up",
"*mûl*": "opposite/facing/in front of",
"*pənê*": "face of/front of/surface of",
"*məṉôrāh*": "lampstand/menorah/candlestick"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Numbers.8.3",
"source": "וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֵּן֙ אַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה הֶעֱלָ֖ה נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ כּֽ͏ַאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿaś* so *ʾAhărōn*, toward *mûl* *pənê* the *məṉôrāh* *heʿĕlāh* *nērōṯêhā* as which *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH* *ʾeṯ*-*Mōšeh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "Qal waw consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he did/made",
"*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron",
"*mûl*": "preposition - in front of/opposite",
"*pənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - face of",
"*məṉôrāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - lampstand",
"*heʿĕlāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he caused to go up/he set up",
"*nērōṯêhā*": "common noun, feminine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its lamps",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "and he did/performed/made",
"*heʿĕlāh*": "he set up/he lit/he arranged",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/instructed"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Numbers.8.4",
"source": "וְזֶ֨ה מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה הַמְּנֹרָה֙ מִקְשָׁ֣ה זָהָ֔ב עַד־יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־פִּרְחָ֖הּ מִקְשָׁ֣ה הִ֑וא כַּמַּרְאֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶרְאָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ פ",
"text": "And this *maʿăśēh* the *məṉōrāh* *miqšāh* *zāhāḇ* until *yərēḵāh* until *pirḥāh* *miqšāh* *hîʾ*, like the *marʾeh* which *herʾāh* *YHWH* *ʾeṯ*-*Mōšeh*, so *ʿāśāh* *ʾeṯ*-the *məṉōrāh*",
"grammar": {
"*maʿăśēh*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - workmanship of",
"*məṉōrāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - lampstand",
"*miqšāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - hammered work",
"*zāhāḇ*": "common noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*yərēḵāh*": "common noun, feminine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its base",
"*pirḥāh*": "common noun, masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its flower/blossom",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it",
"*marʾeh*": "common noun, masculine singular - appearance/vision",
"*herʾāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he showed/caused to see",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he made"
},
"variants": {
"*maʿăśēh*": "workmanship/craftsmanship/construction",
"*miqšāh*": "hammered work/beaten work/artwork of hammered metal",
"*yərēḵāh*": "its base/shaft/pedestal",
"*pirḥāh*": "its flower/its blossom/its ornamental detail",
"*herʾāh*": "showed/demonstrated/revealed",
"*ʿāśāh*": "made/fashioned/constructed"
}
}