Numbers 28:14

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֗ם חֲצִ֣י הַהִין֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה לַפָּ֜ר וּשְׁלִישִׁ֧ת הַהִ֣ין לָאַ֗יִל וּרְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִ֛ין לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ יָ֑יִן זֹ֣את עֹלַ֥ת חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹ לְחָדְשֵׁ֖י הַשָּׁנָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wəniskêhem half of the ḥăṣî hahîn yihyeh for the pār and a third of the ûšəlîšît hahîn for the ʾayil and a fourth of the ûrəbîʿît hahîn for the kebeś: yāyin. This is zōʾt ʿōlat ḥōdeš in its bəḥodšô for the ləḥodšê the haššānâ

Grammar Details

*wəniskêhem*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their drink offerings
*ḥăṣî*: noun, masculine singular construct - half of
*hahîn*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the hin (measure)
*yihyeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shall be
*pār*: noun, masculine singular - bull
*ûšəlîšît*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and a third of
*ʾayil*: noun, masculine singular - ram
*ûrəbîʿît*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and a fourth of
*kebeś*: noun, masculine singular - lamb
*yāyin*: noun, masculine singular - wine
*zōʾt*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
*ʿōlat*: noun, feminine singular construct - burnt offering of
*ḥōdeš*: noun, masculine singular - month/new moon
*bəḥodšô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its month
*ləḥodšê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - for months of
*haššānâ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the year

Word Meanings

*wəniskêhem*: and their drink offerings/libations
*ḥăṣî hahîn*: half a hin (measure of liquid)
*ûšəlîšît hahîn*: and a third of a hin
*ûrəbîʿît hahîn*: and a fourth of a hin
*yāyin*: wine/fermented drink
*ʿōlat ḥōdeš bəḥodšô*: monthly burnt offering in its month
*ləḥodšê haššānâ*: for the months of the year

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