Numbers 34:17

אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמֹ֣ות הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־יִנְחֲל֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֶלְעָזָר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וִיהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃

“These are the names of the men who shall apportion the land for you: Elʿazar the priest and Yehoshua son of Nun.

Morphology

1. אֵ֚לֶּה (ʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the following list of individuals.
2. שְׁמֹ֣ות (shemot) – Root: שם (shm); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “names”; Notes: Indicates identification.
3. הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (ha-ʾanashim) – Root: אנש (ʾnsh); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the men”; Notes: Refers to specific individuals.
4. אֲשֶׁר־ (asher-) – Root: אשר (ʾshr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
5. יִנְחֲל֥וּ (yinchalu) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “shall apportion”; Notes: Refers to the act of dividing land.
6. לָכֶ֖ם (lakhem) – Root: לכם (lkm); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for you”; Notes: Indicates the beneficiaries.
7. אֶת־ (ʾet-) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: [untranslatable]; Notes: Marks the direct object of the verb.
8. הָאָ֑רֶץ (ha-ʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the land”; Notes: Refers to the promised land.
9. אֶלְעָזָר֙ (Elʿazar) – Root: אלעזר (ʾlʿzr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elʿazar”; Notes: Name of the priest.
10. הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (ha-kohen) – Root: כהן (khn); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the priest”; Notes: Refers to Elʿazar’s role.
11. וִיהֹושֻׁ֖עַ (vi-Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (yhwsʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”; Notes: Refers to Joshua, the leader of Israel.
12. בִּן־ (bin-) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “son of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
13. נֽוּן׃ (Nun) – Root: נון (nn); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Nun”; Notes: Refers to the father of Yehoshua.