אֵ֕לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה לְנַחֵ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ פ
These are the ones whom YHWH commanded to divide the inheritance to the sons of Yisraʾel in the land of Kenaʿan.
Morphology
- אֵ֕לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the previously mentioned individuals.
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾshr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “whom”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- צִוָּ֣ה (tzivvah) – Root: צוה (tzwh); Form: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “commanded”; Notes: Refers to giving instructions or orders.
- יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (yhwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the divine name of God.
- לְנַחֵ֥ל (le-nakhel) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Piel infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “to divide the inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the allocation of land.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks the direct object of the verb.
- בְּנֵֽי־ (bene-) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (yśrʾl); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (be-eretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “in the land of”; Notes: Indicates location.
- כְּנָֽעַן׃ (Kenaʿan) – Root: כנע (knʿ); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Kenaʿan”; Notes: Refers to the region of Canaan.