וְאֵ֣ת הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֵ֚ת שֵׁשׁ־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְּנ֔וּ לָנֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּה הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם עִֽיר׃
And the cities which you shall give to the Levites: the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the one who kills to flee there, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities.
Morphology
- וְאֵ֣ת (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Conjunction with definite direct object marker; Translation: “and the”; Notes: Links to the following noun.
- הֶֽעָרִ֗ים (he-ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “the cities”; Notes: Refers to designated cities.
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾšr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- תִּתְּנוּ֙ (tittnu) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall give”; Notes: Command regarding allocation.
- לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (la-levi’im) – Root: לוי (lwy); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “to the Levites”; Notes: Indicates the recipients.
- אֵ֚ת (et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Definite direct object marker; Translation: “the”; Notes: Marks the direct object.
- שֵׁשׁ־עָרֵ֣י (shesh-ʿarei) – Root: שש (šš), עיר (ʿyr); Form: Numeral with construct noun; Translation: “six cities of”; Notes: Specifies a group of cities.
- הַמִּקְלָ֔ט (ha-miqlat) – Root: קלט (qlṭ); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “refuge”; Notes: Refers to cities of refuge.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾšr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- תִּתְּנ֔וּ (tittnu) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall give”; Notes: Reiterates the command.
- לָנֻ֥ס (lanus) – Root: נוס (ns); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “to flee”; Notes: Purpose of the cities.
- שָׁ֖מָּה (shamah) – Root: שם (šm); Form: Adverb; Translation: “there”; Notes: Indicates location.
- הָרֹצֵ֑חַ (ha-rotseach) – Root: רצח (rṣḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the one who kills”; Notes: Refers to a manslayer.
- וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (va-aleihem) – Root: על (ʿl); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and in addition to them”; Notes: Adds further cities.
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (arbaʿim) – Root: ארבע (ʾrbʿ); Form: Numeral, plural; Translation: “forty”; Notes: Part of the total count.
- וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם (ush’tayim) – Root: שנים (šnyn); Form: Numeral, dual; Translation: “two”; Notes: Completes the total count.
- עִֽיר׃ (ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Refers to the cities given to the Levites.