וְהָֽעַוִּ֛ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים בַּחֲצֵרִ֖ים עַד־עַזָּ֑ה כַּפְתֹּרִים֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים מִכַּפְתֹּ֔ור הִשְׁמִידֻ֖ם וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתָּֽם׃
And the ʿAvvim who lived in villages as far as ʿAzza, the Kaftorim who came out of Kaftor destroyed them and lived in their place.
Morphology
- וְהָֽעַוִּ֛ים (ve-haʿavvim) – Root: עו (ʿw); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “And the Avvim”; Notes: Refers to the Avvim people.
- הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים (hayoshvim) – Root: ישׁב (yšb); Form: Participle, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “who lived”; Notes: Describes their settled status.
- בַּחֲצֵרִ֖ים (baḥatzerim) – Root: חצר (ḥṣr); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “in villages”; Notes: Indicates their dwellings.
- עַד־עַזָּ֑ה (ʿad-ʿazzah) – Root: עד (ʿd) + עזה (ʿzzh); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “as far as Azzah”; Notes: Refers to the location Azzah (Gaza).
- כַּפְתֹּרִים֙ (kaftorim) – Root: כפתור (kpṭr); Form: Proper noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the Kaftorim”; Notes: A people group from Kaftor.
- הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים (hayoṭzʾim) – Root: יצא (yṣʾ); Form: Participle, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “who came out”; Notes: Refers to their migration.
- מִכַּפְתֹּ֔ור (mi-kaftor) – Root: כפתור (kpṭr); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “from Kaftor”; Notes: Indicates their origin.
- הִשְׁמִידֻ֖ם (hishmidum) – Root: שמד (šmd); Form: Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine plural + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “destroyed them”; Notes: Describes their conquest.
- וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ (vayyeshvu) – Root: ישׁב (yšb); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they lived”; Notes: Indicates the aftermath of their settlement.
- תַּחְתָּֽם׃ (taḥtam) – Root: תחת (tḥt); Form: Preposition + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “in their place”; Notes: Refers to replacing the Avvim.