וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא חֹטְבֵ֥י עֵצִ֛ים וְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵי מַ֖יִם לָֽעֵדָ֑ה וּלְמִזְבַּ֤ח יְהוָה֙ עַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֖ום אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחָֽר׃ פ
And Yehoshua made them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the assembly and for the altar of YHWH, until this day, at the place which He would choose.
Morphology
- וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם (vayittenem) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and he made them”.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ (Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”.
- בַּיֹּ֣ום (bayyom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “on the day”.
- הַה֗וּא (hahu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “that”.
- חֹטְבֵ֥י (ḥotvei) – Root: חטב (ḥatav); Form: Participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “hewers of”.
- עֵצִ֛ים (etsim) – Root: עץ (ʿets); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “wood”.
- וְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵי (veshoʾavei) – Root: שאב (shaʾav); Form: Participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “drawers of”.
- מַ֖יִם (mayim) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “water”.
- לָֽעֵדָ֑ה (laʿedah) – Root: עדה (ʿedah); Form: Noun feminine singular with preposition; Translation: “for the assembly”.
- וּלְמִזְבַּ֤ח (ulemizbeaḥ) – Root: מזבח (mizbeaḥ); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “and for the altar of”.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”.
- עַד־הַיֹּ֣ום (ʿad-hayyom) – Root: עד (ʿad) + יום (yom); Form: Preposition with noun masculine singular; Translation: “until this day”.
- הַזֶּ֔ה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “this”.
- אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֖ום (el-hammaqom) – Root: מקום (maqom); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “to the place”.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”.
- יִבְחָֽר׃ (yivḥar) – Root: בחר (baḥar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He would choose”.