וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ וְאַל־תֵּחָ֑תּוּ חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ כִּ֣י כָ֗כָה יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְכָל־אֹ֣יְבֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם נִלְחָמִ֥ים אֹותָֽם׃
And Yehoshua said to them, “Do not fear, nor be dismayed; be strong and courageous, for thus shall YHWH do to all your enemies whom you fight.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”.
- אֲלֵיהֶם֙ (aleihem) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ (Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”.
- אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ (al-tir’u) – Root: ירא (yare); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural with negative particle; Translation: “Do not fear”.
- וְאַל־תֵּחָ֑תּוּ (ve-al-teḥatu) – Root: חתת (ḥatat); Form: Nifal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural with negative particle; Translation: “nor be dismayed”.
- חִזְק֣וּ (ḥizqu) – Root: חזק (ḥazaq); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “Be strong”.
- וְאִמְצ֔וּ (ve-imtzu) – Root: אמצ (amats); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And be courageous”.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”.
- כָ֗כָה (kakha) – Root: כה (ko); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”.
- יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה (ya’aseh) – Root: עשה (asah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He shall do”.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”.
- לְכָל־אֹ֣יְבֵיכֶ֔ם (lekhol-oiveikhem) – Root: אויב (oyev); Form: Noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “To all your enemies”.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “whom”.
- אַתֶּ֖ם (atem) – Root: אתם (atem); Form: Pronoun 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you”.
- נִלְחָמִ֥ים (nilḥamim) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Nifal participle masculine plural; Translation: “are fighting”.
- אֹותָֽם׃ (otam) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “them”.