וְהֶעָרִ֗ים הַמִּבְדָּלֹות֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּתֹ֖וךְ נַחֲלַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כָּֽל־הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃
And the fortified cities of the sons of Efrayim were within the inheritance of the sons of Menashshe, all the cities and their villages.
Morphology
- וְהֶעָרִ֗ים (ve-heʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “And the cities”; Notes: Refers to multiple settlements.
- הַמִּבְדָּלֹות֙ (ha-mivdalot) – Root: מגדל (mgdl); Form: Adjective, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “the fortified”; Notes: Describes the nature of the cities.
- לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם (livnei Efrayim) – Root: בן (bn) & אפרים (ʾprym); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with proper noun; Translation: “for the sons of Efrayim”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Efrayim.
- בְּתֹ֖וךְ (bə-tokh) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “within”; Notes: Indicates location inside a boundary.
- נַחֲלַ֣ת (naḥalat) – Root: נחלה (naḥalah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “the inheritance of”; Notes: Refers to the land portion.
- בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (bənei-Menasheh) – Root: בן (bn) & מנשה (mnsh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with proper noun; Translation: “the sons of Menasheh”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Menasheh.
- כָֽל־הֶעָרִ֖ים (kol-heʿarim) – Root: כל (kol) & עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “all the cities”; Notes: Emphasizes completeness.
- וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ (ve-ḥatzrəihen) – Root: חצר (ḥatzar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “and their villages”; Notes: Refers to smaller settlements around the cities.