זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־אָשֵׁ֖ר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families—their cities and their villages.
Morphology
- זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the inheritance.
- נַחֲלַ֛ת (naḥalat) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “inheritance of”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- מַטֵּ֥ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “tribe of”; Notes: Can also mean “staff” or “branch.”
- בְנֵֽי־אָשֵׁ֖ר (b’nei-Asher) – Root: אשר (ʾshr); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “sons of Asher”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Asher.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (le-mishpeḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mšpḥh); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “according to their families”; Notes: Describes division by lineage.
- הֶעָרִ֥ים (he-ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “the cities”; Notes: Refers to the cities in the inheritance.
- הָאֵ֖לֶּה (ha-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Points to the specific cities.
- וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן (ve-ḥatsreihen) – Root: חצר (ḥtsr); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “and their villages”; Notes: Indicates smaller settlements surrounding the cities.