וְאֶת־עַ֣יִן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָ וְאֶת־יֻטָּה֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֣ים תֵּ֔שַׁע מֵאֵ֕ת שְׁנֵ֥י הַשְּׁבָטִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ
And ʿAyin and its pasturelands, and Yutta and its pasturelands, and Beit-Shemesh and its pasturelands—nine cities from these two tribes.
Morphology
- וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction with accusative marker; Translation: “and”; Notes: Links additional cities to the previous clause.
- עַ֣יִן (ʿAyin) – Root: עין (ʿ-ayin-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAyin”; Notes: A Levitical city.
- וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָ (ve-et-migrasheha) – Root: מגרש (m-g-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its pasturelands”; Notes: The lands surrounding ʿAyin given to the Levites.
- וְאֶת־יֻטָּה֙ (ve-et-Yutta) – Root: יוט (y-w-ṭ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yutta”; Notes: A city in Yehudah given to the Levites.
- וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ (ve-et-migrasheha) – Root: מגרש (m-g-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its pasturelands”; Notes: The lands surrounding Yutta.
- אֶת־בֵּ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ (et-Beit-Shemesh) – Root: בית שמש (b-y-t š-m-š); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Beit-Shemesh”; Notes: A Levitical city.
- וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ (ve-et-migrasheha) – Root: מגרש (m-g-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its pasturelands”; Notes: The lands surrounding Beit-Shemesh.
- עָרִ֣ים (ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿ-yr); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Referring to the total number of Levitical cities listed.
- תֵּ֔שַׁע (teishaʿ) – Root: תשע (t-š-ʿ); Form: Cardinal number, feminine singular; Translation: “nine”; Notes: The total count of cities mentioned.
- מֵאֵ֕ת (me-et) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “from”; Notes: Indicates the source of the cities.
- שְׁנֵ֥י (shenei) – Root: שנים (š-n-y-m); Form: Cardinal number, masculine construct; Translation: “two”; Notes: Refers to the two tribes from which these cities were given.
- הַשְּׁבָטִ֖ים (ha-shevatim) – Root: שבט (š-b-ṭ); Form: Noun, masculine plural definite; Translation: “the tribes”; Notes: Refers to the two tribes providing these cities.
- הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (ha-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Refers to the previously mentioned cities and tribes.