תִּֽהְיֶ֨נָ֙ה֙ הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה עִ֣יר עִ֔יר וּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֖ן לְכָל־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס
These cities shall be cities, one city with its surrounding pasturelands. So it shall be for all these cities.
Morphology
- תִּֽהְיֶ֨נָ֙ה (tihyenah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural; Translation: “shall be”; Notes: Refers to the cities being designated as cities for the Levites.
- הֶעָרִ֣ים (he’arim) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “the cities”; Notes: Refers to the cities given to the Levites.
- הָאֵ֔לֶּה (ha’eleh) – Root: הוּא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “these”; Notes: Indicates the specific cities being referenced.
- עִ֣יר (ir) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “city”; Notes: Refers to one of the cities for the Levites.
- עִ֔יר (ir) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “city”; Notes: Repeated here for emphasis on the fact that each city will have its surrounding area.
- וּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ (u-migrasheha) – Root: מגרש (m-g-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its pasturelands”; Notes: Refers to the land surrounding the city, which was designated for the Levites’ livestock.
- סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָ (sevivoteha) – Root: סביב (s-b-v); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “its surrounding areas”; Notes: Indicates the areas surrounding the city that were allocated to the Levites.
- כֵּ֖ן (ken) – Root: כּן (k-n); Form: Adverb; Translation: “so”; Notes: Used to indicate that this rule applies to all the cities of the Levites.
- לְכָל־הֶעָרִ֥ים (le’kol he’arim) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Preposition with definite article and noun, feminine plural; Translation: “for all the cities”; Notes: Refers to the totality of cities being designated for the Levites.
- הָאֵֽלֶּה (ha’eleh) – Root: הוּא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “these”; Notes: Refers back to the cities previously mentioned, emphasizing that this rule applies to all such cities.