וַיְגָ֨רֶשׁ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־כָּל־הָעַמִּ֗ים וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִ֛י יֹשֵׁ֥ב הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפָּנֵ֑ינוּ גַּם־אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ נַעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּי־ה֖וּא אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס
And YHWH drove out all the peoples and the Emori, the inhabitant of the land, from before us; we also will serve YHWH, for He is our God.”
Morphology
- וַיְגָ֨רֶשׁ (vayegaresh) – Root: גרש (garash); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He drove out”; Notes: Intensive action.
- יְהוָ֜ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject of the verb.
- אֶת־כָּל־הָעַמִּ֗ים (et-kol-ha’ammim) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine plural definite with direct object marker; Translation: “all the peoples”; Notes: Definite article included.
- וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִ֛י (ve-et-haʾEmori) – Root: אמר (ʾEmori); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “and the Emori”; Notes: Refers to a Canaanite people.
- יֹשֵׁ֥ב (yoshev) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “inhabiting”; Notes: Describes the Emori.
- הָאָ֖רֶץ (ha’arets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the land”; Notes: Definite article included.
- מִפָּנֵ֑ינוּ (mippanenu) – Root: פנים (panim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with prepositional prefix and 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “from before us”; Notes: Indicates displacement.
- גַּם־אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ (gam-anachnu) – Root: אנחנו (anachnu); Form: Pronoun, 1st person plural with intensifier; Translation: “we also”; Notes: Emphasizing inclusion.
- נַעֲבֹ֣ד (naʿavod) – Root: עבד (ʿavad); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person plural; Translation: “we will serve”; Notes: Future intention.
- אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה (et-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Object of the verb.
- כִּי־ה֖וּא (ki-hu) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction and pronoun; Translation: “for He”; Notes: Introduces explanation.
- אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ (Eloheinu) – Root: אלה (ʾeloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Possessive form.