שָׂדֹ֞ות בַּכֶּ֣סֶף יִקְנ֗וּ וְכָתֹ֨וב בַּסֵּ֥פֶר וְחָתֹום֮ וְהָעֵ֣ד עֵדִים֒ בְּאֶ֨רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֜ן וּבִסְבִיבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם וּבְעָרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וּבְעָרֵ֣י הָהָ֔ר וּבְעָרֵ֥י הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וּבְעָרֵ֣י הַנֶּ֑גֶב כִּֽי־אָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־שְׁבוּתָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ פ
Fields shall be bought with silver, and write in the book, and seal, and make witnesses witness, in the land of Binyamin and in the surroundings of Yerushalayim and in the cities of Yehuda and in the cities of the hill country and in the cities of the lowland and in the cities of the Negev, for I will restore their captivity,’ declares YHWH.”
Morphology
- שָׂדֹות (sadot) – Root: שׂדה (sadeh); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “fields”; Notes: Refers to cultivated land or property.
- בַּכֶּסֶף (ba-kesef) – Root: כסף (kesef); Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “with silver”; Notes: Indicates payment medium for transactions.
- יִקְנ֗וּ (yiqnu) – Root: קנה (qanah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “shall be bought”; Notes: Expresses future transactions of purchase.
- וְכָתֹוב (ve-khatov) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Qal infinitive absolute with prefixed conjunction; Translation: “and write”; Notes: Describes the act of recording the purchase.
- בַּסֵּפֶר (ba-sefer) – Root: ספר (sefer); Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the book”; Notes: Refers to a written legal document.
- וְחָתֹום (ve-ḥatom) – Root: חתם (ḥatam); Form: Qal infinitive absolute with prefixed conjunction; Translation: “and seal”; Notes: Indicates authentication of the document.
- וְהָעֵד (ve-haʿed) – Root: עוד (ʿud); Form: Hiphil imperative masculine singular with prefixed conjunction; Translation: “and make witness”; Notes: Legal action of appointing witnesses.
- עֵדִים (edim) – Root: עד (ʿed); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “witnesses”; Notes: Persons who testify to the legality of the transaction.
- בְּאֶרֶץ (be-erets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: Geographic reference.
- בִּנְיָמִן (Binyamin) – Root: בנימין (Binyamin); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Binyamin”; Notes: One of the tribes and regions of Yisraʾel.
- וּבִסְבִיבֵי (u-vi-svivei) – Root: סביב (saviv); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “and in the surroundings of”; Notes: Refers to the areas around a city.
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם (Yerushalayim) – Root: ירושלם (Yerushalayim); Form: Proper noun feminine singular; Translation: “Yerushalayim”; Notes: Capital city of Yisraʾel.
- וּבְעָרֵי (u-ve-arei) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “and in the cities of”; Notes: Refers to multiple towns in various regions.
- יְהוּדָה (Yehudah) – Root: יהודה (Yehudah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the southern kingdom of Judah.
- וּבְעָרֵי הָהָר (u-ve-arei ha-har) – Root: הר (har); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine plural construct + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “and in the cities of the hill country”; Notes: Refers to elevated regions.
- וּבְעָרֵי הַשְּׁפֵלָה (u-ve-arei ha-shefela) – Root: שׁפל (shafal); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine plural construct + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “and in the cities of the lowland”; Notes: Refers to the Shephelah region.
- וּבְעָרֵי הַנֶּגֶב (u-ve-arei ha-negev) – Root: נגב (negev); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine plural construct + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “and in the cities of the Negev”; Notes: Refers to the southern desert region.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the preceding statement.
- אָשִׁיב (ʾashiv) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Hiphil imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will restore”; Notes: Causative form indicating return or restoration.
- אֶת־שְׁבוּתָם (et-shevutam) – Root: שׁבות (shevut); Form: Direct object marker + noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their captivity”; Notes: Refers to the state of exile being reversed.
- נְאֻם־יְהוָה (neʾum-YHWH) – Root: נאם (naʾam); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + divine name; Translation: “declares YHWH”; Notes: Prophetic formula affirming the divine origin of the statement.