וְהָיָ֗ה תַּפִּ֣לוּ אֹותָהּ֮ בְּנַחֲלָה֒ לָכֶ֗ם וּלְהַגֵּרִים֙ הַגָּרִ֣ים בְּתֹוכְכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹולִ֥דוּ בָנִ֖ים בְּתֹֽוכְכֶ֑ם וְהָי֣וּ לָכֶ֗ם כְּאֶזְרָח֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִתְּכֶם֙ יִפְּל֣וּ בְנַחֲלָ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And it shall be, you shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the sojourners who reside among you, who have begotten children among you; and they shall be to you as native-born among the children of Yisraʾel; with you they shall receive an inheritance among the tribes of Yisraʾel.
Morphology
- וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular (used modally); Translation: “and it shall be”; Notes: Introduces a future directive or condition.
- תַּפִּלוּ (tappilu) – Root: נפל (nafal); Form: Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall allot” or “cause to fall (by lot)”; Notes: The Hiphil indicates causing something to happen — here, the allocation of land by lot.
- אֹותָהּ (otah) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Object marker אֵת + suffix 3fs; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the land to be divided as inheritance.
- בְּנַחֲלָה (be-naḥalah) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “as an inheritance”; Notes: Indicates the mode of distribution — by hereditary allotment.
- לָכֶם (lakhem) – Root: אַתֶּם (atem); Form: Preposition לְ + suffix 2mp; Translation: “for yourselves”; Notes: Marks possession and benefit of the allotment.
- וּלְהַגֵּרִים (u-le-haggerim) – Root: גור (gur); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition לְ + definite plural participle (Qal masculine plural); Translation: “and for the sojourners”; Notes: Refers to non-native residents living among Yisraʾel.
- הַגָּרִים (ha-garim) – Root: גור (gur); Form: Definite participle Qal masculine plural; Translation: “who reside”; Notes: Indicates those who dwell continually among Yisraʾel.
- בְּתֹוכְכֶם (be-tokhekhem) – Root: תָּוֶךְ (tavekh); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular construct + suffix 2mp; Translation: “among you”; Notes: Denotes spatial or communal inclusion within Yisraʾel.
- אֲשֶׁר־הֹולִדוּ (asher-holidu) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Relative pronoun אֲשֶׁר + Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “who have begotten”; Notes: The Hiphil expresses causation — “caused to bear” or “have begotten.”
- בָּנִים (banim) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “children” or “sons”; Notes: Refers to offspring of the sojourners born in the land.
- בְּתֹוכְכֶם (be-tokhekhem) – Root: תָּוֶךְ (tavekh); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular construct + suffix 2mp; Translation: “among you”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis — these children are fully integrated within the people.
- וְהָיוּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 3rd person plural (used modally); Translation: “and they shall be”; Notes: Introduces the divine grant of equal status to foreigners.
- לָכֶם (lakhem) – Root: אַתֶּם (atem); Form: Preposition לְ + suffix 2mp; Translation: “to you” or “for you”; Notes: Denotes possession and community inclusion.
- כְּאֶזְרָח (ke-ezraḥ) – Root: זרח (zaraḥ); Form: Preposition כְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “as a native-born”; Notes: Expresses equal legal and social standing with native Yisraʾelites.
- בִּבְנֵי (bi-vnei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “among the children of”; Notes: Indicates shared inheritance rights among Yisraʾel’s sons.
- יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) – Root: שׂרה (sarah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the covenant people as a national and spiritual entity.
- אִתְּכֶם (ittkhem) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Preposition עִם assimilated + suffix 2mp; Translation: “with you”; Notes: Highlights shared status and community among native and foreign-born residents.
- יִפְּלוּ (yippelu) – Root: נפל (nafal); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they shall receive (by lot)”; Notes: Refers to participation in the divine apportioning of land inheritance.
- בְּנַחֲלָה (be-naḥalah) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “in an inheritance”; Notes: Denotes the sphere or share of their allotted land.
- בְּתֹוךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תָּוֶךְ (tavekh); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “within” or “among”; Notes: Locative preposition marking inclusion in the midst of the tribes.
- שִׁבְטֵי (shivtei) – Root: שֵׁבֶט (shevet); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “tribes of”; Notes: Refers to the administrative divisions of Yisraʾel’s land allotment.
- יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) – Root: שׂרה (sarah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Repeated to emphasize equality of all dwellers under the covenant community of YHWH’s people.