וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֜ים הַנּוֹתָ֣ר בָּרֹ֗חַב עַל־פְּנֵ֨י חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף חֹֽל־ה֣וּא לָעִ֔יר לְמוֹשָׁ֖ב וּלְמִגְרָ֑שׁ וְהָיְתָ֥ה הָעִ֖יר בְּתוֹכֹֽה׃
And the five thousand that remain in the breadth, beside the twenty-five thousand, shall be profane for the city, for dwelling and for open space; and the city shall be in its midst.
Morphology
- וַחֲמֵשֶׁת (va-ḥameshet) – Root: חמשׁ (ḥamesh); Form: Conjunction וְ + numeral masculine singular construct; Translation: “and five”; Notes: Introduces the remaining measurement of five thousand cubits.
- אֲלָפִים (ʾalafim) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: Indicates the unit of measurement — five thousand cubits in this context.
- הַנּוֹתָר (ha-notar) – Root: יתר (yatar); Form: Definite participle Nifal masculine singular; Translation: “that remains”; Notes: Refers to the leftover portion of land after the sacred allotments.
- בָּרֹחַב (ba-roḥav) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the breadth”; Notes: Indicates that the measurement refers to the width of the remaining land.
- עַל־פְּנֵי (ʿal-penei) – Root: על (ʿal), פנה (panah); Form: Preposition עַל + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “before” or “in front of”; Notes: Denotes adjacency to the previously described area.
- חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים (ḥamishah ve-esrim) – Root: חמשׁ (ḥamesh), עשרים (esrim); Form: Numerals; Translation: “twenty-five”; Notes: Indicates the measurement of twenty-five thousand cubits adjacent to the city area.
- אֶלֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: Completes the measurement “twenty-five thousand.”
- חֹל־הוּא (ḥol-hu) – Root: חלל (ḥalal); Form: Noun masculine singular + pronoun 3ms; Translation: “it shall be profane”; Notes: Indicates that this portion is non-sacred, designated for secular or common use.
- לָעִיר (la-ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Preposition לְ + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “for the city”; Notes: Identifies the portion set aside for urban development.
- לְמוֹשָׁב (le-moshav) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “for dwelling”; Notes: Refers to residential habitation within the city zone.
- וּלְמִגְרָשׁ (u-le-migrash) – Root: גרשׁ (garash); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and for open space”; Notes: Denotes common land surrounding the city, used for pasture or buffer zones.
- וְהָיְתָה (ve-hayetah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and it shall be”; Notes: Marks the outcome or final arrangement of the described land distribution.
- הָעִיר (ha-ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Refers to the newly designated urban area adjacent to the sacred portions.
- בְּתוֹכָהּ (be-tokhah) – Root: תָּוֶךְ (tavekh); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular + suffix 3fs; Translation: “in its midst”; Notes: Indicates the city’s central position within the allocated territory.