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וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vay-dabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech or communication. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

שְׁנֵ֥י הַמַּטֹּ֖ות וַחֲצִ֣י הַמַּטֶּ֑ה לָקְח֣וּ נַחֲלָתָ֗ם מֵעֵ֛בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹ֖ו קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָֽחָה׃ פ The two tribes and the half-tribe took their inheritance beyond the Yarden near Yeriḥo, eastward toward the sunrise.”   Morphology שְׁנֵ֥י (shenei) – Root: שני (shny); Form: Noun, … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לָקְח֞וּ מַטֵּ֨ה בְנֵ֤י הָראוּבֵנִי֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔ם וּמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־הַגָּדִ֖י לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם וַחֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לָקְח֖וּ נַחֲלָתָֽם׃ For the tribe of the descendants of Reʾuven according to their clans, and the tribe of the descendants of the Gad according to their … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֣ו מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֹ֣את הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּ אֹתָהּ֙ בְּגֹורָ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לָתֵ֛ת לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטֹּ֖ות וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃ And Moshe commanded the children of Yisraʾel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which YHWH commanded … Continue reading →

וְיָרַ֤ד הַגְּבוּל֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה וְהָי֥וּ תֹוצְאֹתָ֖יו יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֑לַח זֹאת֩ תִּהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֥ם הָאָ֛רֶץ לִגְבֻלֹתֶ֖יהָ סָבִֽיב׃ And the boundary shall descend to the Yarden, and its endpoints shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders all … Continue reading →

וְיָרַ֨ד הַגְּבֻ֧ל מִשְּׁפָ֛ם הָרִבְלָ֖ה מִקֶּ֣דֶם לָעָ֑יִן וְיָרַ֣ד הַגְּב֔וּל וּמָחָ֛ה עַל־כֶּ֥תֶף יָם־כִּנֶּ֖רֶת קֵֽדְמָה׃ And the boundary shall go down from Shefam to Rivla, east of ʿAyin. Then the boundary shall go down and reach the slope of the Sea of Kinneret … Continue reading →

וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶ֥ם לָכֶ֖ם לִגְב֣וּל קֵ֑דְמָה מֵחֲצַ֥ר עֵינָ֖ן שְׁפָֽמָה׃ And you shall mark out for yourselves a boundary on the east from Ḥatzar ʿEnan to Shefam.   Morphology וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶ֥ם (ve-hitʾavittem) – Root: תאו (tʾv); Form: Hitpael perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְיָצָ֤א הַגְּבֻל֙ זִפְרֹ֔נָה וְהָי֥וּ תֹוצְאֹתָ֖יו חֲצַ֣ר עֵינָ֑ן זֶֽה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם גְּב֥וּל צָפֹֽון׃ And the border shall go out to Zifron, and its termination shall be at Ḥatzar ʿEnan. This shall be your northern border.   Morphology וְיָצָ֤א (ve-yatsa) – Root: יצא … Continue reading →

מֵהֹ֣ר הָהָ֔ר תְּתָא֖וּ לְבֹ֣א חֲמָ֑ת וְהָי֛וּ תֹּוצְאֹ֥ת הַגְּבֻ֖ל צְדָֽדָה׃ From Mount Hor, you shall draw a line to Levo Ḥamat, and the termination of the border shall be at Tzedad.   Morphology מֵהֹ֣ר (me-Hor) – Root: הר (hr); Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

וְזֶֽה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם גְּב֣וּל צָפֹ֑ון מִן־הַיָּם֙ הַגָּדֹ֔ל תְּתָא֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם הֹ֥ר הָהָֽר׃ And this shall be your northern border: from the Great Sea you shall draw a line to Mount Hor.   Morphology וְזֶֽה־יִהְיֶ֥ה (ve-zeh-yihyeh) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Conjunction with … Continue reading →

וּגְב֣וּל יָ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם הַיָּ֥ם הַגָּדֹ֖ול וּגְב֑וּל זֶֽה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם גְּב֥וּל יָֽם׃ And the western border shall be for you the Great Sea and its border; this shall be your western border.   Morphology וּגְב֣וּל (u-gevul) – Root: גבול (gvl); Form: … Continue reading →

וְנָסַ֧ב הַגְּב֛וּל מֵעַצְמֹ֖ון נַ֣חְלָה מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָי֥וּ תֹוצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּֽמָּה׃ And the border shall turn from Atsmon to the brook of Mitsrayim, and its outgoings shall be at the sea.   Morphology וְנָסַ֧ב (ve-nasav) – Root: נסב (nsb); Form: Conjunction with Qal … Continue reading →

וְנָסַ֣ב לָכֶם֩ הַגְּב֨וּל מִנֶּ֜גֶב לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה עַקְרַבִּים֙ וְעָ֣בַר צִ֔נָה והיה תֹּֽוצְאֹתָ֔יו מִנֶּ֖גֶב לְקָדֵ֣שׁ בַּרְנֵ֑עַ וְיָצָ֥א חֲצַר־אַדָּ֖ר וְעָבַ֥ר עַצְמֹֽנָה׃ And the border shall turn from the south to Maʿale ʿAqrabbim and pass to Tsin, and its outgoings shall be from the south … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֨ה לָכֶ֧ם פְּאַת־נֶ֛גֶב מִמִּדְבַּר־צִ֖ן עַל־יְדֵ֣י אֱדֹ֑ום וְהָיָ֤ה לָכֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֥ה יָם־הַמֶּ֖לַח קֵֽדְמָה׃ And your southern border shall be from the wilderness of Tsin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the … Continue reading →

צַ֞ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־אַתֶּ֥ם בָּאִ֖ים אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן זֹ֣את הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּפֹּ֤ל לָכֶם֙ בְּֽנַחֲלָ֔ה אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִגְבֻלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ “Command the children of Yisraʾel and say to them: When you come into the land of Kenaʿan, this is the land that … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And spoke”; Notes: Indicates a sequential action. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּמִּ֛יתִי לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות לָהֶ֖ם אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ פ And it shall be, as I thought to do to them, so I will do to you.’”   Morphology וְהָיָ֗ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֨א תֹורִ֜ישׁוּ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָרֶץ֮ מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒ וְהָיָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּותִ֣ירוּ מֵהֶ֔ם לְשִׂכִּים֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם וְצָרֲר֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃ But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those whom you let … Continue reading →

וְהִתְנַחַלְתֶּם֩ אֶת־הָאָ֨רֶץ בְּגֹורָ֜ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם לָרַ֞ב תַּרְבּ֤וּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֹו֙ וְלַמְעַט֙ תַּמְעִ֣יט אֶת־נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו אֶל֩ אֲשֶׁר־יֵ֨צֵא לֹ֥ו שָׁ֛מָּה הַגֹּורָ֖ל לֹ֣ו יִהְיֶ֑ה לְמַטֹּ֥ות אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם תִּתְנֶחָֽלוּ׃ And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall increase … Continue reading →

וְהֹורַשְׁתֶּ֥ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֑הּ כִּ֥י לָכֶ֛ם נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ לָרֶ֥שֶׁת אֹתָֽהּ׃ And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it.   Morphology וְהֹורַשְׁתֶּ֥ם (ve-horash-tem) – Root: ירש (yrš); … Continue reading →

וְהֹ֨ורַשְׁתֶּ֜ם אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֤י הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם וְאִ֨בַּדְתֶּ֔ם אֵ֖ת כָּל־מַשְׂכִּיֹּתָ֑ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־צַלְמֵ֤י מַסֵּֽכֹתָם֙ תְּאַבֵּ֔דוּ וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־בָּמֹתָ֖ם תַּשְׁמִֽידוּ׃ then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their carved images, and destroy all their cast idols, … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כִּ֥י אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ “Speak to the children of Yisraʾel and say to them: ‘When you cross the Yarden into the land of Kenaʿan,   Morphology דַּבֵּר֙ (dabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מֹואָ֑ב עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹ֖ו לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe in the plains of Moʾav, by the Yarden near Yeriḥo, saying:   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ עַל־הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִבֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁמֹ֔ת עַ֖ד אָבֵ֣ל הַשִּׁטִּ֑ים בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖ת מֹואָֽב׃ ס And they camped by the Jordan, from Beit Ha-Yeshi’mot to Avel Ha-Shittim, in the plains of Moʾav.   Morphology וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ (va-yaḥanu) – Root: חנה (ḥnh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵהָרֵ֣י הָעֲבָרִ֑ים וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מֹואָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹֽו׃ And they journeyed from the hills of the ʿAvarim and camped in the plains of Moʾav by the Yarden, opposite Yeriḥo.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (va-yisʿu) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵעַלְמֹ֣ן דִּבְלָתָ֑יְמָה וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ בְּהָרֵ֥י הָעֲבָרִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י נְבֹֽו׃ And they journeyed from ʿAlmon-Divlatayma and camped in the hills of the ʿAvarim, before Nevo.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (va-yisʿu) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִדִּיבֹ֣ן גָּ֑ד וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּעַלְמֹ֥ן דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָה׃ And they journeyed from Divon-Gad and camped at ʿAlmon-Divlatayma.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (va-yisʿu) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they journeyed”; Notes: Indicates movement from … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵעִיִּ֑ים וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּדִיבֹ֥ן גָּֽד׃ And they journeyed from ʿIyyim and camped at Divon-Gad.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (va-yisʿu) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they journeyed”; Notes: Indicates movement from one … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵאֹבֹ֑ת וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ בְּעִיֵּ֥י הָעֲבָרִ֖ים בִּגְב֥וּל מֹואָֽב׃ And they journeyed from Ovot and camped at ʿIyye-haʿAvarim, on the border of Moʾav.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (va-yisʿu) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִפּוּנֹ֑ן וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּאֹבֹֽת׃ And they journeyed from Punon and camped at Ovot.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (va-yisʿu) – Root: נסע (nsʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they journeyed”; Notes: Indicates the act of moving … Continue reading →