וְהֹורִ֧ישׁ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם גֹּויִ֔ם גְּדֹלִ֥ים וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים מִכֶּֽם׃
And YHWH will dispossess all these nations from before you, and you will inherit nations greater and mightier than you.
Morphology
- וְהֹורִ֧ישׁ (ve-horish) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “And He will dispossess”; Notes: Refers to YHWH removing the nations.
- יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the covenant name of God.
- אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֥ם (et-kol-ha-goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with definite article and direct object marker; Translation: “all the nations”; Notes: Refers to the foreign peoples in the land.
- הָאֵ֖לֶּה (ha-eleh) – Root: אלה (eleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Points to specific nations.
- מִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑ם (mi-lifneikhem) – Root: פני (paneh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with preposition and 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “from before you”; Notes: Refers to the nations being removed from Israel’s presence.
- וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם (vi-yrishtem) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural with conjunction; Translation: “and you will inherit”; Notes: Refers to taking possession of the land.
- גֹּויִ֔ם (goyim) – Root: גוי (goy); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “nations”; Notes: Refers to the foreign peoples to be inherited.
- גְּדֹלִ֥ים (gedolim) – Root: גדל (gadol); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “greater”; Notes: Describes the nations as larger in size or influence.
- וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים (va-atzumim) – Root: עצם (atzum); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “and mightier”; Notes: Refers to their strength or power.
- מִכֶּֽם׃ (mi-kem) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “than you”; Notes: Indicates the comparative strength of the nations.