וְהַלֵּוִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לֹ֛ו חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ ס
And the Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.
Morphology
- וְהַלֵּוִ֥י (vehallevi) – Root: לוי; Form: Conjunction וְ with noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “and the Levite”; Notes: Refers to the members of the tribe of Levi.
- אֲשֶׁר־ (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces the descriptive clause.
- בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ (bishʿarekha) – Root: שער; Form: Preposition בְּ with noun masculine plural construct and 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “within your gates”; Notes: Refers to the city gates, representing the community where the Levite resides.
- לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- תַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּ (taʿazvenu) – Root: עזב; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “you shall not forsake him”; Notes: Indicates the command to care for the Levite.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the command.
- אֵ֥ין (ʾein) – Root: אין; Form: Particle of nonexistence; Translation: “there is no”; Notes: Denotes lack or absence.
- לֹ֛ו (lo) – Root: ל; Form: Preposition לְ with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for him”; Notes: Specifies the Levite.
- חֵ֥לֶק (ḥeleq) – Root: חלק; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “portion”; Notes: Refers to a share or allotment of land.
- וְנַחֲלָ֖ה (venakhalah) – Root: נחלה; Form: Noun feminine singular with conjunction וְ; Translation: “and inheritance”; Notes: Refers to hereditary property not allocated to the Levites.
- עִמָּֽךְ (ʿimmakh) – Root: עם; Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with you”; Notes: Denotes the shared community context.