וְנַחֲלָ֥ה לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לֹּ֖ו בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֶחָ֑יו יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֹֽו׃ ס
And he shall have no inheritance among his brothers; YHWH is his inheritance, as He has spoken to him.
Morphology
- וְנַחֲלָ֥ה (ve-nachalah) – Root: נחל (nachal); Form: Noun, feminine singular with conjunction; Translation: “And inheritance”; Notes: Refers to a possession or hereditary portion.
- לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לֹּ֖ו (lo-yihyeh-lo) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with negative particle and preposition; Translation: “he shall have no”; Notes: Denies possession of an inheritance.
- בְּקֶ֣רֶב (be-qerev) – Root: קרב (qerev); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “among”; Notes: Refers to being within a group.
- אֶחָ֑יו (eḥav) – Root: אח (aḥ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his brothers”; Notes: Refers to the other tribes of Yisra’el.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the covenant God of Yisra’el.
- ה֣וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “He”; Notes: Refers to YHWH as the inheritance of the Levites.
- נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו (nachalato) – Root: נחל (nachal); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his inheritance”; Notes: Refers to YHWH as the portion given to the Levites.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka’asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as”; Notes: Introduces a comparison or fulfillment of a statement.
- דִּבֶּר־לֹֽו (diber-lo) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “He has spoken to him”; Notes: Refers to the promise or command of YHWH.