לֹ֤א תַסִּיג֙ גְּב֣וּל רֵֽעֲךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּבְל֖וּ רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּנְחַ֔ל בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ ס
You shall not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which the ancestors set in your inheritance that you will inherit in the land that YHWH your God gives you to possess.
Morphology
- לֹ֤א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Introduces a prohibition.
- תַסִּיג֙ (tassig) – Root: נסג (nasag); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “move”; Notes: Refers to altering or removing a boundary.
- גְּב֣וּל (gevul) – Root: גבול (gevul); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “boundary marker”; Notes: Refers to a marker defining property lines.
- רֵֽעֲךָ֔ (re’acha) – Root: רעה (rea); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your neighbor”; Notes: Refers to another member of the community.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a clause describing the boundary.
- גָּבְל֖וּ (gavlu) – Root: גבול (gavul); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they set”; Notes: Refers to the act of defining the boundary.
- רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים (rishonim) – Root: ראש (rosh); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “the ancestors”; Notes: Refers to the original settlers or forefathers.
- בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ (be-nachalatkha) – Root: נחל (nachal); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with preposition and 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in your inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the land apportioned to an individual.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Connects the inheritance to the act of receiving it.
- תִּנְחַ֔ל (tinchal) – Root: נחל (nachal); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will inherit”; Notes: Refers to receiving the land as a possession.
- בָּאָ֕רֶץ (ba-aretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: Refers to the promised land of Israel.
- אֲשֶׁר֙ (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Connects the land to YHWH’s gift.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלה (Eloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Indicates the personal deity of Israel.
- נֹתֵ֥ן (noten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “gives”; Notes: Describes God’s continuous act of granting the land.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: ל (le); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to the recipient of the land.
- לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (le-rishtah) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to possess it”; Notes: Refers to taking ownership of the land.