שָׁלֹ֥ושׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֣יל לָ֑ךְ בְּתֹ֣וךְ אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃
You shall set apart three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which YHWH your God is giving you to possess.
Morphology
- שָׁלֹ֥ושׁ (shalosh) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “three”; Notes: Refers to the number of cities to be set apart.
- עָרִ֖ים (arim) – Root: עיר (ir); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Indicates urban locations.
- תַּבְדִּ֣יל (tavdil) – Root: בדל (badal); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall set apart”; Notes: Refers to the action of designating cities.
- לָ֑ךְ (lakh) – Root: ל (le); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for yourself”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the action.
- בְּתֹ֣וךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “in the midst of”; Notes: Refers to the central part of the land.
- אַרְצְךָ֔ (artzekha) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your land”; Notes: Refers to the land given to the Israelites.
- אֲשֶׁר֙ (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the covenant name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלה (eloah); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Refers to the God of Israel.
- נֹתֵ֥ן (noten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “is giving”; Notes: Describes an ongoing divine action.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: ל (le); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the land.
- לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (lirishtah) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to possess it”; Notes: Refers to taking possession of the land as an inheritance.