וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י רְאֵ֗ה הַֽחִלֹּ֨תִי֙ תֵּ֣ת לְפָנֶ֔יךָ אֶת־סִיחֹ֖ן וְאֶת־אַרְצֹ֑ו הָחֵ֣ל רָ֔שׁ לָרֶ֖שֶׁת אֶת־אַרְצֹֽו׃
And YHWH said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before you; begin to dispossess and take possession of his land.’
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (and he said); Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Sequential action in narrative.
- יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the divine name.
- אֵלַ֔י (ʾelai) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition + pronominal suffix, 1st person singular; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Indicates direction or communication.
- רְאֵ֗ה (reʾeh) – Root: ראה (rʾh); Form: Qal imperative, masculine singular; Translation: “See”; Notes: Command to observe or perceive.
- הַֽחִלֹּ֨תִי֙ (hāḥillōti) – Root: חלל (ḥll); Form: Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular; Translation: “I have begun”; Notes: Indicates the initiation of an action.
- תֵּ֣ת (tēt) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “to give”; Notes: Action directed toward a goal.
- לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lefaneikha) – Root: פנים (pnim); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person singular suffix; Translation: “before you”; Notes: Indicates spatial orientation.
- אֶת־סִיחֹ֖ן (ʾet-Siḥon) – Root: סיחן (Siḥon); Form: Definite direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Sihon”; Notes: Refers to the Amorite king.
- וְאֶת־אַרְצֹ֑ו (veʾet-artzo) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Definite direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and his land”; Notes: Refers to Sihon’s territory.
- הָחֵ֣ל (hāḥel) – Root: חלל (ḥll); Form: Hiphil imperative, masculine singular; Translation: “Begin”; Notes: Command to initiate action.
- רָ֔שׁ (rāsh) – Root: ירש (yrš); Form: Qal imperative, masculine singular; Translation: “dispossess”; Notes: Refers to taking control over land.
- לָרֶ֖שֶׁת (lāreshet) – Root: ירש (yrš); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to possess”; Notes: Indicates purpose of the action.
- אֶת־אַרְצֹֽו׃ (ʾet-artzo) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Definite direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his land”; Notes: Refers to the territory of Sihon.