וְהָיָה֙ כִּֽי־תָבֹ֣וא אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָ֑ה וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ וְיָשַׁ֥בְתָּ בָּֽהּ׃
And it shall be when you come into the land which YHWH your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it.
Morphology
- וְהָיָה֙ (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Indicates a future condition.
- כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “when”; Notes: Introduces a condition or time frame.
- תָבֹ֣וא (tavo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you come”; Notes: Describes the action of arrival.
- אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ (el-ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition; Translation: “to the land”; Notes: Refers to the promised land.
- 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: The divine name used here.
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלהים (Elohim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Specifies the deity of Israel.
- נֹתֵ֥ן (noten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “is giving”; Notes: Refers to the ongoing divine action of giving.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: לך (lakh); Form: Preposition with suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the land.
- נַחֲלָ֑ה (naḥalah) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “an inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the land being given to the Israelites.
- וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ (ve-yerishteh) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with suffix; Translation: “and you possess it”; Notes: Refers to taking ownership of the land.
- וְיָשַׁ֥בְתָּ (ve-yashavta) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and you dwell”; Notes: Refers to living in the land.
- בָּֽהּ׃ (bah) – Root: ב (be); Form: Preposition with suffix; Translation: “in it”; Notes: Refers to dwelling in the land.