וַנִּקַּח֙ אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּ לְנַחֲלָ֔ה לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְלַגָּדִ֑י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃
And we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reʾuveni, and to the Gadi, and to half the tribe of the Menashshi.
Morphology
- וַנִּקַּח֙ (vanniqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 1st person common plural; Translation: “And we took”; Notes: Describes the act of seizing the land in a narrative sequence.
- אֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם (et-artzam) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Definite direct object marker + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their land”; Notes: Refers to the land of Sihon and ʿOg mentioned previously.
- וַנִּתְּנָ֣הּ (vannittenah) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 1st person common plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and we gave it”; Notes: Indicates the allocation of the conquered land.
- לְנַחֲלָ֔ה (lenakhalah) – Root: נחל (n-ḥ-l); Form: Preposition + feminine singular noun; Translation: “as an inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the division of land among the tribes as a permanent possession.
- לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י (la-Re’uveni) – Root: ראובן (R-ʾ-V-N); Form: Preposition + proper noun with gentilic suffix; Translation: “to the Re’uveni”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Re’uven.
- וְלַגָּדִ֑י (ve-la-Gadi) – Root: גד (G-d); Form: Conjunction + preposition + proper noun with gentilic suffix; Translation: “and to the Gadi”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Gad.
- וְלַחֲצִ֖י (ve-la-ḥatsi) – Root: חצי (ḥ-ts-y); Form: Conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “and to half”; Notes: Specifies a portion of the tribe of Menashshe.
- שֵׁ֥בֶט (shevet) – Root: שבט (sh-v-t); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “the tribe”; Notes: Refers to a division of the people of Yisra’el.
- הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי (ha-Menashshi) – Root: מנשה (M-n-sh-h); Form: Definite article + proper noun with gentilic suffix; Translation: “of the Menashshi”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Menashshe, specifically half of it that settled east of the Jordan.