וַֽיהוָ֥ה הִתְאַנֶּף־בִּ֖י עַל־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֤י עָבְרִי֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וּלְבִלְתִּי־בֹא֙ אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּובָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃
And YHWH was angry with me because of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Yarden and that I would not enter the good land that YHWH your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Morphology
- וַֽיהוָ֥ה (vay-HWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Conjunction with proper noun; Translation: “And YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name.
- הִתְאַנֶּף (hitʾannef) – Root: אנף (ʾanaf); Form: Hitpael perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was angry”; Notes: Indicates divine displeasure or wrath.
- בִּ֖י (bi) – Root: ב (b); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “with me”; Notes: Refers to Moses as the object of YHWH’s anger.
- עַל־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֑ם (ʿal-divreikhem) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct and 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “because of your words”; Notes: Refers to the actions or complaints of the Israelites.
- וַיִּשָּׁבַ֗ע (vayishava) – Root: שבע (shavaʿ); Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and He swore”; Notes: Refers to making an oath.
- לְבִלְתִּ֤י (levilti) – Root: בל (bal); Form: Preposition with negative particle; Translation: “that I would not”; Notes: Denotes prohibition.
- עָבְרִי֙ (ʿavri) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “cross”; Notes: Refers to crossing over the Jordan River.
- אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (ʾet-ha-yarden) – Root: ירדן (yarden); Form: Direct object marker with proper noun; Translation: “the Jordan”; Notes: Refers to the river.
- וּלְבִלְתִּי־בֹא (u-levilti-vo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Conjunction with preposition and infinitive construct; Translation: “and that I would not enter”; Notes: Refers to entering the land.
- אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ (ʾel-ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Preposition with definite article and noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the land”; Notes: Refers to the Promised Land.
- הַטֹּובָ֔ה (ha-tovah) – Root: טוב (tov); Form: Definite article with adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “the good”; Notes: Describes the quality of the land.
- אֲשֶׁר֙ (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name.
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (ʾelohekha) – Root: אלה (ʾeloah); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Refers to the deity of Israel.
- נֹתֵ֥ן (noten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “is giving”; Notes: Refers to the ongoing act of giving.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: ל (l) + אתה (ʾatah); Form: Preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Refers to the recipient.
- נַחֲלָֽה (nachalah) – Root: נחל (nachal); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “as an inheritance”; Notes: Refers to a possession or heritage.