לֹ֧א אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ בְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת פֶּן־תִּהְיֶ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְרַבָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָ חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃
I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field multiply against you.
Morphology
- לֹ֧א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Negates the verb that follows.
- אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ (agarshennu) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 1cs with 3ms suffix; Translation: “I will drive him out”; Notes: Refers to the gradual removal of the inhabitants.
- מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ (mippanekha) – Root: פנים (p-n-y-m); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “From before you”; Notes: Indicates direction or displacement.
- בְּשָׁנָ֣ה (beshanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “In a year”; Notes: Specifies the timeframe for the action.
- אֶחָ֑ת (eḥat) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “One”; Notes: Modifies “year” to emphasize the singularity.
- פֶּן־ (pen) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Lest”; Notes: Introduces a negative consequence.
- תִּהְיֶ֤ה (tihyeh) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “It become”; Notes: Refers to the land potentially becoming desolate.
- הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ (haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ts); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Refers to the promised land.
- שְׁמָמָ֔ה (shemamah) – Root: שמם (sh-m-m); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “Desolate”; Notes: Indicates abandonment or ruin.
- וְרַבָּ֥ה (verabbah) – Root: רבב (r-b-b); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3fs; Translation: “And multiply”; Notes: Refers to the increase of wild animals.
- עָלֶ֖יךָ (ʿalekha) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “Against you”; Notes: Specifies the target of the consequence.
- חַיַּ֥ת (ḥayyat) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “The beasts of”; Notes: Refers to wild animals.
- הַשָּׂדֶֽה (hasadeh) – Root: שדה (s-d-h); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The field”; Notes: Refers to open countryside.