וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י לְפָנֶ֖יךָ מַלְאָ֑ךְ וְגֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗י אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י וְהַֽחִתִּי֙ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃
And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Kenaʿani, the Emori, the Ḥitti, the Perizzi, the Ḥiwwi, and the Yevusi.
Morphology
- וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י (veshalaḥti) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “And I will send”; Notes: Refers to YHWH sending a guiding angel.
- לְפָנֶ֖יךָ (lefaneikha) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine plural construct + Pronoun, 2ms suffix; Translation: “Before you”; Notes: Indicates that the angel will precede Moshe.
- מַלְאָ֑ךְ (malʾakh) – Root: מלאך (m-l-ʾ-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Angel”; Notes: Refers to a divine messenger.
- וְגֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗י (vegerashti) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “And I will drive out”; Notes: Refers to expelling the inhabitants of the land.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Particle; Translation: [No direct translation]; Notes: Marks the definite direct object, “the Kenaʿani.”
- הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ (haKenaʿani) – Root: כנען (k-n-ʿ-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Kenaʿani”; Notes: Refers to the Canaanite people.
- הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י (haEmori) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Emori”; Notes: Refers to the Amorite people.
- וְהַֽחִתִּי֙ (vehaḤitti) – Root: חת (ḥ-t); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Ḥitti”; Notes: Refers to the Hittite people.
- וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י (vehaPerizzi) – Root: פרז (p-r-z); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Perizzi”; Notes: Refers to the Perizzite people.
- הַחִוִּ֖י (haḤiwwi) – Root: חוה (ḥ-w-h); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Ḥiwwi”; Notes: Refers to the Hivite people.
- וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ (vehaYevusi) – Root: יבוס (y-v-s); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Yevusi”; Notes: Refers to the Jebusite people.