וְעַ֣ל גְּב֣וּל שִׁמְעֹ֗ון מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה יִשָׂשׂכָ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃
And upon the border of Shimʿon, from the east side unto the west side, Yissakhar one portion.
Morphology
- וְעַל (ve-ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition; Translation: “and upon”; Notes: Links this tribal boundary with the preceding sequence of allotments, continuing the orderly distribution of land.
- גְּב֣וּל (gevul) – Root: גבול (gevul); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “border”; Notes: Denotes the boundary or demarcation line separating tribal territories.
- שִׁמְעֹון (Shimʿon) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shimʿon” (Simeon); Notes: The tribe whose land borders Yissakhar’s newly designated portion.
- מִפְּאַת (mi-peʾat) – Root: פאה (peʾah); Form: Preposition מִן + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “from the side of”; Notes: Introduces the beginning point of Yissakhar’s portion, directionally eastward.
- קָדִימָה (qadimah) – Root: קדם (qadam); Form: Noun masculine singular with directional ending; Translation: “eastward”; Notes: Specifies the eastern limit of the territory.
- עַד־ (ʿad) – Root: —; Form: Preposition; Translation: “unto” or “until”; Notes: Marks the extent of the territory, continuing toward the west.
- פְּאַת־יָמָּה (peʾat-yammah) – Root: פאה (peʾah), ים (yam); Form: Noun feminine construct + noun masculine singular with directional ending; Translation: “the side toward the west”; Notes: Literally “the side of the sea,” meaning “the western boundary.”
- יִשָׂשׂכָר (Yissakhar) – Root: ישׂשכר (Yissakhar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yissakhar” (Issachar); Notes: The tribe receiving this allotment adjacent to Shimʿon.
- אֶחָד (eḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾaḥad); Form: Numeral masculine singular; Translation: “one”; Notes: Indicates Yissakhar’s single, designated portion of land, maintaining the pattern of equal tribal inheritance.