הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣ם אִתָּ֗נוּ וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ בָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָאָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַ֖יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם֙ נִקַּֽח־לָ֣נוּ לְנָשִׁ֔ים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ נִתֵּ֥ן לָהֶֽם׃
These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is spacious enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and we will give them our daughters.
Morphology
- הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים (ha-a-na-shim) – Root: אנש (e-nosh); Form: noun, mp with definite article; “the men”
- הָאֵ֜לֶּה (ha-el-le) – Root: אלה (e-le); Form: demonstrative pronoun, mp; “these”
- שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים (shə-le-mim) – Root: שלם (sha-lam); Form: adjective, mp; “at peace”
- הֵ֣ם (hem) – Pronoun, 3mp; “they”
- אִתָּ֗נוּ (it-ta-nu) – Root: את (et); Form: preposition with 1cp suffix; “with us”
- וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ (və-yesh-vu) – Root: ישׁב (ya-shav); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3mp with vav-consecutive; “let them dwell”
- בָאָ֨רֶץ֙ (va-a-retz) – Root: ארץ (e-retz); Form: noun, fs with preposition and definite article; “in the land”
- וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ (və-yis-kha-ru) – Root: סחר (sa-khar); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3mp with vav-consecutive; “and trade”
- אֹתָ֔הּ (o-tah) – Root: את (et); Form: direct object marker with 3fs suffix; “in it”
- וְהָאָ֛רֶץ (və-ha-a-retz) – Root: ארץ (e-retz); Form: noun, fs with conjunction and definite article; “and the land”
- הִנֵּ֥ה (hin-ne) – Particle; “behold”
- רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַ֖יִם (ra-kha-vat ya-da-yim) – Root: רחב (ra-khav); Form: noun, fs construct; “spacious”
- לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (lif-ne-hem) – Root: פנים (pa-nim); Form: noun, mp construct with 3mp suffix; “for them”
- אֶת־בְּנֹתָם֙ (et-be-no-tam) – Root: בת (bat); Form: noun, fp construct with 3mp suffix; “their daughters”
- נִקַּֽח־לָ֣נוּ (nik-kakh la-nu) – Root: לקח (la-kakh); Form: Qal, imperfect, 1cp; “let us take”
- לְנָשִׁ֔ים (le-na-shim) – Root: אשה (i-sha); Form: noun, fp with preposition; “as wives”
- וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ (ve-et-bə-no-te-nu) – Root: בת (bat); Form: noun, fp construct with 1cp suffix; “and our daughters”
- נִתֵּ֥ן (ni-ten) – Root: נתן (na-tan); Form: Qal, imperfect, 1cp; “we will give”
- לָהֶֽם (la-hem) – Preposition with 3mp suffix; “to them”