וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ הָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔י בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א הֹורִישֹֽׁו׃ ס
And the Asheri dwelled among the Kenaʿani, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.
Morphology
- וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ (vayyeshev) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he dwelled”; Notes: Describes the tribe of Asher living among the Canaanites.
- הָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔י (ha-Asheri) – Root: אשר (Asher); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the Asheri”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Asher.
- בְּקֶ֥רֶב (be-qerev) – Root: קרב (qerev); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “among”; Notes: Indicates close cohabitation.
- הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י (ha-Kenaʿani) – Root: כנעני (Kenaʿani); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the Kenaʿani”; Notes: Refers to the Canaanite inhabitants.
- יֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yoshvei) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal participle, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the inhabitants of”; Notes: Describes the settled Canaanites.
- הָאָ֑רֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾeretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the land”; Notes: Refers to the region of settlement.
- כִּ֖י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason for Asher’s cohabitation.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Denotes negation.
- הֹורִישֹֽׁו׃ (horisho) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “he did not drive them out”; Notes: Indicates failure to expel the Canaanites.