הֲלֹ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר יֹורִֽישְׁךָ֛ כְּמֹ֥ושׁ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֹותֹ֥ו תִירָ֑שׁ וְאֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹורִ֜ישׁ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ אֹותֹ֥ו נִירָֽשׁ׃
Is it not so that whatever Kemosh your god causes you to possess, that you will possess? And whatever YHWH our God has driven out before us, that we shall possess?
Morphology
- הֲלֹ֞א (halo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Interrogative particle with negation; Translation: “Is it not so?”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question.
- אֵ֣ת (et) – Form: Definite direct object marker; Translation: (not translated); Notes: Marks the object.
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that which”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- יֹורִֽישְׁךָ֛ (yorishkha) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “causes you to possess”; Notes: Describes divine allocation.
- כְּמֹ֥ושׁ (Kemosh) – Root: כמוש (Kemosh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Kemosh”; Notes: Moabite deity.
- אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלהים (Elohim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your god”; Notes: Possessive structure.
- אֹותֹ֥ו (oto) – Root: את (et); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Refers to the possession.
- תִירָ֑שׁ (tiraš) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you will possess”; Notes: Statement of claim.
- וְאֵת֩ (ve-et) – Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “And”; Notes: Marks another object.
- כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר (kol-asher) – Root: כל (kol) + אשר (asher); Form: Noun construct + relative pronoun; Translation: “all that”; Notes: Generalized reference.
- הֹורִ֜ישׁ (horish) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “has driven out”; Notes: Denotes divine action.
- יְהוָ֧ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the God of Yisraʾel.
- אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ (Eloheinu) – Root: אלהים (Elohim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Possessive structure.
- מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ (mi-paneinu) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition + construct noun plural with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “from before us”; Notes: Indicates displacement.
- אֹותֹ֥ו (oto) – Root: את (et); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Refers to the land.
- נִירָֽשׁ׃ (niraš) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person plural; Translation: “we shall possess”; Notes: Asserting Israel’s claim.