וַיָּ֨שָׁב יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד אֶת־חָצֹ֔ור וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֖הּ הִכָּ֣ה בֶחָ֑רֶב כִּֽי־חָצֹ֣ור לְפָנִ֔ים הִ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכֹ֥ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
And Yehoshua returned at that time and captured Ḥatzor, and its king he struck with the sword, for Ḥatzor had formerly been the head of all these kingdoms.
Morphology
- וַיָּ֨שָׁב (vayyashov) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he returned”.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ (Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”.
- בָּעֵ֤ת (ba’et) – Root: עת (et); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “at the time”.
- הַהִיא֙ (hahī) – Root: היא (hi); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “that”.
- וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד (vayilkod) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he captured”.
- אֶת־חָצֹ֔ור (et-Ḥaṣor) – Root: חצור (Ḥaṣor); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “Ḥaṣor”.
- וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֖הּ (ve-et-malkah) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its king”.
- הִכָּ֣ה (hikkah) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he struck”.
- בֶחָ֑רֶב (beḥerev) – Root: חרב (ḥerev); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute with preposition; Translation: “with the sword”.
- כִּֽי־חָצֹ֣ור (ki-Ḥaṣor) – Root: חצור (Ḥaṣor); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “for Ḥaṣor”.
- לְפָנִ֔ים (lefanīm) – Root: פנים (panim); Form: Adverb; Translation: “formerly”.
- הִ֕יא (hi) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “it was”.
- רֹ֖אשׁ (rosh) – Root: ראש (rosh); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “head”.
- כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכֹ֥ות (kol-hammamlakhot) – Root: ממלכה (mamlakhah); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with definite article; Translation: “of all the kingdoms”.
- הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (ha-elleh) – Root: אלה (elleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; Translation: “these”.