וְ֠כֹל שְׁלַ֞ל הֶעָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֣ק אֶֽת־כָּל־הָאָדָ֞ם הִכּ֣וּ לְפִי־חֶ֗רֶב עַד־הִשְׁמִדָם֙ אֹותָ֔ם לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖ירוּ כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה׃
And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock the sons of Yisraʾel plundered for themselves, but all the people they struck with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them; they did not leave any who breathed.
Morphology
- וְ֠כֹל (ve-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, singular construct with conjunction; Translation: “and all”.
- שְׁלַ֞ל (shelal) – Root: שלל (shalal); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “spoil, plunder”.
- הֶעָרִ֤ים (heʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural definite; Translation: “the cities”.
- הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ (ha’eleh) – Root: אלה (eleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “these”.
- וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה (ve-habehemah) – Root: בהמה (behemah); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite with conjunction; Translation: “and the livestock”.
- בָּזְז֥וּ (bozzu) – Root: בזז (bazaz); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they plundered”.
- לָהֶ֖ם (lahem) – Root: ל־ (le-) + הם (hem); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for themselves”.
- בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (bene Yisra’el) – Root: בן (ben) + יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra’el); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “the sons of Yisra’el”.
- רַ֣ק (raq) – Root: רק (raq); Form: Adverb; Translation: “but, only”.
- אֶֽת־כָּל־הָאָדָ֞ם (et-kol-ha’adam) – Root: אדם (adam); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite with “all”; Translation: “all the people”.
- הִכּ֣וּ (hikku) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they struck”.
- לְפִי־חֶ֗רֶב (lefi-cherev) – Root: חרב (cherev); Form: Prepositional phrase; Translation: “with the edge of the sword”.
- עַד־הִשְׁמִדָם֙ (ʿad-hishmidam) – Root: שמד (shamad); Form: Hifil infinitive construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “until they had destroyed them”.
- אֹותָ֔ם (otam) – Root: את (ot); Form: Direct object pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “them”.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”.
- הִשְׁאִ֖ירוּ (hish’iru) – Root: שאר (sha’ar); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they left”.
- כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה (kol-neshamah) – Root: נשמה (neshamah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with “all”; Translation: “any who breathed”.