לֹֽא־הָיְתָ֣ה עִ֗יר אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִשְׁלִ֨ימָה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּלְתִּ֥י הַחִוִּ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י גִבְעֹ֑ון אֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל לָקְח֥וּ בַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
There was no city that made peace with the children of Yisraʾel, except the Ḥivvi, the inhabitants of Giv‘on; they took all in war.
Morphology
- לֹֽא־הָיְתָ֣ה (lo-haytah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “there was not”.
- עִ֗יר (ir) – Root: עיר (ir); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “city”.
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר (asher) – Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”.
- הִשְׁלִ֨ימָה (hishlimah) – Root: שלם (shalam); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “made peace”.
- אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (el-benei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “with the children of”.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (Yisra’el); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”.
- בִּלְתִּ֥י (bilti) – Form: Negative particle; Translation: “except”.
- הַחִוִּ֖י (ha-Ḥivvi) – Root: חוי (Ḥivvi); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the Ḥivvi”.
- יֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yoshvei) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal active participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “inhabitants of”.
- גִבְעֹ֑ון (Giv‘on) – Root: גבע (Giv‘on); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Giv‘on”.
- אֶת־ (et) – Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “the”.
- הַכֹּ֖ל (ha-kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “all”.
- לָקְח֥וּ (laq’ḥu) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they took”.
- בַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (ba-milḥamah) – Root: לחם (laḥam); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “in war”.