וִיהֹושֻׁ֣עַ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו אַתָּ֤ה זָקַ֨נְתָּה֙ בָּ֣אתָ בַיָּמִ֔ים וְהָאָ֛רֶץ נִשְׁאֲרָ֥ה הַרְבֵּֽה־מְאֹ֖ד לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃
And Yehoshua was old, advanced in days, and YHWH said to him, “You are old, advanced in days, and much of the land remains to be possessed.
Morphology
- וִיהֹושֻׁ֣עַ (vi-Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yehoshua”.
- זָקֵ֔ן (zaqen) – Root: זקן (zqn); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “old”.
- בָּ֖א (ba) – Root: בוא (bʾ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “came”.
- בַּיָּמִ֑ים (ba-yamim) – Root: יום (ywm); Form: Noun, masculine plural, definite; Translation: “in days”; Notes: “advanced in days” is an idiomatic expression for aging.
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he said”.
- יְהוָ֜ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “the LORD”.
- אֵלָ֗יו (elav) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition with pronominal suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “to him”.
- אַתָּ֤ה (attah) – Root: אתה (ʾth); Form: Pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you”.
- זָקַ֨נְתָּה֙ (zaqanta) – Root: זקן (zqn); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you have grown old”.
- בָּ֣אתָ (bata) – Root: בוא (bʾ); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you have come”.
- בַיָּמִ֔ים (ba-yamim) – Root: יום (ywm); Form: Noun, masculine plural, definite; Translation: “in days”; Notes: Repeating the phrase for emphasis on old age.
- וְהָאָ֛רֶץ (ve-ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular, definite; Translation: “and the land”.
- נִשְׁאֲרָ֥ה (nish’arah) – Root: שאר (šʾr); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “remains”.
- הַרְבֵּֽה־מְאֹ֖ד (harbeh-meʾod) – Root: רבה (rbh) & מאד (mʾd); Form: Adverbial phrase; Translation: “very much”.
- לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ (le-rishtah) – Root: ירש (yrš); Form: Infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to be possessed”.