רַ֚ק לְשֵׁ֣בֶט הַלֵּוִ֔י לֹ֥א נָתַ֖ן נַחֲלָ֑ה אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֹֽו׃ ס
Only to the tribe of Levi he did not give an inheritance; the offerings of YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, are his inheritance, as He spoke to him.
Morphology
- רַ֚ק (raq) – Root: רק (rq); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Only”; Notes: Limits the scope of the statement.
- לְשֵׁ֣בֶט (le-shevet) – Root: שבט (šbṭ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “to the tribe of”; Notes: Construct form indicates possession.
- הַלֵּוִ֔י (ha-Levi) – Root: לוי (lwy); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the Levi”; Notes: Refers to the Levites as a distinct tribe.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Used for negation.
- נָתַ֖ן (natan) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he gave”; Notes: Indicates completed action.
- נַחֲלָ֑ה (naḥalah) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “inheritance”; Notes: Refers to a land portion granted as possession.
- אִשֵּׁ֨י (ishe) – Root: אשה (ʾšh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “offerings of”; Notes: Refers to sacrifices or burnt offerings made to YHWH.
- יְהוָ֜ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the God of Israel.
- אֱלֹהֵ֤י (Elohei) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the God of”; Notes: Construct form denotes possession.
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (Yisra’el); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- ה֣וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hwʾ); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He/it”; Notes: Emphasizing subject identity.
- נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו (naḥalato) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his inheritance”; Notes: Indicates what belongs to the subject.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka’asher) – Root: אשר (ʾšr); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- דִּבֶּר־לֹֽו (dibber-lo) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular with prepositional suffix; Translation: “he spoke to him”; Notes: Piel stem intensifies the verb “to speak,” implying a decree.