עַל־כֵּ֣ן הָיְתָֽה־֠חֶבְרֹון לְכָלֵ֨ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֤ה הַקְּנִזִּי֙ לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִלֵּ֔א אַחֲרֵ֕י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Therefore, Ḥevron became an inheritance for Kalev son of Yefunne the Qenizzi to this day, because he wholly followed YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel.
Morphology
- עַל־כֵּ֣ן (ʿal-ken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Preposition with adverb; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Introduces a consequence.
- הָיְתָֽה־֠חֶבְרֹון (hayetah-Ḥevron) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “became”; Notes: Indicates a state or condition.
- לְכָלֵ֨ב (le-Kalev) – Root: כלב (Kalev); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “to Kalev”; Notes: Recipient of inheritance.
- בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֤ה (ben-Yefuneh) – Root: יפנה (Yefuneh); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “son of Yefuneh”; Notes: Patronymic identification.
- הַקְּנִזִּי֙ (ha-Qenizzi) – Root: קנז (Qenaz); Form: Adjective, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the Qenizzi”; Notes: Ethnic designation.
- לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה (le-naḥalah) – Root: נחלה (naḥalah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition; Translation: “as an inheritance”; Notes: Legal possession.
- עַ֖ד (ʿad) – Root: עד (ʿad); Form: Preposition; Translation: “until”; Notes: Indicates duration.
- הַיֹּ֣ום (ha-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “this day”; Notes: Temporal marker.
- הַזֶּ֑ה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the noun.
- יַ֚עַן (yaʿan) – Root: יען (yaʿan); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “because”; Notes: Introduces a reason.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces relative clause.
- מִלֵּ֔א (mille) – Root: מלא (maleʾ); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he wholly followed”; Notes: Intensive verb.
- אַחֲרֵ֕י (aḥarei) – Root: אחר (aḥar); Form: Preposition; Translation: “after”; Notes: Indicates following.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Divine name.
- אֱלֹהֵ֥י (ʾelohei) – Root: אלוה (ʾeloah); Form: Construct noun; Translation: “God of”; Notes: Possessive construct.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: National designation.