וַיְהִ֣י הַגֹּורָ֗ל לְמַטֵּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם אֶל־גְּב֨וּל אֱדֹ֧ום מִדְבַּר־צִ֛ן נֶ֖גְבָּה מִקְצֵ֥ה תֵימָֽן׃
And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Yehuda, according to their families, was to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Tsin, southward, at the extremity of the Negev.
Morphology
- וַיְהִ֣י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Narrative introduction.
- הַגֹּורָ֗ל (ha-goral) – Root: גורל (goral); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the lot”; Notes: Refers to the casting of lots for land distribution.
- לְמַטֵּ֛ה (le-matteh) – Root: מטה (matteh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “for the tribe”; Notes: Refers to a division of Israel.
- בְּנֵ֥י (bene) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Construct noun, masculine plural; Translation: “sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- יְהוּדָ֖ה (Yehudah) – Root: יהודה (Yehudah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Name of a tribe of Israel.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (le-mishpeḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mishpaḥah); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “according to their families”; Notes: Division by clans.
- אֶל־גְּב֨וּל (el-gevul) – Root: גבול (gevul); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “to the border”; Notes: Refers to land boundaries.
- אֱדֹ֧ום (Edom) – Root: אדום (Edom); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Edom”; Notes: Name of a neighboring region.
- מִדְבַּר־צִ֛ן (midbar-Tsin) – Root: מדבר (midbar) & צין (Tsin); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “Wilderness of Tsin”; Notes: Geographic location.
- נֶ֖גְבָּה (negbah) – Root: נגב (Negev); Form: Adverbial direction; Translation: “southward”; Notes: Specifies direction.
- מִקְצֵ֥ה (miqtseh) – Root: קצה (qatseh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “at the extremity of”; Notes: Indicates the farthest part.
- תֵימָֽן׃ (Teiman) – Root: תימן (Teiman); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “the Negev”; Notes: Southernmost region of Israel.