וְלֹ֤א יָכְלוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לְהֹורִ֖ישׁ אֶת־הֶֽעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֨ואֶל֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃
And the sons of Menashshe were not able to dispossess these cities, and the Kenaʿani were determined to dwell in this land.
Morphology
- וְלֹ֤א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “And not”; Notes: Introduces negation.
- יָכְלוּ֙ (yakhlu) – Root: יכול (ykl); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “were able”; Notes: Expresses ability or capability.
- בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (bene Menasheh) – Root: בן (bn), מנשה (mnsh); Form: Noun construct phrase; Translation: “sons of Menasheh”; Notes: Refers to the tribe’s descendants.
- לְהֹורִ֖ישׁ (le-horish) – Root: ירש (yrš); Form: Hiphil infinitive construct; Translation: “to dispossess”; Notes: Causative form, meaning to drive out inhabitants.
- אֶת־הֶֽעָרִ֣ים (et-heʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “the cities”; Notes: Direct object.
- הָאֵ֑לֶּה (ha-eleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Refers to the mentioned cities.
- וַיֹּ֨ואֶל֙ (vayyoʾel) – Root: יאל (ʾyl); Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was determined”; Notes: Expresses willingness or insistence.
- הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י (ha-Kenaʿani) – Root: כנען (knʿn); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “the Kenaʿani”; Notes: Refers to the Canaanite people.
- לָשֶׁ֖בֶת (lashevet) – Root: ישב (yšb); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to dwell”; Notes: Expresses intention or purpose.
- בָּאָ֥רֶץ (ba-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: Refers to the territory in question.
- הַזֹּֽאת׃ (hazot) – Root: זה (zh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the land being discussed.