וַיֵּצֵ֞א הַגֹּורָ֤ל הַשֵּׁנִי֙ לְשִׁמְעֹ֔ון לְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעֹ֖ון לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָ֑ם וַֽיְהִי֙ נַֽחֲלָתָ֔ם בְּתֹ֖וךְ נַחֲלַ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָֽה׃
And the second lot came out for Shimʿon, for the tribe of the sons of Shimʿon according to their families, and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the sons of Yehuda.
Morphology
- וַיֵּצֵ֞א (vayyetze) – Root: יצא (ytzʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came out”; Notes: Used to describe the outcome of the lot.
- הַגֹּורָ֤ל (ha-goral) – Root: גורל (goral); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the lot”; Notes: Refers to the process of distributing land by casting lots.
- הַשֵּׁנִי֙ (ha-sheni) – Root: שני (šny); Form: Adjective, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the second”; Notes: Indicates sequence, referring to the second lot drawn.
- לְשִׁמְעֹ֔ון (le-Shimʿon) – Root: שמע (šmʿ); Form: Proper noun, singular, with preposition; Translation: “for Shimʿon”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Simeon.
- לְמַטֵּ֥ה (le-matte) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine singular, with preposition; Translation: “for the tribe”; Notes: Refers to the tribal division of Israel.
- בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעֹ֖ון (Benei-Shimʿon) – Root: שמע (šmʿ); Form: Proper noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the sons of Shimʿon”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Simeon.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָ֑ם (le-mishpeḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mšpḥ); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “according to their families”; Notes: Indicates division among the tribal clans.
- וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayhi) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Introduces the outcome of the inheritance.
- נַֽחֲלָתָ֔ם (naḥalatam) – Root: נחלה (nḥlh); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the land assigned to the tribe.
- בְּתֹ֖וךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תוך (twk); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “within”; Notes: Indicates location inside another inheritance.
- נַחֲלַ֥ת (naḥalat) – Root: נחלה (nḥlh); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “the inheritance of”; Notes: Belonging to the tribe of Yehudah.
- בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָֽה (Benei-Yehudah) – Root: יהודה (Yhwdh); Form: Proper noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the sons of Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Judah.