זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֖ר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Yissaskhar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Morphology
- זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the inheritance being described.
- נַחֲלַ֛ת (naḥalat) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “the inheritance of”; Notes: Refers to the land apportioned to Yissaskhar.
- מַטֵּ֥ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the tribe of”; Notes: Used in reference to a tribal division.
- בְנֵֽי־יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֖ר (bene-Yissaskhar) – Root: בן (bn) + יששכר (yśśḵr); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “the sons of Yissaskhar”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Yissaskhar.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (le-mishpeḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mšpḥh); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “according to their families”; Notes: Indicates division by family clans.
- הֶעָרִ֖ים (he-ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine plural, definite; Translation: “the cities”; Notes: Refers to the towns within Yissaskhar’s inheritance.
- וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן (ve-ḥatserihen) – Root: חצר (ḥṣr); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “and their villages”; Notes: Refers to the smaller settlements associated with the cities.