זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־דָ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶֽעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.
Morphology
- זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the inheritance.
- נַחֲלַ֛ת (naḥalat) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “the inheritance of”; Notes: Indicates possession, connected to the following noun.
- מַטֵּ֥ה (maṭṭeh) – Root: מטה (maṭṭeh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the tribe”; Notes: A common term for a tribal division in Israel.
- בְנֵי־דָ֖ן (benei-Dan) – Root: בן (ben), דן (Dan); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with proper noun; Translation: “the sons of Dan”; Notes: Refers to the tribe descending from Dan.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (lemišpeḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “according to their families”; Notes: Indicates division by clans.
- הֶֽעָרִ֥ים (heʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural, definite; Translation: “the cities”; Notes: Refers to the urban centers given to Dan.
- הָאֵ֖לֶּה (haʾelleh) – Root: אלה (elleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Refers to the cities and villages.
- וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן (veḥaẓreihen) – Root: חצר (ḥaẓer); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “and their villages”; Notes: Refers to settlements surrounding the cities.