וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ עִ֠בְרוּ לִפְנֵ֨י אֲרֹ֧ון יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם אֶל־תֹּ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְהָרִ֨ימוּ לָכֶ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶ֤בֶן אַחַת֙ עַל־שִׁכְמֹ֔ו לְמִסְפַּ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֥י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And Yehoshua said to them, “Pass before the Ark of YHWH your God into the midst of the Yarden, and lift up for yourselves one stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Yisraʾel.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyōʾmer) – Root: אָמַר (to say); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he said”.
- לָהֶם֙ (lāhem) – Root: לְ (to) + הֵם (them); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ (yəhōšuʿa) – Root: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”.
- עִ֠בְרוּ (ʿiḇrū) – Root: עָבַר (to pass, cross); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “pass”.
- לִפְנֵ֨י (lipnê) – Root: פָּנִים (face, presence); Form: Preposition לְ (to) + construct form; Translation: “before”.
- אֲרֹ֧ון (ʾărōn) – Root: אֲרוֹן (ark, chest); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “the Ark”.
- יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: יְהוָה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”.
- אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם (ʾĕlōhêḵem) – Root: אֱלֹהִים (God); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “your God”.
- אֶל־תֹּ֣וךְ (ʾel-tōḵ) – Root: תָּוֶךְ (midst); Form: Preposition אֶל (to) + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “into the midst of”.
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (hayyardēn) – Root: יַרְדֵּן (Yarden, Jordan); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “the Yarden”.
- וְהָרִ֨ימוּ (vəhārîmū) – Root: רוּם (to lift up, raise); Form: Hifil imperative masculine plural; Translation: “and lift up”.
- לָכֶ֜ם (lāḵem) – Root: לְ (to) + אַתֶּם (you, plural); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for yourselves”.
- אִ֣ישׁ (ʾîš) – Root: אִישׁ (man); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a man”.
- אֶ֤בֶן (ʾeḇen) – Root: אֶבֶן (stone); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “a stone”.
- אַחַת֙ (ʾaḥaṯ) – Root: אֶחָד (one); Form: Feminine singular cardinal number; Translation: “one”.
- עַל־שִׁכְמֹ֔ו (ʿal-šiḵmōw) – Root: שְׁכֶם (shoulder); Form: Preposition עַל (upon) + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “upon his shoulder”.
- לְמִסְפַּ֖ר (ləmispār) – Root: מִסְפָּר (number); Form: Preposition לְ (according to) + noun masculine singular; Translation: “according to the number of”.
- שִׁבְטֵ֥י (šiḇṭê) – Root: שֵׁבֶט (tribe); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “the tribes of”.
- בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (bənê-yiśrāʾēl) – Root: בֵּן (son) + יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra’el); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “the sons of Yisra’el”.