וּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֲבָנִ֗ים הֵקִ֣ים יְהֹושֻׁעַ֮ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ תַּ֗חַת מַצַּב֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֑ית וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃
And twelve stones Yehoshua set up in the midst of the Yarden, under the place of the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant, and they are there to this day.
Morphology
- וּשְׁתֵּ֧ים (ušətêym) – Root: שְׁנַיִם (two); Form: Number feminine dual; Translation: “and two”.
- עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה (ʿeśrêh) – Root: עָשָׂר (ten); Form: Number feminine; Translation: “ten”.
- אֲבָנִ֗ים (ʾăḇānîm) – Root: אֶבֶן (stone); Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “stones”.
- הֵקִ֣ים (hēqîm) – Root: קוּם (to set up, establish); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “set up”.
- יְהֹושֻׁעַ֮ (yəhōšūaʿ) – Root: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshua/Joshua); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”.
- בְּתֹ֣וךְ (bətōḵ) – Root: תָּוֶךְ (midst); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with preposition בְּ; Translation: “in the midst of”.
- הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ (hayyardēn) – Root: יַרְדֵּן (Jordan); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “the Jordan”.
- תַּ֗חַת (taḥat) – Root: תַּחַת (under, beneath); Form: Preposition; Translation: “under”.
- מַצַּב֙ (maṣṣaḇ) – Root: נָצַב (to stand); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “place, standing place”.
- רַגְלֵ֣י (raglê) – Root: רֶגֶל (foot); Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “the feet of”.
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים (hakkōhănîm) – Root: כֹּהֵן (priest); Form: Noun masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the priests”.
- נֹשְׂאֵ֖י (nōśəʾê) – Root: נָשָׂא (to lift, carry); Form: Qal participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “who carried”.
- אֲרֹ֣ון (ʾărōn) – Root: אֲרוֹן (ark); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “the ark of”.
- הַבְּרִ֑ית (habbərît) – Root: בְּרִית (covenant); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the covenant”.
- וַיִּ֣הְיוּ (vayyihyū) – Root: הָיָה (to be); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they were”.
- שָׁ֔ם (šām) – Root: שָׁם (there); Form: Adverb; Translation: “there”.
- עַ֖ד (ʿad) – Root: עַד (until); Form: Preposition; Translation: “until”.
- הַיֹּ֥ום (hayyôm) – Root: יֹום (day); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the day”.
- הַזֶּֽה׃ (hazzeh) – Root: זֶה (this); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “this”.