וְהָיָ֞ה כְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣ם אֶת־הָעִ֗יר תַּצִּ֤יתוּ אֶת־הָעִיר֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ רְא֖וּ צִוִּ֥יתִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃
And it shall be, when you seize the city, you shall set the city on fire; according to the word of YHWH you shall do. See, I have commanded you.”
Morphology
- וְהָיָ֞ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it shall be”; Notes: Introduces a future event.
- כְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣ם (ke-tafshekhem) – Root: תפש (tafash); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “when you seize”; Notes: Conditional clause.
- אֶת־הָעִ֗יר (ʾet-haʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine singular with direct object marker and definite article; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Refers to Haʿay.
- תַּצִּ֤יתוּ (tatsitu) – Root: יצת (yatsat); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall set on fire”; Notes: Causative command.
- אֶת־הָעִיר֙ (ʾet-haʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine singular with direct object marker and definite article; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- בָּאֵ֔שׁ (ba-ʾesh) – Root: אש (ʾesh); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition; Translation: “with fire”; Notes: Instrument of destruction.
- כִּדְבַ֥ר (kidvar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “according to the word of”; Notes: Introduces the authority behind the action.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name of God.
- תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ (taʿasu) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall do”; Notes: Command.
- רְא֖וּ (reʾu) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “see”; Notes: Instruction to observe or take heed.
- צִוִּ֥יתִי (tsivviti) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Piel perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I have commanded”; Notes: Yehoshua’s instruction.
- אֶתְכֶֽם׃ (etkhem) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “you”; Notes: Refers to the soldiers.