וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן בְּאַרְצָם֙ לֹ֣א תִנְחָ֔ל וְחֵ֕לֶק לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ בְּתֹוכָ֑ם אֲנִ֤י חֶלְקְךָ֙ וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס
And YHWH said to Aharon: In their land you shall have no inheritance, nor shall you have any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Yisra’el.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative introduction.
- יְהוָ֜ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the covenant name of God.
- אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן (el-Aharon) – Root: אהרן (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Aharon”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the speech.
- בְּאַרְצָם֙ (be-artzam) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “In their land”; Notes: Refers to the land of the Israelites.
- לֹ֣א תִנְחָ֔ל (lo tinḥal) – Root: נחל (n-ḥ-l); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall not inherit”; Notes: Negative command.
- וְחֵ֕לֶק (ve-ḥeleq) – Root: חלק (ḥ-l-q); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And portion”; Notes: Refers to a share or allotment.
- לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה (lo yihyeh) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Shall not be”; Notes: Indicates prohibition.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: לך (l-k); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “For you”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- בְּתֹוכָ֑ם (betokham) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Among them”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- אֲנִ֤י (ani) – Root: אנ (ʾ-n); Form: Pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphasizes YHWH’s role as the inheritance.
- חֶלְקְךָ֙ (ḥelqekha) – Root: חלק (ḥ-l-q); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Your portion”; Notes: Refers to Aharon’s share.
- וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ (venaḥalatekha) – Root: נחלה (n-ḥ-l-h); Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And your inheritance”; Notes: Refers to spiritual inheritance.
- בְּתֹ֖וךְ (betokh) – Root: תוך (t-w-k); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Within”; Notes: Indicates placement among the Israelites.
- בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל (bene Yisra’el) – Root: בן (b-n) + ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The children of Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites collectively.