אֶעְבְּרָ֣ה בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ לֹ֤א נִטֶּה֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה וּבְכֶ֔רֶם לֹ֥א נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה מֵ֣י בְאֵ֑ר בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ נֵלֵ֔ךְ עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲבֹ֖ר גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃
“Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard; we will not drink water from a well. We will go along the King’s Highway until we pass through your territory.”
Morphology
- אֶעְבְּרָ֣ה (e’ebra) – Root: עבר (avar); Form: Qal cohortative 1st person singular; Translation: “Let me pass”; Notes: Expresses a polite request or intention.
- בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ (be’artzecha) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “through your land”; Notes: Indicates the territory of the addressee.
- לֹ֤א נִטֶּה֙ (lo nitteh) – Root: נטה (natah); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person plural; Translation: “We will not turn”; Notes: Denies deviation from the intended path.
- בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה (besadeh) – Root: שדה (sadeh); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “into a field”; Notes: Refers to agricultural land.
- וּבְכֶ֔רֶם (uvacherem) – Root: כרם (kerem); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “or vineyard”; Notes: Refers to a cultivated vineyard.
- לֹ֥א נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה (lo nishteh) – Root: שתה (shatah); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person plural; Translation: “We will not drink”; Notes: Denies consumption of water.
- מֵ֣י (mei) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “water of”; Notes: Refers to water drawn from a source.
- בְאֵ֑ר (be’er) – Root: באר (be’er); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “a well”; Notes: Refers to a water source.
- בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ (bederekh) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “along the way”; Notes: Indicates the path to be taken.
- הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ (hamelech) – Root: מלך (melech); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the king’s”; Notes: Refers to the royal highway.
- נֵלֵ֔ךְ (nelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person plural; Translation: “We will go”; Notes: Describes the proposed action.
- עַ֥ד (ad) – Root: עד (ad); Form: Preposition; Translation: “until”; Notes: Indicates the endpoint of the journey.
- אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲבֹ֖ר (asher-na’avor) – Root: עבר (avar); Form: Relative pronoun with Qal imperfect 1st person plural; Translation: “we pass”; Notes: Refers to reaching the boundary.
- גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ (gevulecha) – Root: גבול (gvul); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your border”; Notes: Refers to the territory of the addressee.