Numbers 26:53

לָאֵ֗לֶּה תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֹֽות׃

To these shall the land be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

 

Morphology

  1. לָאֵ֗לֶּה (laʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾelleh); Form: Preposition לְ + demonstrative pronoun plural; Translation: “To these”; Notes: Refers to the tribes of Yisra’el listed previously.
  2. תֵּחָלֵ֥ק (teḥaleq) – Root: חלק (ḥalaq); Form: Niphal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “Shall be divided”; Notes: Indicates a passive action.
  3. הָאָ֛רֶץ (haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The land”; Notes: Refers to the land of Kenaʿan.
  4. בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה (bənakhala) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun feminine singular with preposition בְּ; Translation: “As an inheritance”; Notes: Indicates the manner of land distribution.
  5. בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר (bəmispar) – Root: ספר (safar); Form: Noun masculine singular with preposition בְּ; Translation: “According to the number of”; Notes: Specifies the basis of allocation.
  6. שֵׁמֹֽות׃ (shemot) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “Names”; Notes: Refers to the listed individuals or family heads.

 

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