לָרַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔יו יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֹֽו׃
To the larger group you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall give a smaller inheritance; each one shall be given his inheritance according to the number of those counted.
Morphology
- לָרַ֗ב (larav) – Root: רבב (rav); Form: Preposition לְ + adjective masculine singular; Translation: “To the larger”; Notes: Refers to a larger tribe or group.
- תַּרְבֶּה֙ (tarbeh) – Root: רבה (ravah); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall give more”; Notes: Causative action.
- נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו (naḥalato) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the land portion allotted.
- וְלַמְעַ֕ט (velamaʿat) – Root: מעט (maʿat); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition לְ + adjective masculine singular; Translation: “And to the smaller”; Notes: Refers to a smaller tribe or group.
- תַּמְעִ֖יט (tamʿit) – Root: מעט (maʿat); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall give less”; Notes: Causative action.
- נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו (naḥalato) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the land portion allotted.
- אִ֚ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Each one”; Notes: Refers to an individual member of the group.
- לְפִ֣י (ləfi) – Root: פה (peh); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “According to”; Notes: Indicates the standard or measure.
- פְקֻדָ֔יו (fəqudav) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “The number of those counted”; Notes: Refers to the census of the group.
- יֻתַּ֖ן (yuttan) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Hophal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Shall be given”; Notes: Passive voice.
- נַחֲלָתֹֽו׃ (naḥalato) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His inheritance”; Notes: Reiterates the allotment of land.