כֵּ֗ן בְּנֹ֣ות צְלָפְחָד֮ דֹּבְרֹת֒ נָתֹ֨ן תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ אֲחֵ֣י אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ אֶת־נַחֲלַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ן לָהֶֽן׃
“The daughters of Tselofḥad speak rightly. You shall indeed give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
Morphology
- כֵּ֗ן (ken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Rightly”; Notes: Indicates agreement or correctness.
- בְּנֹ֣ות (bənot) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “Daughters of”; Notes: Refers to the daughters of Tselofḥad.
- צְלָפְחָד֮ (Tselofḥad) – Root: צלפחד (Tselofḥad); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tselofḥad”; Notes: A personal name.
- דֹּבְרֹת֒ (dovrot) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Qal participle feminine plural; Translation: “Speak”; Notes: Describes the daughters’ action.
- נָתֹ֨ן (naton) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Infinitive absolute; Translation: “Indeed give”; Notes: Emphasizes the command.
- תִּתֵּ֤ן (titten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall give”; Notes: Directive from YHWH to Moshe.
- לָהֶם֙ (lahem) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Preposition לְ + pronoun 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Refers to the daughters of Tselofḥad.
- אֲחֻזַּ֣ת (aḥuzzat) – Root: אחז (aḥaz); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “A possession of”; Notes: Refers to inherited land.
- נַחֲלָ֔ה (naḥalah) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Inheritance”; Notes: Refers to a portion of land.
- בְּתֹ֖וךְ (bətokh) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Among”; Notes: Indicates inclusion within a group.
- אֲחֵ֣י (aḥei) – Root: אח (aḥ); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The brothers of”; Notes: Refers to their father’s brothers.
- אֲבִיהֶ֑ם (avihem) – Root: אב (av); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their father”; Notes: Refers to Tselofḥad.
- וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ (vəhaʿavarta) – Root: עבר (avar); Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And you shall transfer”; Notes: Indicates a directive to move the inheritance.
- אֶת־נַחֲלַ֥ת (ʾet-naḥalat) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Definite direct object marker + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The inheritance of”; Notes: Refers to the father’s inheritance.
- אֲבִיהֶ֖ן (avihem) – Root: אב (av); Form: Noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “Their father”; Notes: Emphasizes possession.
- לָהֶֽן׃ (lahem) – Root: הם (hem); Form: Preposition לְ + pronoun 3rd person feminine plural; Translation: “To them”; Notes: Concludes the instruction.