וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ כִּֽי־יָמ֗וּת וּבֵן֙ אֵ֣ין לֹ֔ו וְהַֽעֲבַרְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַחֲלָתֹ֖ו לְבִתֹּֽו׃
And you shall speak to the sons of Yisraʾel, saying: If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
Morphology
- וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י (vəʾel-bənē) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition אֶל + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “And to the sons of”; Notes: Indicates the audience of the command.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: שרא (sarah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- תְּדַבֵּ֣ר (tədabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You shall speak”; Notes: A directive to communicate.
- לֵאמֹ֑ר (lemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct with לְ; Translation: “Saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- אִ֣ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “A man”; Notes: Refers to an individual.
- כִּֽי־יָמ֗וּת (ki-yamut) – Root: מות (mut); Form: Conjunction כִּי + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “If he dies”; Notes: Expresses a conditional statement.
- וּבֵן֙ (uven) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction וּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And a son”; Notes: Introduces a condition of inheritance.
- אֵ֣ין (ʾeyn) – Root: אין (ʾeyn); Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “There is no”; Notes: Negates the existence of a son.
- לֹ֔ו (lo) – Root: לוי (lo); Form: Preposition לְ + pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- וְהַֽעֲבַרְתֶּ֥ם (vəhaʿavartem) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “Then you shall transfer”; Notes: A command to reassign inheritance.
- אֶת־נַחֲלָתֹ֖ו (ʾet-naḥalato) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Definite direct object marker + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His inheritance”; Notes: Refers to the property to be transferred.
- לְבִתֹּֽו׃ (ləvito) – Root: בת (bat); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To his daughter”; Notes: Specifies the recipient of the inheritance.