נַ֣חְנוּ נַעֲבֹ֧ר חֲלוּצִ֛ים לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְאִתָּ֨נוּ֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת נַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּ מֵעֵ֖בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
We will pass over as pioneers before YHWH into the land of Kenaʿan, and our possession of inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Yarden.
Morphology
- נַ֣חְנוּ (naḥnu) – Root: נח (nḥ); Form: Pronoun, 1st person plural; Translation: “We”; Notes: Emphatic subject pronoun.
- נַעֲבֹ֧ר (naʿavor) – Root: עבר (ʿbr); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person plural; Translation: “we will pass over”; Notes: Indicates future action.
- חֲלוּצִ֛ים (ḥalutsim) – Root: חלץ (ḥltṣ); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “pioneers”; Notes: Refers to those going ahead in battle.
- לִפְנֵ֥י (lifnei) – Root: פנה (pnh); Form: Preposition; Translation: “before”; Notes: Indicates position relative to YHWH.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to God.
- אֶ֣רֶץ (ʾerets) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “land”; Notes: Refers to the land of Kenaʿan.
- כְּנָ֑עַן (Kenaʿan) – Root: כנע (knʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Kenaʿan”; Notes: Refers to the promised land.
- וְאִתָּ֨נוּ֙ (veʾittanu) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Conjunction with pronoun, 1st person plural; Translation: “and with us”; Notes: Indicates accompaniment.
- אֲחֻזַּ֣ת (ʾaḥuzzat) – Root: אחז (ʾḥz); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “possession of”; Notes: Refers to an inherited property.
- נַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּ (naḥalateinu) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our inheritance”; Notes: Refers to a divinely assigned portion of land.
- מֵעֵ֖בֶר (meʿever) – Root: עבר (ʿbr); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “beyond”; Notes: Indicates a location on the other side.
- לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (la-Yarden) – Root: ירד (yrd); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “the Yarden”; Notes: Refers to the Jordan River.