וַיְצַ֣ו מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֹ֣את הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּ אֹתָהּ֙ בְּגֹורָ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לָתֵ֛ת לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטֹּ֖ות וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃
And Moshe commanded the children of Yisraʾel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which YHWH commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
Morphology
- וַיְצַ֣ו (vayetsav) – Root: צוה (tsv); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunctive vav; Translation: “And commanded”; Notes: Refers to giving instructions.
- מֹשֶׁ֔ה (Mosheh) – Root: משה (msh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Yisraʾel.
- אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י (et-benei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the children of”; Notes: Indicates direct object.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (yśrʾl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the nation.
- לֵאמֹ֑ר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- זֹ֣את (zot) – Root: זה (zh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the land.
- הָאָ֗רֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the land”; Notes: Refers to the promised land.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾshr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- תִּתְנַחֲל֤וּ (titnaḥalu) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Hitpael imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall inherit”; Notes: Reflects reciprocal action.
- אֹתָהּ֙ (otah) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the land.
- בְּגֹורָ֔ל (be-goral) – Root: גורל (grl); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “by lot”; Notes: Indicates distribution method.
- אֲשֶׁר֙ (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾshr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Connects clause.
- צִוָּ֣ה (tsivvah) – Root: צוה (tsv); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “commanded”; Notes: Emphasizes strong directive.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (yhwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name.
- לָתֵ֛ת (latet) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “to give”; Notes: Indicates intention.
- לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת (le-tishʿat) – Root: תשע (tšʿ); Form: Preposition with cardinal number, masculine singular construct; Translation: “to the nine”; Notes: Refers to nine tribes.
- הַמַּטֹּ֖ות (ha-mattot) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “tribes”; Notes: Refers to divisions of Yisraʾel.
- וַחֲצִ֥י (va-ḥatsi) – Root: חצי (ḥṣy); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with conjunctive vav; Translation: “and half”; Notes: Refers to the half-tribe.
- הַמַּטֶּֽה׃ (ha-matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the tribe”; Notes: Completes the thought.