דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כִּ֥י אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃
“Speak to the children of Yisraʾel and say to them: ‘When you cross over the Yarden into the land of Kena’an,
Morphology
- דַּבֵּר֙ (dabber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Speak”; Notes: A command to convey a message.
- אֶל (el) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates direction toward the children of Israel.
- בְּנֵ֣י (benei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “children of”; Notes: Used in construct form, linking to Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (yśrʾl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (veʾamarta) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and say”; Notes: Continuation of the command.
- אֲלֵהֶ֑ם (alehem) – Root: אל (ʾl); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Refers to the children of Yisra’el.
- כִּ֥י (ki) – Root: כי (ky); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “When”; Notes: Introduces a temporal clause.
- אַתֶּ֛ם (atem) – Root: אתם (ʾtm); Form: Pronoun, 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you”; Notes: Refers to the Israelites.
- עֹבְרִ֥ים (ʿovrim) – Root: עבר (ʿbr); Form: Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “crossing over”; Notes: Describes ongoing action.
- אֶת (et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: Indicates the object of the verb; Notes: No direct translation.
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן (ha-Yarden) – Root: ירדן (yrdn); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “the Yarden”; Notes: Refers to the Jordan River.
- אַ֥רְצָה (ʾartsah) – Root: ארץ (ʾrṣ); Form: Noun, feminine singular with directional heh; Translation: “to the land”; Notes: Indicates motion toward a destination.
- כְּנָֽעַן (Kena’an) – Root: כנען (knʿn); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Kena’an”; Notes: Refers to the land of Canaan.