וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ מֵאֲחֻזַּ֣ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֤ת הָרַב֙ תַּרְבּ֔וּ וּמֵאֵ֥ת הַמְעַ֖ט תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ אִ֗ישׁ כְּפִ֤י נַחֲלָתֹו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִנְחָ֔לוּ יִתֵּ֥ן מֵעָרָ֖יו לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פ
The cities which you shall give from the possession of the sons of Yisraʾel: from the larger group you shall increase, and from the smaller group you shall decrease. Each man, according to the inheritance he possesses, shall give from his cities to the Levites.”
Morphology
- וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים (ve-heʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Conjunction with noun, feminine plural with definite article; Translation: “And the cities”; Notes: Refers to specific cities.
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾšr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- תִּתְּנוּ֙ (tittnu) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall give”; Notes: Command form addressing a group.
- מֵאֲחֻזַּ֣ת (me-aḥuzzat) – Root: אחז (ʾḥz); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “from the possession of”; Notes: Indicates origin or source.
- בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (b’nei-Yisraʾel) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with proper noun; Translation: “sons of Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to the people of Israel.
- מֵאֵ֤ת (meʾet) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Preposition; Translation: “from”; Notes: Indicates source.
- הָרַב֙ (ha-rav) – Root: רבב (rbv); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the larger group”; Notes: Indicates abundance.
- תַּרְבּ֔וּ (tarbu) – Root: רבה (rbh); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall increase”; Notes: Refers to adding more cities.
- וּמֵאֵ֥ת (u-meʾet) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Conjunction with preposition; Translation: “and from”; Notes: Links two clauses.
- הַמְעַ֖ט (ha-meʿat) – Root: מעט (mʿṭ); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the smaller group”; Notes: Indicates scarcity.
- תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ (tamʿitu) – Root: מעט (mʿṭ); Form: Hifil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall decrease”; Notes: Refers to giving fewer cities.
- אִ֗ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾyš); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “each man”; Notes: Refers to individuals.
- כְּפִ֤י (k’fi) – Root: פה (pʾh); Form: Preposition with noun construct; Translation: “according to”; Notes: Indicates proportionality.
- נַחֲלָתֹו֙ (naḥalato) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his inheritance”; Notes: Refers to allocated land.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾšr); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a clause.
- יִנְחָ֔לוּ (yinḥalu) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they possess”; Notes: Refers to ownership.
- יִתֵּ֥ן (yitten) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall give”; Notes: Specifies the act of providing.
- מֵעָרָ֖יו (me-ʿarayv) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from his cities”; Notes: Indicates source of contribution.
- לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (la-levi’im) – Root: לוי (lwy); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “to the Levites”; Notes: Indicates recipients.