וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּ֤ב נַחֲלָה֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִמַּטֶּ֖ה אֶל־מַטֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י אִ֗ישׁ בְּנַחֲלַת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה אֲבֹתָ֔יו יִדְבְּק֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
No inheritance shall transfer from one tribe to another tribe, for each one of the children of Yisraʾel shall hold fast to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
Morphology
- וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּ֤ב (velo-tissov) – Root: סבב (svv); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “shall not transfer”; Notes: Indicates a prohibition.
- נַחֲלָה֙ (naḥalah) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “inheritance”; Notes: Refers to allocated land or property.
- לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Prepositional phrase with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “to the children of”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (Yisra’el) – Root: שׂרה (śrh) + אל (ʾl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
- מִמַּטֶּ֖ה (mimmat-teh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Prepositional phrase with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “from a tribe”; Notes: Indicates source.
- אֶל־מַטֶּ֑ה (el-matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Prepositional phrase with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to another tribe”; Notes: Indicates destination.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (ky); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Provides a reason.
- אִ֗ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾyš); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “each one”; Notes: Refers to individual responsibility.
- בְּנַחֲלַת֙ (benaḥalat) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Prepositional phrase with noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “in the inheritance of”; Notes: Indicates location or domain.
- מַטֵּ֣ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the tribe of”; Notes: Refers to a division of the Israelites.
- אֲבֹתָ֔יו (avotav) – Root: אב (ʾv); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his fathers”; Notes: Refers to ancestral lineage.
- יִדְבְּק֖וּ (yidbeku) – Root: דבק (dbq); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “shall hold fast”; Notes: Expresses firm attachment or adherence.
- בְּנֵ֥י (benei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the children of”; Notes: Indicates descent.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisra’el) – Root: שׂרה (śrh) + אל (ʾl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the collective nation.