וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּ֧ב נַחֲלָ֛ה מִמַּטֶּ֖ה לְמַטֶּ֣ה אַחֵ֑ר כִּי־אִישׁ֙ בְּנַ֣חֲלָתֹ֔ו יִדְבְּק֕וּ מַטֹּ֖ות בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And no inheritance shall move from one tribe to another tribe, for each tribe of the children of Yisraʾel shall cling to its own inheritance.”
Morphology
- וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּ֧ב (ve-lo-tisov) – Root: סבב (svv); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “shall not move”; Notes: Refers to the transfer of property.
- נַחֲלָ֛ה (naḥalah) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “inheritance”; Notes: Refers to allotted land.
- מִמַּטֶּ֖ה (mi-matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Prepositional phrase with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “from a tribe”; Notes: Indicates origin.
- לְמַטֶּ֣ה (le-matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Prepositional phrase with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to another tribe”; Notes: Refers to the receiving tribe.
- אַחֵ֑ר (aḥer) – Root: אחר (ʾḥr); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “another”; Notes: Emphasizes distinction.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ky); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
- אִישׁ֙ (ʾish) – Root: איש (ʾyš); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “each man”; Notes: Refers to individual responsibility.
- בְּנַ֣חֲלָתֹ֔ו (be-naḥalato) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to his inheritance”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- יִדְבְּק֕וּ (yidb’qu) – Root: דבק (dbq); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “shall cling”; Notes: Conveys permanence.
- מַטֹּ֖ות (mattot) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “tribes”; Notes: Refers to tribal divisions.
- בְּנֵ֥י (benei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the children of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisra’el) – Root: שׂרה (śrh) + אל (ʾl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation.