יִקְח֥וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יִקְח֥וּ

   yi-ke-KHU

   take
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יִקְח֥וּ חֶלְקָֽם׃

   yi-ke-KHU khel-KAM

   take their share
3. clause🔊 עָנֵר֙ אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל וּמַמְרֵ֔א הֵ֖ם יִקְח֥וּ חֶלְקָֽם׃

   a-NER esh-KOL u-mam-RE HEM yi-ke-KHU khel-KAM

   Aner Eshcol and Mamre they take their share
4. sentence🔊 בִּלְעָדַ֗י רַ֚ק אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֽ͏ָכְל֣וּ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְחֵ֙לֶק֙ הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלְכ֖וּ אִתִּ֑י עָנֵר֙ אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל וּמַמְרֵ֔א הֵ֖ם יִקְח֥וּ חֶלְקָֽם׃

   bi-le-a-DAI RAK a-SHER a-khe-LU ha-ne-a-RIM ve-KHE-lek ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER ha-le-KHU it-TI a-NER esh-KOL u-mam-RE HEM yi-ke-KHU khel-KAM

   apart from me only what the young men ate and the share of the men who went with me Aner Eshcol and Mamre they take their share

Exegesis

The independent pronoun hem {הֵם | hēm} before the verb yikchu {יִקְחוּ | yiq-ḥû} marks an emphatic subject, “they, they shall take,” highlighting their entitlement. The imperfect yiqḥû here has a jussive or permissive nuance, rendered as “let them take,” expressing Abram’s authorization rather than a mere prediction. English word order preserves the initial contrast by beginning with “As for me” / “I am taking nothing,” then mirrors the Hebrew by delaying the main permissive clause “let them take/have their share” until the end, preserving the climactic focus on the companions’ right to their portion.