וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י

   ve-et-ha-gir-ga-SHI

   and the Girgashite
2. sentence🔊 וְאֶת־הֽ͏ָאֱמֹרִי֙ וְאֶת־הֽ͏ַכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִֽי׃

   ve-et-ha-e-mo-RI ve-et-ha-ke-na-a-NI ve-et-ha-gir-ga-SHI ve-et-ha-ye-vu-SI

   and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite

Exegesis

The verse consists of a coordinated series of four accusative noun phrases, each introduced by the sequence ve'et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} “and (direct object marker)” plus a definite gentilic: ha'emori {הָאֱמֹרִי | hā-ʾĕmōrî}, hakkenaani {הַכְּנַעֲנִי | hak-kənāʿănî}, hagirgashi {הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי | hag-girgāšî}, and hayevusi {הַיְבוּסִי | hay-əḇûsî}. Syntactically, these continue the object list begun in the preceding verse, all governed by the same underlying verb of grant or promise in the covenant context. The repeated ve'et forms a clear polysyndeton, giving rhythmic, emphatic weight to each people group and underscoring the comprehensive scope of the promised land transfer. Each gentilic with the definite article functions collectively, referring to entire tribes rather than isolated individuals. English rendering preserves the repeated coordinating “and” and the definite article to mirror the Hebrew structure and maintain the sense that all these groups are equally included among the nations whose land is being promised.

Root and etymology

g-r-g🔊 ג־ר־ג

“uncertain, tribal name”