| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vayiplu {וַיִּפְּל֥וּ | wayyipp̄elû} ‘and they fell’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect marking the result of the allotment procedure. The construct phrase ḥav·lê Menasheh {חַבְלֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה | ḥăv·lê mə-nāš-šē} directly links “portions” to the tribe of Manasseh. The prepositional marker lə·vaḏ {לְבַ֞ד | lə·vaḏ} indicates exclusion, showing these ten portions are in addition to other holdings. The relative clause introduced by ʾă·šer {אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾă·šer} governs the locative phrase mē·‛eḇer la·yar·dên {מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן | mē·‛eḇer la·yar·dên}, specifying the land “beyond the Jordan.” |