הָיְתָ֥ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָיְתָ֥ה

   ha-ye-TAH

   was
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 הָיְתָ֥ה לִבְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה

   ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH

   was for the rest of the sons of Manasseh
3. clause🔊 וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד הָיְתָ֥ה לִבְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃

   ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM

   and the land of Gilead was for the rest of the sons of Manasseh the remaining ones
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֚י בְּנ֣וֹת מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה נָחֲל֥וּ נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּתוֹךְ בָּנָ֑יו וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד הָיְתָ֥ה לִבְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃

   KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM

   for daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance an inheritance among his sons and the land of Gilead was for the rest of the sons of Manasseh the remaining ones

Exegesis

The verb hāyətâ {הָיְתָה | hā-yə-tā(h)} ‘was’ connects to the predicate lĭ-vanê-mənăš-šêh hanōṯārîm {לִבְנֵי־מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּוֹתָרִים | li-ḇnê-mə-năš-šêh han-nō-ṯā-rîm} ‘to the remaining sons of Manasseh’. Here the construct lĭ-vanê-mənăš-šêh indicates a genitive relationship, and the participle hanōṯārîm functions as a qualifier. The parallel clause structure contrasts universal female inclusion with a specified subset of male heirs, highlighting the legal innovation.