| 49. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb wayyĕḵallû {וַיְכַלּוּ | wayyĕḵallû} “and they finished,” signaling the completed action of land allotment. The infinitive construct lînḥōl-ʾeṯ-hā-ʾāreṣ {לִנְחֹל־אֶת־הָאָרֶץ | lînḥōl-ʾeṯ-hā-ʾāreṣ} “to inherit the land” expresses purpose, with the definite direct object marker and feminine noun. Li-gĕ-vū-lō-ṯē-hā {לִגְבֽוּלֹתֶיהָ | li-gĕ-vū-lō-ṯē-hā} “to its boundaries” specifies the full territorial limits. The narrative then employs wayyiṯnū {וַיִּתְּנוּ | wayyiṯnū} “and they gave,” and the construct phrase bənê yisrāʾēl {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bənê yisrāʾēl} “sons of Israel” as subject. The object naḥālāh {נַחֲלָה | naḥālāh} “inheritance” is granted to liyĕhōšûaʿ {לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ | liyĕhōšûaʿ} “to Joshua,” with bin nûn {בִּן־נ֖וּן | bin nûn} “son of Nun,” and closed by the locative bətōḵām {בְּתוֹכָֽם | bətōḵām} “among them.” The Hebrew’s sequential vav clauses, infinitive construct for purpose, and construct chains for possession are rendered in English through conjunctions and prepositional phrases while preserving syntactic flow and theological clarity. |