יֹשְׁבִ֥ים

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יֹשְׁבִ֥ים

   yo-shvim

   were living
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃

   yo-shvim BAH

   were living in it
3. clause🔊 וְלֹ֣א אָמְר֗וּ לַעֲל֤וֹת עֲלֵיהֶם֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לְשַׁחֵת֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃

   ve-LO am-RU la-a-LOT a-lei-HEM la-tsa-VA le-sha-KHET et-ha-A-retz a-SHER be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD yo-shvim BAH

   and did not say to go up against them for battle to destroy the land where the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living in it
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּיטַ֣ב הַדָּבָ֗ר בְּעֵינֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְבָרֲכ֥וּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֣א אָמְר֗וּ לַעֲל֤וֹת עֲלֵיהֶם֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לְשַׁחֵת֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃

   va-yi-TAV ha-da-VAR be-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-ye-va-ra-KHU e-lo-HIM be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-LO am-RU la-a-LOT a-lei-HEM la-tsa-VA le-sha-KHET et-ha-A-retz a-SHER be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD yo-shvim BAH

   and it was good the matter in the eyes of the sons of Israel and they blessed God the sons of Israel and did not say to go up against them for battle to destroy the land where the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living in it

Exegesis

The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} governs the participle yoshvim {יֹשְׁבִים | yō-šə-ḇîm} ‘dwelling’ in the locative bah {בָּהּ | bāh}, specifying the inhabitants of the land. This coordination and purpose-infinitive sequence conveys a collective decision to refrain from military action.