Numeri 32:33 (Numbers 32:33)

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 32:33 Dedit itaque Moyses filiis Gad et Ruben, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse filii Ioseph regnum Sehon regis Amorrhæi, et regnum Og regis Basan, et terram eorum cum urbibus suis per circuitum.

And so Moyses gave to the sons of Gad and Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses, the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land with its cities round about.

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 Dedit gave 3SG.PERF.ACT.IND
2 itaque and so CONJ.INVAR
3 Moyses Moses NOM.SG.M
4 filiis to the sons DAT.PL.M.IOBJ
5 Gad of Gad INDECL
6 et and CONJ.INVAR
7 Ruben Reuben INDECL
8 et and CONJ.INVAR
9 dimidiæ to the half DAT.SG.F.ADJ
10 tribui tribe DAT.SG.F.IOBJ
11 Manasse of Manasseh INDECL
12 filii son GEN.SG.M.APPOS
13 Ioseph of Joseph INDECL
14 regnum the kingdom ACC.SG.N.OBJ
15 Sehon of Sihon INDECL
16 regis king GEN.SG.M.APPOS
17 Amorrhæi of the Amorites GEN.SG.M
18 et and CONJ.INVAR
19 regnum the kingdom ACC.SG.N.OBJ
20 Og of Og INDECL
21 regis king GEN.SG.M.APPOS
22 Basan of Bashan INDECL
23 et and CONJ.INVAR
24 terram their land ACC.SG.F.OBJ
25 eorum of them GEN.PL.M.PERS
26 cum with PREP+ABL
27 urbibus its cities ABL.PL.F
28 suis its own ABL.PL.F.POSS
29 per round about PREP+ACC
30 circuitum circuit ACC.SG.M

Syntax

Main Clause: Dedit itaque Moyses records the resulting territorial grant. Moyses is the subject, Dedit is the main verb, and itaque connects this action consequentially with the agreement established in the preceding verses.

Indirect Objects: filiis Gad et Ruben and dimidiæ tribui Manasse filii Ioseph identify the recipients of the grant. filiis and tribui are datives governed by Dedit.

Genealogical Phrase: Manasse filii Ioseph identifies Manasses as the son of Joseph. filii is genitive singular in apposition to Manasse, and Ioseph specifies whose son Manasses is.

Direct Objects: regnum Sehon regis Amorrhæi, regnum Og regis Basan, and terram eorum are coordinated objects of Dedit. Together they define the territories transferred to the tribes.

First Royal Phrase: Sehon regis Amorrhæi identifies Sehon as king of the Amorrhites. The whole expression depends upon the first regnum.

Second Royal Phrase: Og regis Basan identifies Og as king of Basan. The expression specifies the ruler whose kingdom forms the second part of the grant.

Possessive Phrase: terram eorum means “their land,” with eorum referring to the previously named kings and their respective territories.

Accompanying Phrase: cum urbibus suis specifies that the land is granted together with its cities. cum governs the ablative urbibus, while suis agrees with urbibus.

Adverbial Phrase: per circuitum means “round about” or “all around” and describes the cities belonging throughout the surrounding territory.

Morphology

  1. Dedit — Lemma: do; Part of Speech: Verb; Form: Third person singular, perfect active indicative, first conjugation; Function: Main verb of the sentence; Translation: “gave”; Notes: It records the formal territorial grant made by Moyses following the agreement concerning the tribes’ military obligation.
  2. itaque — Lemma: itaque; Part of Speech: Conjunction; Form: Invariable consequential conjunction; Function: Connects the territorial grant with the preceding agreement; Translation: “and so”; Notes: It presents Moyses’ grant as the consequence of the terms that have just been accepted.
  3. Moyses — Lemma: Moyses; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Nominative singular masculine; Function: Subject of Dedit; Translation: “Moyses”; Notes: Moyses acts as the authority formally assigning the territories to the designated tribes.
  4. filiis — Lemma: filius; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Dative plural masculine, second declension; Function: Indirect object of Dedit; Translation: “to the sons”; Notes: It introduces the first recipients of the territorial grant.
  5. Gad — Lemma: Gad; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Genitival specification of filiis; Translation: “of Gad”; Notes: It identifies one of the tribes receiving territory east of the Jordan.
  6. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: Conjunction; Form: Invariable coordinating conjunction; Function: Connects Gad and Ruben; Translation: “and”; Notes: It joins the two tribal names governed by filiis.
  7. Ruben — Lemma: Ruben; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Second genitival specification of filiis; Translation: “Ruben”; Notes: It identifies the second tribe sharing in the territorial grant.
  8. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: Conjunction; Form: Invariable coordinating conjunction; Function: Connects the two principal recipient groups; Translation: “and”; Notes: It adds the half tribe of Manasses to Gad and Ruben.
  9. dimidiæ — Lemma: dimidius; Part of Speech: Adjective; Form: Dative singular feminine, positive degree, first and second declension; Function: Modifier of tribui; Translation: “to the half”; Notes: It specifies that only half of the tribe of Manasses participates in this territorial allotment.
  10. tribui — Lemma: tribus; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Dative singular feminine, fourth declension; Function: Indirect object of Dedit; Translation: “tribe”; Notes: Together with dimidiæ, it identifies the third recipient group.
  11. Manasse — Lemma: Manasses; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Genitive singular masculine; Function: Genitival specification of tribui; Translation: “of Manasses”; Notes: It identifies the tribe whose half receives territory alongside Gad and Ruben.
  12. filii — Lemma: filius; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Genitive singular masculine, second declension; Function: Apposition to Manasse; Translation: “the son”; Notes: It provides the genealogical identification of Manasses as the son of Joseph.
  13. Ioseph — Lemma: Ioseph; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Genitival complement of filii; Translation: “of Joseph”; Notes: It identifies Joseph as the father of Manasses.
  14. regnum — Lemma: regnum; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Accusative singular neuter, second declension; Function: Direct object of Dedit; Translation: “the kingdom”; Notes: It introduces the first kingdom included in the territorial grant.
  15. Sehon — Lemma: Sehon; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Genitival specification of regnum; Translation: “of Sehon”; Notes: It names the ruler whose former kingdom forms part of the allotted territory.
  16. regis — Lemma: rex; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Genitive singular masculine, third declension; Function: Apposition to Sehon; Translation: “king”; Notes: It identifies Sehon by his royal office.
  17. Amorrhæi — Lemma: Amorrhæus; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Genitive singular masculine, second declension; Function: Genitival complement of regis; Translation: “of the Amorrhites”; Notes: The singular collective designation identifies Sehon as the Amorrite king.
  18. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: Conjunction; Form: Invariable coordinating conjunction; Function: Connects the two kingdoms given by Moyses; Translation: “and”; Notes: It adds Og’s kingdom to the kingdom of Sehon.
  19. regnum — Lemma: regnum; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Accusative singular neuter, second declension; Function: Coordinated direct object of Dedit; Translation: “the kingdom”; Notes: It introduces the second kingdom included in the grant.
  20. Og — Lemma: Og; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Genitival specification of regnum; Translation: “of Og”; Notes: It names the ruler of the second kingdom assigned in this territorial settlement.
  21. regis — Lemma: rex; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Genitive singular masculine, third declension; Function: Apposition to Og; Translation: “king”; Notes: It identifies Og by his royal status.
  22. Basan — Lemma: Basan; Part of Speech: Proper noun; Form: Indeclinable; Function: Genitival complement of regis; Translation: “of Basan”; Notes: It identifies the territory over which Og had ruled.
  23. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: Conjunction; Form: Invariable coordinating conjunction; Function: Adds terram eorum to the territories already enumerated; Translation: “and”; Notes: It expands the description from the two kingdoms to their associated land.
  24. terram — Lemma: terra; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Accusative singular feminine, first declension; Function: Coordinated direct object of Dedit; Translation: “land”; Notes: It denotes the territory belonging to the kingdoms named immediately before it.
  25. eorum — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: Personal pronoun; Form: Genitive plural masculine; Function: Possessive genitive modifying terram; Translation: “their”; Notes: It refers back to Sehon and Og and denotes the land associated with their former kingdoms.
  26. cum — Lemma: cum; Part of Speech: Preposition; Form: Invariable preposition governing the ablative; Function: Introduces cum urbibus suis; Translation: “with”; Notes: It indicates that the cities belonging to the territory are included in the grant.
  27. urbibus — Lemma: urbs; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Ablative plural feminine, third declension; Function: Object of the preposition cum; Translation: “cities”; Notes: It denotes the urban settlements belonging to the allotted territory.
  28. suis — Lemma: suus; Part of Speech: Possessive adjective; Form: Ablative plural feminine, positive degree; Function: Modifier of urbibus; Translation: “its own”; Notes: It associates the cities with the land and territories being described.
  29. per — Lemma: per; Part of Speech: Preposition; Form: Invariable preposition governing the accusative; Function: Introduces the idiomatic phrase per circuitum; Translation: “round about”; Notes: Together with circuitum, it describes the surrounding extent or distribution of the cities.
  30. circuitum — Lemma: circuitus; Part of Speech: Noun; Form: Accusative singular masculine, fourth declension; Function: Object of per in the adverbial phrase per circuitum; Translation: “circuit”; Notes: The complete expression means “round about” or “all around,” describing the cities throughout the surrounding territory.

 

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