(1) The Hip̄ʿîl stem formation mostly indicates the causative sense of verbs occurring in the Qal. In other words, the subject of the stem in the Hip̄ʿîl causes the object of that verb to act as subject in the idea expressed by the stem.12 וְאֵ֛לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָחֲל֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Qal: And these are what the Israelites inherited (Josh. 14:1).* תַּנְחִיל֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֶת־הָאָ֕רֶץ Hip̄ʿîl: You will cause this people to inherit the land (Josh. 1:6).* In Josh. 1:6 “people”