Numbers 3:21

לְגֵ֣רְשֹׁ֔ון מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַלִּבְנִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁמְעִ֑י אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֔ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃

To Gershon belonged the family of the Livni and the family of the Shimʿi; these are the families of the Gershuni.

Morphology

1. לְגֵ֣רְשֹׁ֔ון (le-Gershon) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “To Gershon”; Notes: Refers to the first son of Levi.
2. מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ (mishpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine singular construct noun; Translation: “The family of”; Notes: Refers to a specific lineage within Gershon’s descendants.
3. הַלִּבְנִ֔י (ha-Livni) – Root: לבנ (l-b-n); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “The Livni”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Livni.
4. וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (u-mishpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine singular construct noun with conjunction; Translation: “And the family of”; Notes: Links to the next lineage.
5. הַשִּׁמְעִ֑י (ha-Shimʿi) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “The Shimʿi”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Shimʿi.
6. אֵ֣לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the families of Gershon.
7. הֵ֔ם (hem) – Root: הם (h-m); Form: Pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “They”; Notes: Emphasizes the preceding families.
8. מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת (mishpeḥot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “The families of”; Notes: Refers to the subdivisions of the Gershonites.
9. הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ (ha-Gershuni) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “The Gershuni”; Notes: Refers to the clan of Gershon.