Judges 12:14

וַיְהִי־לֹ֞ו אַרְבָּעִ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים רֹכְבִ֖ים עַל־שִׁבְעִ֣ים עֲיָרִ֑ם וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִֽים׃

And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, riding on seventy young donkeys, and he judged Yisraʾel for eight years.

Morphology

1. וַיְהִי־לֹ֞ו (va-yehi-lo) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular + prepositional phrase; Translation: “And he had”; Notes: Indicates possession.
2. אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (arbaʿim) – Root: ארבע (arbaʿ); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “forty”; Notes: Number of sons.
3. בָּנִ֗ים (banim) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “sons”; Notes: Male offspring.
4. וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ (u-sheloshim) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “and thirty”; Notes: Number of grandsons.
5. בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים (bene vanim) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun construct, masculine plural; Translation: “grandsons”; Notes: Indicates descendants.
6. רֹכְבִ֖ים (rokhvim) – Root: רכב (rakhav); Form: Qal participle, masculine plural; Translation: “riding”; Notes: Describes the grandsons.
7. עַל־שִׁבְעִ֣ים (ʿal-shivʿim) – Root: שבע (shivʿa); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “on seventy”; Notes: Number of donkeys.
8. עֲיָרִ֑ם (ayarim) – Root: עיר (ʿayir); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “young donkeys”; Notes: Indicates transport and status.
9. וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (va-yishpot) – Root: שפט (shafat); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he judged”; Notes: Marks the duration of his leadership.
10. אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (et-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: The nation under his rule.
11. שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה (shemoneh) – Root: שמונה (shemoneh); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “eight”; Notes: Duration of his judgeship.
12. שָׁנִֽים׃ (shanim) – Root: שנה (shana); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “years”; Notes: Completes the numerical duration.