וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל יֹונָתָ֥ן וְיִשְׁוִ֖י וּמַלְכִּי־שׁ֑וּעַ וְשֵׁם֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתָ֔יו שֵׁ֤ם הַבְּכִירָה֙ מֵרַ֔ב וְשֵׁ֥ם הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה מִיכַֽל׃
And the sons of Shaʾul were Yonatan, Yishvi, and Malki-shua, and the name of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn, Merav, and the name of the younger, Mikhal.
Morphology
- וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (vayyihyu) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they were”; Notes: Introduces the list of Shaʾul’s sons.
- בְּנֵ֣י (bene) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “sons of”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- שָׁא֔וּל (Shaʾul) – Root: שאול (Shaʾul); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shaʾul”; Notes: The father of the sons listed.
- יֹונָתָ֥ן (Yonatan) – Root: יונתן (Yonatan); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yonatan”; Notes: Eldest son of Shaʾul.
- וְיִשְׁוִ֖י (ve-Yishvi) – Root: ישוי (Yishvi); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yishvi”; Notes: Another son of Shaʾul.
- וּמַלְכִּי־שׁ֑וּעַ (u-Malki-Shua) – Root: מלכי־שוע (Malki-Shua); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Malki-Shua”; Notes: Third son of Shaʾul.
- וְשֵׁם֙ (ve-Shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the name”; Notes: Introduces the names of his daughters.
- שְׁתֵּ֣י (shtei) – Root: שנים (shnayim); Form: Number, feminine dual construct; Translation: “two”; Notes: Refers to Shaʾul’s daughters.
- בְנֹתָ֔יו (venotav) – Root: בת (bat); Form: Noun, feminine plural, with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his daughters”; Notes: Possessive form.
- שֵׁ֤ם (shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the name”; Notes: Reiterates the introduction of names.
- הַבְּכִירָה֙ (ha-bekhirah) – Root: בכר (bakhar); Form: Adjective, feminine singular, definite; Translation: “the firstborn”; Notes: Refers to the eldest daughter.
- מֵרַ֔ב (Merav) – Root: מרב (Merav); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Merav”; Notes: Name of Shaʾul’s first daughter.
- וְשֵׁ֥ם (ve-Shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and the name”; Notes: Introduces the second daughter’s name.
- הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה (ha-qetannah) – Root: קטן (qatan); Form: Adjective, feminine singular, definite; Translation: “the younger”; Notes: Describes the second daughter.
- מִיכַֽל (Mikhal) – Root: מיכל (Mikhal); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Mikhal”; Notes: Name of Shaʾul’s second daughter.