וְאֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמֹ֤ות בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי֙ לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔ם גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִ֑י וּשְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י לֵוִ֔י שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Qehat, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven years.
Morphology
- וְאֵ֨לֶּה (ve-ʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction with demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces the list of Levi’s sons.
- שְׁמֹ֤ות (shemot) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun, plural absolute; Translation: “Names”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Levi.
- בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי֙ (bene-Levi) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, plural construct; Translation: “The sons of Levi”; Notes: Levi is one of the sons of Yaʿaqov.
- לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔ם (le-toldotam) – Root: ילד (y-l-d); Form: Noun, plural construct with pronominal suffix; Translation: “According to their generations”; Notes: Refers to the genealogical lineage.
- גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון (Gershon) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gershon”; Notes: Firstborn son of Levi.
- וּקְהָ֖ת (u-Qehat) – Root: קהת (q-h-t); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Qehat”; Notes: The second son of Levi.
- וּמְרָרִ֑י (u-Merari) – Root: מרר (m-r-r); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Merari”; Notes: The third son of Levi.
- וּשְׁנֵי֙ (u-shenei) – Root: שׁנה (sh-n-h); Form: Noun, plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “And the years of”; Notes: Indicates the duration of Levi’s life.
- חַיֵּ֣י (ḥayyei) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Noun, plural construct; Translation: “The life of”; Notes: Describes Levi’s lifespan.
- לֵוִ֔י (Levi) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Levi”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch Levi.
- שֶׁ֧בַע (shevaʿ) – Root: שׁבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Cardinal number; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: The first part of Levi’s age.
- וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים (u-sheloshim) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Cardinal number with conjunction; Translation: “And thirty”; Notes: The second part of Levi’s age.
- וּמְאַ֖ת (u-meʾat) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Cardinal number with conjunction; Translation: “And a hundred”; Notes: The third part of Levi’s age.
- שָׁנָֽה (shanah) – Root: שׁנה (sh-n-h); Form: Noun, singular absolute; Translation: “Years”; Notes: Summarizes the years of Levi’s life.