Exodus 6:17

בְּנֵ֥י גֵרְשֹׁ֛ון לִבְנִ֥י וְשִׁמְעִ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃

The sons of Gershon: Livni and Shimei, according to their families.

 

Morphology

  1. בְּנֵ֥י (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Gershon.
  2. גֵרְשֹׁ֛ון (Gershon) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gershon”; Notes: The firstborn son of Levi.
  3. לִבְנִ֥י (Livni) – Root: לבן (l-b-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Livni”; Notes: A son of Gershon.
  4. וְשִׁמְעִ֖י (ve-Shimei) – Root: שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Shimei”; Notes: Another son of Gershon.
  5. לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ (le-mishpeḥotam) – Root: משׁפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Noun, plural construct with pronominal suffix; Translation: “According to their families”; Notes: Indicates the family divisions of Gershon’s descendants.

 

 

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