וְאֶלְעָזָ֨ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֜ן לָקַֽח־לֹ֨ו מִבְּנֹ֤ות פּֽוּטִיאֵל֙ לֹ֣ו לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֹ֖ו אֶת־פִּֽינְחָ֑ס אֵ֗לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲבֹ֥ות הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
And Eleʿazar, the son of Aharon, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as a wife, and she bore him Pineḥas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites by their clans.
Morphology
- וְאֶלְעָזָ֨ר (VeʾElʿazar) – Root: ע־ז־ר (ʿ-z-r); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And Eleʿazar”; Notes: Refers to Aharon’s son, meaning “God has helped.”
- בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֜ן (Ben-Aharon) – Root: ב־נ־ה (b-n-h); Form: Construct state, masculine singular; Translation: “The son of Aharon”; Notes: Denotes lineage.
- לָקַֽח־לֹ֨ו (Laqakh-lo) – Root: ל־ק־ח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal perfect, 3ms with 3ms pronominal suffix; Translation: “He took for himself”; Notes: Indicates possession or action.
- מִבְּנֹ֤ות (Mi-b’not) – Root: ב־נ־ה (b-n-h); Form: Preposition + plural noun; Translation: “From the daughters”; Notes: Refers to Putiel’s daughters.
- פּֽוּטִיאֵל (Putiel) – Root: Unknown; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Putiel”; Notes: Likely a priestly or noble lineage.
- לֹ֣ו (Lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition with 3ms suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to Eleʿazar.
- לְאִשָּׁ֔ה (Leʾishah) – Root: א־שׁ־ה (ʾ-sh-h); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “As a wife”; Notes: Denotes marital relationship.
- וַתֵּ֥לֶד (Vateled) – Root: י־ל־ד (y-l-d); Form: Qal imperfect, 3fs with vav consecutive; Translation: “And she bore”; Notes: Refers to giving birth.
- לֹ֖ו (Lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition with 3ms suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to Eleʿazar.
- אֶת־פִּֽינְחָ֑ס (Et-Pineḥas) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Pineḥas”; Notes: A proper noun indicating the name of the child.
- אֵ֗לֶּה (Eleh) – Root: N/A; Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the clans of Levi.
- רָאשֵׁ֛י (Rashei) – Root: ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Noun, construct, plural; Translation: “Heads of”; Notes: Indicates leadership or prominence.
- אֲבֹ֥ות (Avot) – Root: א־ב־ה (ʾ-v-h); Form: Noun, plural; Translation: “Fathers”; Notes: Refers to ancestors.
- הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (HaLeviim) – Root: ל־ו־י (l-v-y); Form: Noun, plural, definite; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Designates the tribe of Levi.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם (Lemishpeḥotam) – Root: שׁ־פ־ח (sh-p-ḥ); Form: Noun, plural with preposition and 3mp suffix; Translation: “By their clans”; Notes: Refers to their family divisions.