וּבְנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
Morphology
- וּבְנֵ֖י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Introduces the list of Levi’s sons.
- לֵוִ֑י (Levi) – Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Levi”; Notes: Refers to the third son of Ya’aqov.
- גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון (Gershon) – Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Gershon”; Notes: Name of Levi’s first son.
- קְהָ֖ת (Kehat) – Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Kehat”; Notes: Name of Levi’s second son.
- וּמְרָרִֽי׃ (u-Merari) – Form: Conjunction with proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and Merari”; Notes: Name of Levi’s third son.