כָּל־הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים לִבְנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם הַנֹּותָרִ֖ים מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ות הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיְהִי֙ גֹּורָלָ֔ם עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃
All the cities for the children of Merari, according to their families, the remainder of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
Morphology
- כָּל־הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים (kol-he’arim) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine plural with adjective “all”; Translation: “all the cities”; Notes: Refers to all the cities given to the Levites.
- לִבְנֵ֤י (li-vnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural with preposition “to”; Translation: “for the children of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Merari, one of the Levite families.
- מְרָרִי (Merari) – Root: מררי (m-r-r); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Merari”; Notes: One of the Levite families.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם (le-mishpakhotam) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to their families”; Notes: Refers to the families within the tribe of Merari.
- הַנֹּותָרִ֖ים (hanoterim) – Root: נותר (n-ṭ-r); Form: Verb, participle, masculine plural; Translation: “the remainder”; Notes: Refers to the remaining families of the Levites.
- מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ות (mi-mishpakhot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Noun, feminine plural with preposition “from”; Translation: “from the families”; Notes: Refers to the families of the Levites that are left.
- הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (ha-leviyim) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the Levites”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Levites.
- וַיְהִי֙ (vayehi) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it was”; Notes: The verb “to be” in the past tense.
- גֹּורָלָ֔ם (goralam) – Root: גּורל (g-r-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “their lot”; Notes: Refers to the allocation or distribution of the cities by lot.
- עָרִ֖ים (arim) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Refers to the cities given to the Levites.
- שְׁתֵּ֥ים (shtayim) – Root: שתיים (sh-t-m); Form: Adjective, feminine plural; Translation: “two”; Notes: Refers to the number of cities for the families of Merari.
- עֶשְׂרֵֽה (eser) – Root: עשר (ʿ-ś-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “twelve”; Notes: Refers to the number of cities given to the Levites from the families of Merari.