וְלִבְנֵ֨י קְהָ֜ת הַנֹּותָרִ֗ים מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מַטֵּֽה־֠אֶפְרַיִם וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־דָ֞ן וּמֵחֲצִ֨י מַטֵּ֧ה מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה בַּגֹּורָ֖ל עָרִ֥ים עָֽשֶׂר׃ ס
And to the sons of Qehat, the remaining ones, from the families of the tribe of Ephrayim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Menashshe, by the lot, ten cities.
Morphology
- וְלִבְנֵ֨י (u-livnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with preposition; Translation: “And to the sons of”; Notes: Indicates possession or relation.
- קְהָ֜ת (Qehat) – Root: קהת (q-h-t); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Qehat”; Notes: Refers to the Levitical family descending from Qehat.
- הַנֹּותָרִ֗ים (ha-notarim) – Root: נותר (n-w-t-r); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the remaining ones”; Notes: Refers to the rest of the Qehatites.
- מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (mi-mishpeḥot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with preposition; Translation: “from the families of”; Notes: Indicates subgrouping.
- מַטֵּֽה־אֶפְרַיִם (matteh-Ephrayim) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “the tribe of Ephrayim”; Notes: Refers to one of the twelve tribes of Yisraʾel.
- וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־דָ֞ן (u-mim-matteh-Dan) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “and from the tribe of Dan”; Notes: Indicates another tribal allocation.
- וּמֵחֲצִ֨י (u-meḥatsi) – Root: חצי (ḥ-tz-y); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “and from half of”; Notes: Refers to a portion of a tribe.
- מַטֵּ֧ה מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה (matteh-Menashsheh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “the tribe of Menashsheh”; Notes: Specifies the half-tribe.
- בַּגֹּורָ֖ל (ba-goral) – Root: גורל (g-w-r-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “by the lot”; Notes: Refers to the method of distribution.
- עָרִ֥ים (ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Specifies the subject of distribution.
- עָֽשֶׂר (ʿeser) – Root: עשר (ʿ-sh-r); Form: Cardinal number; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Specifies the number of cities assigned.