בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעֹון֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔י לְיָמִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּמִינִ֑י לְיָכִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּכִינִֽי׃
The sons of Shimʿon by their clans: for Nemuʾel, the clan of the Nemuʾeli; for Yamin, the clan of the Yamini; for Yakin, the clan of the Yakini.
Morphology
- בְּנֵ֣י (b’nei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates descendants.
- שִׁמְעֹון֮ (Shimʿon) – Root: שׁמע (šmʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shimʿon”; Notes: Refers to the second son of Yaʿaqov and Leah.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ (l’mishp’ḥotam) – Root: משׁפח (mšpḥ); Form: Noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “By their clans”; Notes: Refers to family groupings.
- לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל (li-Nemuʾel) – Root: נמואל (nmʾl); Form: Proper noun with preposition לְ; Translation: “For Nemuʾel”; Notes: A descendant of Shimʿon.
- מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ (mishpaḥat) – Root: משׁפח (mšpḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Used to specify family lineage.
- הַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔י (ha-Nemuʾeli) – Root: נמואל (nmʾl); Form: Adjective or gentilic; Translation: “The Nemuʾeli”; Notes: Describes affiliation with Nemuʾel.
- לְיָמִ֕ין (l’Yamin) – Root: ימן (ymn); Form: Proper noun with preposition לְ; Translation: “For Yamin”; Notes: Another descendant of Shimʿon.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mishpaḥat) – Root: משׁפח (mšpḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Indicates lineage grouping.
- הַיָּמִינִ֑י (ha-Yamini) – Root: ימן (ymn); Form: Adjective or gentilic; Translation: “The Yamini”; Notes: Affiliation with Yamin.
- לְיָכִ֕ין (l’Yakin) – Root: יכון (ykwn); Form: Proper noun with preposition לְ; Translation: “For Yakin”; Notes: Another clan leader among the descendants of Shimʿon.
- הַיָּכִינִֽי׃ (ha-Yakini) – Root: יכון (ykwn); Form: Adjective or gentilic; Translation: “The Yakini”; Notes: Describes the lineage of Yakin.