בְּנֵ֥י יֹוסֵ֖ף לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃
The sons of Yosef by their clans: Menashe and Efrayim.
Morphology
- בְּנֵ֥י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage or descent.
- יֹוסֵ֖ף (Yosef) – Root: יסף (ysf); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yosef”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch Yosef, son of Yaʿaqov.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (ləmišpəḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “By their clans”; Notes: Specifies family divisions.
- מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (Mənasheh) – Root: נשה (nsh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Menasheh”; Notes: Yosef’s firstborn son.
- וְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (veʾEfrayim) – Root: פרה (prh); Form: Conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “And Ephrayim”; Notes: Yosef’s second son.