בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לְמָכִיר֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמָּכִירִ֔י וּמָכִ֖יר הֹולִ֣יד אֶת־גִּלְעָ֑ד לְגִלְעָ֕ד מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַגִּלְעָדִֽי׃
The sons of Menashe: to Makhir, the family of the Makhirites; and Makhir begot Gilʿad; to Gilʿad, the family of the Gilʿadi.
Morphology
- בְּנֵ֣י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה (Mənasheh) – Root: נשה (nashah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Menasheh”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Menasheh.
- לְמָכִיר֙ (ləmakhir) – Root: מכיר (makhir); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “To Makhir”; Notes: Refers to the son of Menasheh.
- מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת (mishpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafach); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The family of”; Notes: Indicates genealogical division.
- הַמָּכִירִ֔י (hammakhiri) – Root: מכיר (makhir); Form: Adjective masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Makhirites”; Notes: Denotes the descendants of Makhir.
- וּמָכִ֖יר (umakhir) – Root: מכיר (makhir); Form: Conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “And Makhir”; Notes: Connects the clause.
- הֹולִ֣יד (holid) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Begot”; Notes: Causative action of producing offspring.
- אֶת־גִּלְעָ֑ד (ʾet-gilʿad) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Definite direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Gilʿad”; Notes: Refers to a descendant of Makhir.
- לְגִלְעָ֕ד (ləgilʿad) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “To Gilʿad”; Notes: Introduces the lineage of Gilʿad.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mishpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafach); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The family of”; Notes: Genealogical reference.
- הַגִּלְעָדִֽי (haggilʿadi) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Adjective masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Gilʿadites”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Gilʿad.