אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשׁוּתֶ֗לַח מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַשֻּׁ֣תַלְחִ֔י לְבֶ֕כֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבַּכְרִ֑י לְתַ֕חַן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽתַּחֲנִֽי׃
These are the sons of Efrayim according to their clans: to Shutelah, the clan of the Shutalḥi; to Bekher, the clan of the Bakhri; to Taḥan, the clan of the Taḥani.
Morphology
- אֵ֣לֶּה (ʾēlleh) – Root: אלה (ʾelleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Introduces the list of Efrayim’s descendants.
- בְנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם֮ (vənēy-ʾEfrayim) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “The sons of Efrayim”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ (ləmišpəḥotam) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “According to their clans”; Notes: Specifies division by family groups.
- לְשׁוּתֶ֗לַח (ləShutelaḥ) – Root: שׁתלח (Shutelaḥ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “To Shutelah”; Notes: Refers to one of Efrayim’s descendants.
- מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ (mišpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Introduces family lineage.
- הַשֻּׁ֣תַלְחִ֔י (haShutalḥi) – Root: שׁתלח (Shutelaḥ); Form: Adjective; Translation: “The Shutalḥi”; Notes: Clan derived from Shutelah.
- לְבֶ֕כֶר (ləVecher) – Root: בכר (Bakhar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “To Becher”; Notes: Another descendant of Efrayim.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Similar usage as above.
- הַבַּכְרִ֑י (haBakri) – Root: בכר (Bakhar); Form: Adjective; Translation: “The Bakri”; Notes: Clan named after Becher.
- לְתַ֕חַן (ləTaḥan) – Root: תחן (Taḥan); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “To Taḥan”; Notes: Another son of Efrayim.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Repetition indicates another family group.
- הַֽתַּחֲנִֽי׃ (haTaḥani) – Root: תחן (Taḥan); Form: Adjective; Translation: “The Taḥani”; Notes: Clan descended from Taḥan.