בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְבֶ֗לַע מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַבַּלְעִ֔י לְאַשְׁבֵּ֕ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִ֑י לַאֲחִירָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֲחִירָמִֽי׃
The sons of Binyamin according to their clans: to Bela, the clan of the Balʿi; to Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbeli; to Aḥiram, the clan of the Aḥirami.
Morphology
- בְּנֵ֣י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates descendants.
- בִנְיָמִן֮ (Binyamin) – Root: ימן (yamin); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Binyamin”; Notes: Name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ (ləmišpəḥotam) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “According to their clans”; Notes: Specifies family groupings.
- לְבֶ֗לַע (ləvelaʿ) – Root: בלע (balaʿ); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “To Bela”; Notes: Refers to a son of Binyamin.
- מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ (mišpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Introduces a specific family group.
- הַבַּלְעִ֔י (habbalʿi) – Root: בלע (balaʿ); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Balʿi”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Bela.
- לְאַשְׁבֵּ֕ל (ləʾashbel) – Root: אשׁבל (ʾashbel); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “To Ashbel”; Notes: Another son of Binyamin.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Repeats for each family group.
- הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִ֑י (haʾashbeli) – Root: אשׁבל (ʾashbel); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Ashbeli”; Notes: Refers to Ashbel’s descendants.
- לַאֲחִירָ֕ם (laʾaḥiram) – Root: אח (ʾaḥ); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “To Aḥiram”; Notes: Yet another son of Binyamin.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (shafaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Continues the genealogical pattern.
- הָאֲחִירָמִֽי׃ (haʾaḥirami) – Root: אח (ʾaḥ); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Aḥirami”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Aḥiram.