בְּנֵ֣י אָשֵׁר֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְיִמְנָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַיִּמְנָ֔ה לְיִשְׁוִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּשְׁוִ֑י לִבְרִיעָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבְּרִיעִֽי׃
The sons of Asher by their clans: of Yimna, the clan of the Yimna; of Yishvi, the clan of the Yishvi; of Beriʿa, the clan of the Beriʿi.
Morphology
- בְּנֵ֣י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage or descent.
- אָשֵׁר֮ (ʾAsher) – Root: אשר (ʾshr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Asher”; Notes: A tribal patriarch.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ (ləmišpəḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “By their clans”; Notes: Indicates division by family groups.
- לְיִמְנָ֗ה (ləYimnah) – Root: ימן (Ymn); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Yimnah”; Notes: A descendant of Asher.
- מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Denotes family division.
- הַיִּמְנָ֔ה (hayimnah) – Root: ימן (Ymn); Form: Definite article ה + proper noun; Translation: “The Yimnahites”; Notes: Specifies the descendants of Yimnah.
- לְיִשְׁוִ֕י (ləYishvi) – Root: ישו (Yšw); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Yishvi”; Notes: A descendant of Asher.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: As above.
- הַיִּשְׁוִ֑י (hayishvi) – Root: ישו (Yšw); Form: Definite article ה + proper noun; Translation: “The Yishvites”; Notes: Specifies the descendants of Yishvi.
- לִבְרִיעָ֕ה (livriʿah) – Root: ברע (brʿ); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Beriʿah”; Notes: A descendant of Asher.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: As above.
- הַבְּרִיעִֽי׃ (habbəriʿi) – Root: ברע (brʿ); Form: Definite article ה + proper noun; Translation: “The Beriʿites”; Notes: Specifies the descendants of Beriʿah.