בְּנֵ֤י נַפְתָּלִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לְיַ֨חְצְאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיַּחְצְאֵלִ֑י לְגוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַגּוּנִֽי׃
The sons of Naftali by their clans: for Yathtseʾel, the clan of the Yathtseʾeli; for Guni, the clan of the Guni.
Morphology
- בְּנֵ֤י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Introduces the lineage.
- נַפְתָּלִי֙ (Naftali) – Root: נפתלי (Naftali); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Naftali”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Naftali.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם (ləmišpəḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “By their clans”; Notes: Indicates tribal subdivisions.
- לְיַ֨חְצְאֵ֔ל (ləyaḥtseʾel) – Root: יחצאל (Yaḥtseʾel); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “For Yathtseʾel”; Notes: Refers to a specific family head.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Introduces the family line.
- הַיַּחְצְאֵלִ֑י (hayaḥtseʾeli) – Root: יחצאל (Yaḥtseʾel); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “The Yathtseʾeli”; Notes: Designates the clan derived from Yathtseʾel.
- לְגוּנִ֕י (ləguni) – Root: גוני (Guni); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “For Guni”; Notes: Refers to another family head.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Introduces the family line.
- הַגּוּנִֽי׃ (hagguni) – Root: גוני (Guni); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “The Guni”; Notes: Designates the clan derived from Guni.