וְאֵ֨לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֣י הַלֵּוִי֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְגֵרְשֹׁ֗ון מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י לִקְהָ֕ת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי׃
And these are the enrollments of the Levi by their families: for Gershon, the family of the Gershuni; for Qehat, the family of the Qehati; for Merari, the family of the Merari.
Morphology
- וְאֵ֨לֶּה (veʾēlleh) – Root: אלה (ʾelleh); Form: Conjunction וְ + demonstrative pronoun plural; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces a new list or enumeration.
- פְקוּדֵ֣י (fəqudey) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “Enrollments of”; Notes: Refers to those counted or listed.
- הַלֵּוִי֮ (hallēwi) – Root: לוי (Lewi); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The Levites”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Levi.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ (ləmišpəḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “By their families”; Notes: Indicates genealogical divisions.
- לְגֵרְשֹׁ֗ון (ləgeršon) – Root: גרשון (Geršon); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “For Gershon”; Notes: Refers to one of Levi’s sons.
- מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The family of”; Notes: Denotes a specific subdivision.
- הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י (haggeršunni) – Root: גרשון (Geršon); Form: Adjective or gentilic with definite article; Translation: “The Gershuni”; Notes: Describes the descendants of Gershon.
- לִקְהָ֕ת (liqehat) – Root: קהת (Qehat); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “For Qehat”; Notes: Refers to another son of Levi.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The family of”; Notes: Denotes lineage.
- הַקְּהָתִ֑י (haqqəhati) – Root: קהת (Qehat); Form: Adjective or gentilic with definite article; Translation: “The Qehati”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Qehat.
- לִמְרָרִ֕י (limərari) – Root: מררי (Merari); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “For Merari”; Notes: Refers to another son of Levi.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The family of”; Notes: Denotes lineage.
- הַמְּרָרִֽי׃ (hammərari) – Root: מררי (Merari); Form: Adjective or gentilic with definite article; Translation: “The Merari”; Notes: Describes the descendants of Merari.