וַתִּקְרַ֜בְנָה בְּנֹ֣ות צְלָפְחָ֗ד בֶּן־חֵ֤פֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָד֙ בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בֶן־יֹוסֵ֑ף וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ שְׁמֹ֣ות בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה נֹעָ֔ה וְחָגְלָ֥ה וּמִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה׃
Then the daughters of Tselofḥad, son of Ḥefer, son of Gilʿad, son of Makhir, son of Menashe, of the families of Menasheh son of Yosef, came forward. These are the names of his daughters: Maḥla, Noʿa, Ḥogla, Milka, and Tirtza.
Morphology
- וַתִּקְרַ֜בְנָה (vattiqravnah) – Root: קרב (qrv); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “They came forward”; Notes: Refers to the daughters of Tselofḥad approaching.
- בְּנֹ֣ות (bənōt) – Root: בת (bt); Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “Daughters of”; Notes: Indicates female lineage.
- צְלָפְחָ֗ד (Tselofḥad) – Root: צלף (tslp); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tselofḥad”; Notes: Name of a specific individual.
- בֶּן־חֵ֤פֶר (ben-ḥefer) – Root: חפר (ḥpr); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “Son of Ḥefer”; Notes: Establishes lineage.
- בֶּן־גִּלְעָד֙ (ben-gilʿad) – Root: גלעד (glʿd); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “Son of Gilʿad”; Notes: Part of the genealogical line.
- בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר (ben-makhir) – Root: מכיר (mkhyr); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “Son of Makhir”; Notes: Ancestral reference.
- בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (ben-menasheh) – Root: נשה (nsh); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “Son of Menasheh”; Notes: Continues the lineage.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת (ləmišpeḥot) – Root: משפחה (mšpḥh); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural; Translation: “Of the families”; Notes: Refers to the clan or tribal divisions.
- מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה (Menasheh) – Root: נשה (nsh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Menasheh”; Notes: Tribe named after one of Yosef’s sons.
- בֶן־יֹוסֵ֑ף (ben-Yosef) – Root: יסף (ysf); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “Son of Yosef”; Notes: Connects the tribe to its patriarchal ancestor.
- וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ (veʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾlh); Form: Conjunction וְ + demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces the list of names.
- שְׁמֹ֣ות (šemot) – Root: שם (šm); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “The names of”; Notes: Refers to the identification of the daughters.
- בְּנֹתָ֔יו (bənotav) – Root: בת (bt); Form: Noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His daughters”; Notes: Refers to the daughters of Tselofḥad.
- מַחְלָ֣ה (Maḥlah) – Root: מחל (mḥl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Maḥlah”; Notes: Name of the first daughter.
- נֹעָ֔ה (Noʿah) – Root: נוע (nwʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Noʿah”; Notes: Name of the second daughter.
- וְחָגְלָ֥ה (veḥoglah) – Root: חגל (ḥgl); Form: Conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “And Ḥoglah”; Notes: Name of the third daughter.
- וּמִלְכָּ֖ה (umilkah) – Root: מלך (mlk); Form: Conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “And Milkah”; Notes: Name of the fourth daughter.
- וְתִרְצָֽה (vetirtzah) – Root: רצה (rtz); Form: Conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “And Tirtzah”; Notes: Name of the fifth daughter.