Numbers 3:17

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵֽי־לֵוִ֖י בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃

And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Qehat, and Merari.

Morphology

1. וַיִּֽהְיוּ (vayihyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive; Translation: “And they were”; Notes: Describes the existence or identity of the sons of Levi.
2. אֵ֥לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the following names.
3. בְנֵֽי־ (bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
4. לֵוִ֖י (Levi) – Root: לוי (l-w-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Levi”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Levi.
5. בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם (bishmotam) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and preposition; Translation: “By their names”; Notes: Refers to the specific names of Levi’s sons.
6. גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון (Gershon) – Root: גרש (g-r-sh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gershon”; Notes: The first son of Levi.
7. וּקְהָ֖ת (Qehat) – Root: קהת (q-h-t); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Qehat”; Notes: The second son of Levi.
8. וּמְרָרִֽי׃ (Merari) – Root: מרר (m-r-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Merari”; Notes: The third son of Levi.