Numbers 36:1

וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָבֹ֗ות לְמִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בְּנֵֽי־גִלְעָד֙ בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יֹוסֵ֑ף וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ לִפְנֵ֤י מֹשֶׁה֙ וְלִפְנֵ֣י הַנְּשִׂאִ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֥י אָבֹ֖ות לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the family of the sons of Gilʿad, son of Makhir, son of Menaʾshe, from the families of the sons of Yosef, approached and spoke before Moshe and before the leaders, the heads of the fathers’ houses of the sons of Yisraʾel.

 

Morphology

  1. וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ (vayiqqrevu) – Root: קרב (qrb); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “They approached”; Notes: Indicates a sequential action.
  2. רָאשֵׁ֣י (rashei) – Root: ראש (rʾsh); Form: Construct form of noun, masculine plural; Translation: “The heads of”; Notes: Refers to leaders of a group.
  3. הָֽאָבֹ֗ות (ha-avot) – Root: אב (ʾb); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the fathers”; Notes: Refers to ancestors or patriarchs.
  4. לְמִשְׁפַּ֤חַת (le-mishpaḥat) – Root: שׁפחה (shpḥ); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “to the family of”; Notes: Indicates lineage or tribal affiliation.
  5. בְּנֵֽי־גִלְעָד֙ (bene-Gilʿad) – Root: בן (bn) + גלעד (glʿd); Form: Construct form of noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the sons of Gilʿad”; Notes: Refers to descendants of Gilʿad.
  6. בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר (ben-Makhir) – Root: בן (bn) + מכיר (mkyr); Form: Construct form of noun; Translation: “son of Makhir”; Notes: Genealogical reference.
  7. בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (ben-Menaʾsheh) – Root: בן (bn) + מנשה (mnʾsh); Form: Construct form of noun; Translation: “son of Menaʾsheh”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Menaʾsheh.
  8. מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖ות (mi-mishpeḥot) – Root: שׁפחה (shpḥ); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine plural; Translation: “from the families of”; Notes: Indicates subdivision within a tribe.
  9. בְּנֵ֣י (bene) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Construct form of noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the sons of”; Notes: Denotes lineage.
  10. יֹוסֵ֑ף (Yosef) – Root: יסף (ysf); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yosef”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch Yosef.
  11. וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ (vayedabberu) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct communication.
  12. לִפְנֵ֤י (lifnei) – Root: פנה (pnʾ); Form: Preposition; Translation: “before”; Notes: Describes position relative to Moshe.
  13. מֹשֶׁה֙ (Mosheh) – Root: משה (msh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Moshe”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Israel.
  14. וְלִפְנֵ֣י (ve-lifnei) – Root: פנה (pnʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition; Translation: “and before”; Notes: Indicates additional audience.
  15. הַנְּשִׂאִ֔ים (ha-nesiʾim) – Root: נשא (nśʾ); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “the leaders”; Notes: Refers to tribal chiefs.
  16. רָאשֵׁ֥י (rashei) – Root: ראש (rʾsh); Form: Construct form of noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the heads of”; Notes: Identifies senior figures.
  17. אָבֹ֖ות (avot) – Root: אב (ʾb); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “fathers”; Notes: Refers to ancestral figures.
  18. לִבְנֵ֥י (livnei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Preposition with construct form of noun, masculine plural; Translation: “of the sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
  19. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (Yisraʾel) – Root: שרי (shr) + אל (ʾl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.

 

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