מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בֶן־יֹוסֵ֖ף הָי֣וּ לְנָשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִי֙ נַחֲלָתָ֔ן עַל־מַטֵּ֖ה מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת אֲבִיהֶֽן׃
From the families of the sons of Menashe, son of Yosef, they became wives, and their inheritance was within the tribe of their father’s family.
Morphology
- מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת (mimishpeḥot) – Root: שׁפח (špḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “from the families of”; Notes: Indicates origin or association.
- בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה (benei-Menasheh) – Root: בן (bn) + נשה (nšh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “the sons of Menasheh”; Notes: Refers to a specific lineage.
- בֶן־יֹוסֵ֖ף (ben-Yosef) – Root: בן (bn) + יסף (ysf); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “son of Yosef”; Notes: Indicates genealogy.
- הָי֣וּ (hayu) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they became”; Notes: Marks a completed action.
- לְנָשִׁ֑ים (lenashim) – Root: אשה (ʾšh); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine plural; Translation: “as wives”; Notes: Indicates marital relationship.
- וַתְּהִי֙ (vatehi) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and it was”; Notes: Introduces the result.
- נַחֲלָתָ֔ן (naḥalatan) – Root: נחל (nḥl); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “their inheritance”; Notes: Possessive construction.
- עַל־מַטֵּ֖ה (ʿal-mateh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “within the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates location or association.
- מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת (mishpaḥat) – Root: שׁפח (špḥ); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “the family of”; Notes: Specifies a subdivision within the tribe.
- אֲבִיהֶֽן׃ (avihem) – Root: אב (ʾb); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “their father”; Notes: Denotes lineage or ancestry.