Numbers 4:29

בְּנֵ֖י מְרָרִ֑י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥ם לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖ם תִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָֽם׃

The sons of Merari, by their clans, by their fathers’ house, you shall number them.

Morphology

1. בְּנֵ֖י (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Construct noun plural; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
2. מְרָרִ֑י (Merari) – Root: מררי (m-r-r-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Merari”; Notes: Refers to the Levitical family group.
3. לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֥ם (le-mishpeḥotam) – Root: שפחה (sh-p-ḥ); Form: Preposition + plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “By their clans”; Notes: Defines their tribal divisions.
4. לְבֵית־ (le-veit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Preposition + construct noun; Translation: “By the house of”; Notes: Refers to family houses.
5. אֲבֹתָ֖ם (avotam) – Root: אב (ʾ-v); Form: Plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their fathers”; Notes: Indicates patriarchal lineage.
6. תִּפְקֹ֥ד (tifqod) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular Qal; Translation: “You shall number”; Notes: Command to take a census.
7. אֹתָֽם (otam) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Accusative marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Them”; Notes: Refers to the sons of Merari.