מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בֵּית־לֵוִי֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָ֑ד מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַשִּׁמְעִי֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָֽד׃
The family of the house of Levi apart and their women apart the family of the Shimeʿi apart and their women apart.
Morphology
- מִשְׁפַּחַת (mishpaḥat) – Root: משׁפחה (mishpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “the family of”; Notes: Introduces a specific clan within the communal mourning.
- בֵּית־לֵוִי (beit-Levi) – Root: בית / לוי (bayit / Levi); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “the house of Levi”; Notes: Refers to the Levitical lineage.
- לְבָד (le-vad) – Root: בדד (badad); Form: Preposition לְ + adverb; Translation: “apart”; Notes: Emphasizes separation in mourning.
- וּנְשֵׁיהֶם (u-neshehem) – Root: אשׁה (ʾishah); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and their women”; Notes: Indicates gender-specific lamentation.
- לְבָד (le-vad) – Root: בדד (badad); Form: Preposition לְ + adverb; Translation: “apart”; Notes: Reiterates separation.
- מִשְׁפַּחַת (mishpaḥat) – Root: משׁפחה (mishpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “the family of”; Notes: Introduces another clan group.
- הַשִּׁמְעִי (ha-Shimʿi) – Root: שׁמעי (Shimʿi); Form: Definite proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “the Shimʿi”; Notes: A specific Levitical family line.
- לְבָד (le-vad) – Root: בדד (badad); Form: Preposition לְ + adverb; Translation: “apart”; Notes: Maintains the patterned separation.
- וּנְשֵׁיהֶם (u-neshehem) – Root: אשׁה (ʾishah); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and their women”; Notes: Concludes with women mourning separately.
- לְבָד (le-vad) – Root: בדד (badad); Form: Preposition לְ + adverb; Translation: “apart”; Notes: Final emphasis on individualized lamentation.