בְּנֵ֨י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּנֵ֨י

   be-NEI

   the sons of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בְּנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה בֶֿן־יוֹסֵ֛ף

   be-NEI me-na-SHEH ben-YO-sef

   the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph
3. clause🔊 אֵ֠לֶּה בְּנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה בֶֿן־יוֹסֵ֛ף הַזְּכָרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃

   E-le be-NEI me-na-SHEH ben-YO-sef haz-za-kha-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam

   these the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph the males by their clans
4. sentence🔊 וַ֠יְהִי לִבְנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה הַנּוֹתָרִים֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִבְנֵ֨י אֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֗לֶק וְלִבְנֵ֤י אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙ וְלִבְנֵי־שֶׁ֔כֶם וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֖פֶר וְלִבְנֵ֣י שְׁמִידָ֑ע אֵ֠לֶּה בְּנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה בֶֿן־יוֹסֵ֛ף הַזְּכָרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃

   va-ye-HI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam liv-NEI a-vi-e-ZER ve-liv-NEI-KHE-lek ve-liv-NEI-as-ri-EL ve-liv-NEI-SHE-khem ve-liv-NEI-KHE-fer ve-liv-NEI-she-mi-DA E-le be-NEI me-na-SHEH ben-YO-sef haz-za-kha-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam

   And it was for the sons of Manasseh the remaining by their clans for the sons of Abiezer and for the sons of Helek and for the sons of Asriel and for the sons of Shechem and for the sons of Hepher and for the sons of Shemida these the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph the males by their clans

Exegesis

The phrase livnê Menashshê hanôtārîm lə-mishpechôtām {לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּוֹתָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | livnē mĕ-naš-šê han-ô-tā-rîm lə-miš-pə-chô-tām} designates the subgroup of Manasseh as those remaining for distribution.

The repeated pattern wə-livnê-X {וְלִבְנֵי־X | wə-liv-nē-X} enumerates each clan in turn, reflecting a distributive inheritance formula.