Gen. 25:13 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ואלה שמות בני ישמעאל בשמותם לתולדתם בכור ישמעאל נביות וקדר ואדבאל ומבשם
Gen. 25:13 [Masoretic Text]
וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמֹות֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל בִּשְׁמֹתָ֖ם לְתֹולְדֹתָ֑ם בְּכֹ֤ר יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ נְבָיֹ֔ת וְקֵדָ֥ר וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃
And these are the names of the sons of Yishmaʿel, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Yishmaʿel, Nevayot; and Qedar, and Adbeʾel, and Mivsam.
Morphology
- וְאֵ֗לֶּה (v’eleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, mp; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces the list of names. This verse lists four of Yishma’el’s sons, introducing their names according to their birth order and significance.
- שְׁמֹות֙ (shemot) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun, mp absolute; Translation: “names of”; Notes: Refers to the names of Yishma’el’s sons. The reference to their “names” and “generations” underscores the historical and genealogical importance of Yishma’el’s lineage.
- בְּנֵ֣י (b’nei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, mp construct; Translation: “sons of”; Notes: Indicates filial relationship.
- יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל (Yishma’el) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ) + אל (ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun, ms; Translation: “Yishma’el”; Notes: Refers to the son of Avraham and Hagar.
- בִּשְׁמֹתָ֖ם (b’shemotam) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun, mp construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “by their names”; Notes: Emphasizes individual identity.
- לְתֹולְדֹתָ֑ם (l’toldotam) – Root: ילד (y-l-d); Form: Noun, fp construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “according to their generations”; Notes: Indicates genealogical organization.
- בְּכֹ֤ר (b’khor) – Root: בכר (b-kh-r); Form: Noun, ms construct; Translation: “firstborn of”; Notes: Refers to the firstborn son.
- נְבָיֹ֔ת (Nevayot) – Root: נבת (n-v-t); Form: Proper noun, ms; Translation: “Nevayot”; Notes: The firstborn son of Yishma’el.
- וְקֵדָ֥ר (v’Qedar) – Root: קדר (q-d-r); Form: Conjunction + proper noun, ms; Translation: “and Qedar”; Notes: A notable son of Yishma’el, associated with Arabian tribes.
- וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל (v’Adbe’el) – Root: אדבאל (ʾ-d-b-ʾ-l); Form: Conjunction + proper noun, ms; Translation: “and Adbe’el”; Notes: A son of Yishma’el.
- וּמִבְשָֽׂם (u-Mivsam) – Root: מבשם (m-b-sh-m); Form: Conjunction + proper noun, ms; Translation: “and Mivsam”; Notes: One of the sons of Yishma’el.
