Numeri 26:42 (Numbers 26:42)

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 26:42 Filii Dan per cognationes suas: Suham, a quo familia Suhamitarum. hæ sunt cognationes Dan per familias suas.

The sons of Dan according to their clans: Suham, from whom came the family of the Suhamites. These are the clans of Dan according to their families.

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 Filii sons NOM.PL.M
2 Dan Dan INDECL.NOUN
3 per according to PREP+ACC
4 cognationes clans ACC.PL.F
5 suas their ACC.PL.F.POSS
6 Suham Shuham INDECL.NOUN
7 a from PREP+ABL
8 quo whom ABL.SG.M.REL
9 familia family NOM.SG.F
10 Suhamitarum of the Shuhamites GEN.PL.M
11 hæ these NOM.PL.F.DEM
12 sunt are 3PL.PRES.ACT.IND
13 cognationes clans NOM.PL.F
14 Dan of Dan INDECL.NOUN
15 per according to PREP+ACC
16 familias families ACC.PL.F
17 suas their ACC.PL.F.POSS

Syntax

Genealogical Heading: Filii Dan per cognationes suas introduces the clan divisions belonging to the tribe of Dan.

Genealogical Entry: Suham, a quo familia Suhamitarum identifies Suham as the ancestral founder of the Suhamite clan.

Relative Genealogical Construction: a quo familia Suhamitarum expresses descent from Suham and the resulting clan designation.

Summary Clause: hæ sunt cognationes Dan per familias suas concludes the genealogical listing of Dan.

Subject: hæ cognationes functions as the subject of sunt.

Prepositional Phrase: per familias suas indicates organization according to family divisions.

Morphology

  1. Filii — Lemma: filius; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative plural masculine, 2nd declension; Function: genealogical heading; Translation: “sons”; Notes: introduces the descendants of Dan.
  2. Dan — Lemma: Dan; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: dependent identifier modifying Filii; Translation: “Dan”; Notes: son of Iacob and ancestor of the tribe.
  3. per — Lemma: per; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governs accusative; Function: introduces classification phrase; Translation: “according to”; Notes: indicates arrangement by clans.
  4. cognationes — Lemma: cognatio; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative plural feminine, 3rd declension; Function: object of per; Translation: “clans”; Notes: refers to tribal clan divisions.
  5. suas — Lemma: suus; Part of Speech: possessive adjective; Form: accusative plural feminine; Function: modifies cognationes; Translation: “their”; Notes: refers to the descendants of Dan.
  6. Suham — Lemma: Suham; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: ancestral founder; Translation: “Suham”; Notes: sole clan founder listed for Dan in this census.
  7. a — Lemma: a; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governs ablative; Function: introduces ancestry relationship; Translation: “from”; Notes: marks clan descent.
  8. quo — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: ablative singular masculine; Function: object of a; Translation: “whom”; Notes: refers to Suham.
  9. familia — Lemma: familia; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative singular feminine, 1st declension; Function: subject of implied genealogical statement; Translation: “family”; Notes: designates a clan division.
  10. Suhamitarum — Lemma: Suhamita; Part of Speech: noun; Form: genitive plural masculine, 1st declension; Function: dependent genitive modifying familia; Translation: “of the Suhamites”; Notes: clan name derived from Suham.
  11. hæ — Lemma: hic; Part of Speech: demonstrative pronoun; Form: nominative plural feminine; Function: modifies cognationes; Translation: “these”; Notes: points to the clan divisions just listed.
  12. sunt — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person plural present active indicative; Function: copulative verb; Translation: “are”; Notes: links the subject with its identification.
  13. cognationes — Lemma: cognatio; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative plural feminine, 3rd declension; Function: subject of sunt; Translation: “clans”; Notes: refers to the clan divisions of Dan.
  14. Dan — Lemma: Dan; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: dependent identifier modifying cognationes; Translation: “Dan”; Notes: identifies the tribe concerned.
  15. per — Lemma: per; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governs accusative; Function: introduces classification phrase; Translation: “according to”; Notes: indicates arrangement by family groups.
  16. familias — Lemma: familia; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative plural feminine, 1st declension; Function: object of per; Translation: “families”; Notes: refers to household divisions within the clan.
  17. suas — Lemma: suus; Part of Speech: possessive adjective; Form: accusative plural feminine; Function: modifies familias; Translation: “their”; Notes: refers to the descendants of Dan.

 

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