Numeri 26:59 (Numbers 26:59)

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 26:59 qui habuit uxorem Iochabed filiam Levi, quæ nata est ei in Ægypto. hæc genuit Amram viro suo filios, Aaron et Moysen, et Mariam sororem eorum:

who had as wife Jochabed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to him in Egypt. She bore to Amram her husband sons, Aaron and Moyses, and Mariam their sister:

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 qui who NOM.SG.M.REL
2 habuit had 3SG.PERF.ACT.IND
3 uxorem wife ACC.SG.F
4 Iochabed Jochebed INDECL.NOUN
5 filiam daughter ACC.SG.F
6 Levi Levi INDECL.NOUN
7 quæ who NOM.SG.F.REL
8 nata born NOM.SG.F.PERF.DEP.PTCP
9 est was 3SG.PRES.ACT.IND
10 ei to him DAT.SG.M.PERS
11 in in PREP+ABL
12 Ægypto Egypt ABL.SG.F
13 hæc she NOM.SG.F.DEM
14 genuit bore 3SG.PERF.ACT.IND
15 Amram to Amram DAT.SG.M
16 viro husband DAT.SG.M
17 suo her DAT.SG.M.POSS
18 filios sons ACC.PL.M
19 Aaron Aaron INDECL.NOUN
20 et and CONJ
21 Moysen Moses ACC.SG.M
22 et and CONJ
23 Mariam Miriam ACC.SG.F
24 sororem sister ACC.SG.F
25 eorum their GEN.PL.M.PERS

Syntax

Relative Clause: qui habuit uxorem Iochabed filiam Levi continues the reference to Amram from the preceding verse and identifies his wife.

Direct Object: uxorem Iochabed filiam Levi functions as the object of habuit, with Iochabed and filiam Levi in apposition.

Relative Clause: quæ nata est ei in Ægypto describes Jochabed and states that she was born to Levi in Egypt.

Main Clause: hæc genuit Amram viro suo filios states that Iochabed bore children to Amram her husband.

Appositional List: Aaron et Moysen et Mariam sororem eorum names the children, with sororem eorum identifying Mariam as their sister.

Morphology

  1. qui — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: nominative singular masculine; Function: subject of habuit; Translation: “who”; Notes: refers back to Amram.
  2. habuit — Lemma: habeo; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular perfect active indicative, 2nd conjugation; Function: verb of the relative clause; Translation: “had”; Notes: introduces Amram’s wife.
  3. uxorem — Lemma: uxor; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative singular feminine, 3rd declension; Function: direct object of habuit; Translation: “wife”; Notes: identifies the marital relationship.
  4. Iochabed — Lemma: Iochabed; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: apposition to uxorem; Translation: “Jochabed”; Notes: name of Amram’s wife.
  5. filiam — Lemma: filia; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative singular feminine, 1st declension; Function: apposition to Iochabed; Translation: “daughter”; Notes: identifies her lineage.
  6. Levi — Lemma: Levi; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: dependent identifier modifying filiam; Translation: “Levi”; Notes: ancestor of the Levitical line.
  7. quæ — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: nominative singular feminine; Function: subject of nata est; Translation: “who”; Notes: refers to Iochabed.
  8. nata — Lemma: nascor; Part of Speech: participle; Form: nominative singular feminine perfect deponent participle; Function: predicate participle with est; Translation: “born”; Notes: deponent form with active sense in origin language, but naturally translated “was born.”
  9. est — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular present active indicative; Function: auxiliary verb completing the perfect deponent construction; Translation: “was”; Notes: forms nata est.
  10. ei — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: pronoun; Form: dative singular masculine; Function: dative of relation or possession; Translation: “to him”; Notes: refers to Levi.
  11. in — Lemma: in; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governs ablative; Function: introduces location; Translation: “in”; Notes: marks place of birth.
  12. Ægypto — Lemma: Ægyptus; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: ablative singular feminine, 2nd declension; Function: object of in; Translation: “Ægypt”; Notes: the land where Iochabed was born.
  13. hæc — Lemma: hic; Part of Speech: demonstrative pronoun; Form: nominative singular feminine; Function: subject of genuit; Translation: “she”; Notes: refers back to Iochabed.
  14. genuit — Lemma: gigno; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular perfect active indicative, 3rd conjugation; Function: main verb; Translation: “bore”; Notes: here describes childbirth rather than male begetting.
  15. Amram — Lemma: Amram; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: dative singular masculine; Function: indirect object with genuit; Translation: “to Amram”; Notes: recipient or relational dative identifying the father.
  16. viro — Lemma: vir; Part of Speech: noun; Form: dative singular masculine, 2nd declension; Function: apposition to Amram; Translation: “husband”; Notes: identifies Amram’s relationship to Iochabed.
  17. suo — Lemma: suus; Part of Speech: possessive adjective; Form: dative singular masculine; Function: modifies viro; Translation: “her”; Notes: refers back to Iochabed.
  18. filios — Lemma: filius; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative plural masculine, 2nd declension; Function: direct object of genuit; Translation: “sons”; Notes: introduces the male children before the mention of Mariam.
  19. Aaron — Lemma: Aaron; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: apposition to filios; Translation: “Aaron”; Notes: one of the sons of Amram and Iochabed.
  20. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable coordinating conjunction; Function: joins names; Translation: “and”; Notes: coordinates Aaron and Moyses.
  21. Moysen — Lemma: Moyses; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: accusative singular masculine; Function: apposition to filios; Translation: “Moyses”; Notes: another son of Amram and Jochabed.
  22. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable coordinating conjunction; Function: joins Mariam to the list; Translation: “and”; Notes: expands the family list beyond the sons.
  23. Mariam — Lemma: Mariam; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: accusative singular feminine; Function: apposition in the list of children; Translation: “Mariam”; Notes: sister of Aaron and Moyses.
  24. sororem — Lemma: soror; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative singular feminine, 3rd declension; Function: apposition to Mariam; Translation: “sister”; Notes: clarifies Mariam’s relationship to Aaron and Moyses.
  25. eorum — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: pronoun; Form: genitive plural masculine; Function: dependent genitive modifying sororem; Translation: “their”; Notes: refers to Aaron and Moyses.

 

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