The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 4:14 Explained

1 Chronicles 4:14

KJV: And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

YLT: And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

Darby: And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.

ASV: And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Meonothai  begat  Ophrah:  and Seraiah  begat  Joab,  the father  of the valley  of Charashim;  for they were craftsmen. 

What does 1 Chronicles 4:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 4

1  The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur
5  Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron
9  Of Jabez, and his prayer
11  The other families of the same stock
21  The sons of Shelah
24  The posterity and cities of Simeon
39  Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 4:14 mean?

And Meonothai [who] begat - Ophrah and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge Harashim for craftsmen they were -
וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖י הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ עָפְרָ֑ה וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה הוֹלִ֤יד יוֹאָב֙ אֲבִי֙ גֵּ֣יא חֲרָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י חֲרָשִׁ֖ים הָיֽוּ פ

וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖י  And  Meonothai 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְעֹונׄתַי  
Sense: a son of Othniel, the younger brother of Caleb.
הוֹלִ֣יד  [who]  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עָפְרָ֑ה  Ophrah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָפְרָה 
Sense: a Judaite, son of Meonothai.
וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה  and  Seraiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂרָיָה 
Sense: the scribe or secretary of David.
הוֹלִ֤יד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
יוֹאָב֙  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
אֲבִי֙  the  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
חֲרָשִׁ֔ים  Ge  Harashim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּיא חֲרָשִׁים 
Sense: a valley near Lydda, a few miles east of Joppa, founded by Joab of Othniel’s family.
חֲרָשִׁ֖ים  craftsmen 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֶרֶשׁ 
Sense: craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer.
הָיֽוּ  they  were 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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