The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 5:18 Explained

1 Chronicles 5:18

KJV: The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

YLT: Sons of Reuben, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, of sons of valour, men bearing shield and sword, and treading bow, and taught in battle, are forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going out to the host.

Darby: The children of Reuben and the Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men who carried shield and sword, drawing the bow and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, able to go forth to war.

ASV: The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sons  of Reuben,  and the Gadites,  and half  the tribe  of Manasseh,  of valiant men,  men  able to bear  buckler  and sword,  and to shoot  with bow,  and skilful  in war,  [were] four  and forty  thousand  seven  hundred  and threescore,  that went out  to the war. 

What does 1 Chronicles 5:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 5

1  Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright
3  Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites
11  The chief men of Gad, and their habitations
18  Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites
23  The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh
25  The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 5:18 mean?

The sons of Reuben and the Gadite and half the tribe of Manasseh of men valiant men able to bear shield and sword and to shoot with the bow and skillful in war forty and [had] four thousand and seven hundred and sixty who went to war
בְּנֵֽי־ רְאוּבֵ֨ן וְגָדִ֜י וַחֲצִ֥י שֵֽׁבֶט־ מְנַשֶּׁה֮ מִן־ בְּנֵי־ חַיִל֒ אֲ֠נָשִׁים נֹשְׂאֵ֨י מָגֵ֤ן וְחֶ֙רֶב֙ וְדֹ֣רְכֵי קֶ֔שֶׁת וּלְמוּדֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה אַרְבָּעִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף וּשְׁבַע־ מֵא֥וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים יֹצְאֵ֥י צָבָֽא

בְּנֵֽי־  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
רְאוּבֵ֨ן  of  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
וְגָדִ֜י  and  the  Gadite 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּדִי  
Sense: one of the tribe descended from Gad.
וַחֲצִ֥י  and  half 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
שֵֽׁבֶט־  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
מְנַשֶּׁה֮  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
בְּנֵי־  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חַיִל֒  valiant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
אֲ֠נָשִׁים  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
נֹשְׂאֵ֨י  able  to  bear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
מָגֵ֤ן  shield 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: מָגֵן 
Sense: shield, buckler.
וְחֶ֙רֶב֙  and  sword 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
וְדֹ֣רְכֵי  and  to  shoot 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּרַךְ  
Sense: to tread, bend, lead, march.
קֶ֔שֶׁת  with  the  bow 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: קֶשֶׁת  
Sense: bow.
וּלְמוּדֵ֖י  and  skillful 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
מִלְחָמָ֑ה  in  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
אַרְבָּעִ֨ים  forty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.
וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה  and  [had]  four 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
אֶ֛לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וּשְׁבַע־  and  seven 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
מֵא֥וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים  and  sixty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שִׁשִּׁים  
Sense: sixty, three score.
יֹצְאֵ֥י  who  went 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
צָבָֽא  to  war 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.

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