The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 5:3 Explained

1 Chronicles 5:3

KJV: The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

YLT: Sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Darby: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch And Phallu, Hezron And Carmi.

ASV: the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sons,  [I say], of Reuben  the firstborn  of Israel  [were], Hanoch,  and Pallu,  Hezron,  and Carmi. 

What does 1 Chronicles 5:3 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 5:3 mean?

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi
בְּנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא חֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי

בְּנֵ֥י  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
רְאוּבֵ֖ן  of  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
בְּכ֣וֹר  the  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
חֲנ֥וֹךְ  were  Hanoch 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲנׄוךְ 
Sense: eldest son of Cain.
וּפַלּ֖וּא  and  Pallu 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּלּוּא  
Sense: the 2nd son of Reuben, father of Eliab, and progenitor of a family of Israel.
חֶצְר֥וֹן  Hezron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶצְרֹון 
Sense: a son of Reuben.
וְכַרְמִֽי  and  Carmi 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כַּרְמִי  
Sense: the 4th son of Reuben and progenitor of the Carmites.

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