The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 8:1 Explained

1 Chronicles 8:1

KJV: Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

YLT: And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Darby: And Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

ASV: And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now Benjamin  begat  Bela  his firstborn,  Ashbel  the second,  and Aharah  the third, 

What does 1 Chronicles 8:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 8

1  The sons and chief men of Benjamin
33  The stock of Saul and Jonathan

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 8:1 mean?

And Benjamin begat - Bela his firstborn Ashbel the second and Aharah the third
וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן הוֹלִ֖יד אֶת־ בֶּ֣לַע בְּכֹר֑וֹ אַשְׁבֵּל֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְאַחְרַ֖ח הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי

וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן  And  Benjamin 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
הוֹלִ֖יד  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.
בֶּ֣לַע  Bela 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֶּלַע 
Sense: a king of Edom.
בְּכֹר֑וֹ  his  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
אַשְׁבֵּל֙  Ashbel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַשְׁבֵּל  
Sense: second son of Benjamin.
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י  the  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
וְאַחְרַ֖ח  and  Aharah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְרַח  
Sense: a son of Benjamin.
הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי  the  third 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שְׁלִישִׁי 
Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.

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