The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 8:33 Explained

1 Chronicles 8:33

KJV: And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

YLT: And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

Darby: And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

ASV: And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Ner  begat  Kish,  and Kish  begat  Saul,  and Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and Malchishua,  and Abinadab,  and Eshbaal. 

What does 1 Chronicles 8:33 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 8:33 mean?

And Ner begat - Kish and Kish Saul and Saul Jonathan and from Malchishua Abinadab Esh-baal
וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־ מַלְכִּי־ שׁ֔וּעַ אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל

וְנֵר֙  And  Ner 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֵר  
Sense: son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of king Saul.
הוֹלִ֣יד  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.
קִ֔ישׁ  Kish 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִישׁ  
Sense: a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul.
וְקִ֖ישׁ  and  Kish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִישׁ  
Sense: a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul.
שָׁא֑וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וְשָׁא֗וּל  and  Saul 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙  Jonathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹונָתָן  
Sense: a son of king Saul and a friend of David.
שׁ֔וּעַ  Malchishua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַלְכִּי־שׁוּעַ  
Sense: a son of king Saul of Israel.
אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב  Abinadab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִינָדָב  
Sense: a man of Gibeah who sheltered the ark.
אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל  Esh-baal 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶשְׁבַּעַל  
Sense: the fourth son of Saul, also called Ishbosheth.