The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 9:38 Explained

1 Chronicles 9:38

KJV: And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

YLT: And Mikloth begat Shimeam, and they also, over-against their brethren, have dwelt in Jerusalem with their brethren.

Darby: and Mikloth begot Shimeam. And they also dwelt beside their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

ASV: And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Mikloth  begat  Shimeam.  And they also dwelt  with their brethren  at Jerusalem,  over against their brethren. 

What does 1 Chronicles 9:38 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 9

1  The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies
2  The Israelites
10  The priests
14  and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem
27  The charge of certain Levites
35  The stock of Saul and Jonathan

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 9:38 mean?

And Mikloth begat - Shimeam And also they alongside their relatives dwelt in Jerusalem with their brothers -
וּמִקְל֖וֹת הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ שִׁמְאָ֑ם וְאַף־ הֵ֗ם נֶ֧גֶד אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עִם־ אֲחֵיהֶֽם ס

וּמִקְל֖וֹת  And  Mikloth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִקְלֹות  
Sense: one of the sons of Jehiel, the father or prince of Gibeon by his wife Maachah; a Benjamite.
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.
שִׁמְאָ֑ם  Shimeam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְאָם  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Mikloth.
וְאַף־  And  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אַף  
Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv.
נֶ֧גֶד  alongside 
Parse: Preposition
Root: נֶגֶד  
Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.
אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם  their  relatives 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
יָשְׁב֥וּ  dwelt 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
אֲחֵיהֶֽם  their  brothers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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