The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 9:39 Explained

1 Chronicles 9:39

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 Malchishua, 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 9:39 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 9:39 mean?

And Ner begat - Kish and Kish Saul and Saul Jonathan and Malchishua Malchi-shua and Abinadab and - Esh-baal
וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־ מַלְכִּי־ שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־ אֲבִינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־ 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.
מַלְכִּי־  Malchishua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
שׁ֔וּעַ  Malchi-shua 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Direct object marker
Root: מַלְכִּי־שׁוּעַ  
Sense: a son of king Saul of Israel.
וְאֶת־  and  Abinadab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
וְאֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל  Esh-baal 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶשְׁבַּעַל  
Sense: the fourth son of Saul, also called Ishbosheth.