Genesis 25:2

American Standard Version (1901)

And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֵּ֣לֶד ל֗וֹ אֶת־זִמְרָן֙ וְאֶת־יָקְשָׁ֔ן וְאֶת־מְדָ֖ן וְאֶת־מִדְיָ֑ן וְאֶת־יִשְׁבָּ֖ק וְאֶת־שֽׁוּחַ׃

Transliteration

wə-tēled to-him ʾet-zimrān wə-ʾet-yāqšān wə-ʾet-mədān wə-ʾet-midyān wə-ʾet-yišbāq wə-ʾet-šûaḥ

Grammar Details

• *wə-tēled*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she bore
• to-him: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to/for him
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *zimrān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Zimran
• *wə-ʾet*: waw conjunction + direct object marker
• *yāqšān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jokshan
• *mədān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Medan
• *midyān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Midian
• *yišbāq*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ishbak
• *šûaḥ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Shuah

Word Meanings

• *wə-tēled*: bore/gave birth to

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 1:32-33 : 32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. 33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
• Job 2:11 : 11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.
• Jer 25:25 : 25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
• Gen 36:35 : 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
• Gen 37:28 : 28 And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
• Gen 37:36 : 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
• Exod 2:15-16 : 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
• Exod 18:1-4 : 1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away, 3 and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land: 4 and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
• Num 22:4 : 4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
• Num 25:17-18 : 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them; 18 for they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.
• Num 31:2 : 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
• Num 31:8 : 8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
• Judg 6:1-8 : 1 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; 4 and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it. 6 And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah. 7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah because of Midian, 8 that Jehovah sent a prophet unto the children of Israel: and he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;