1 Chronicles 1:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥א וְרַעְמָ֖א וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖א שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ס

Transliteration

û-bənê Kûš Səbāʾ wa-Ḥăwîlâ wə-Sabtāʾ wə-Raʿmāʾ wə-Sabtəkāʾ û-bənê Raʿmāʾ Šəbāʾ û-Dədān

Grammar Details

*û-bənê*: conjunction + noun, masculine, plural construct - and sons of
*Kûš*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Cush
*Səbāʾ*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Seba
*wa-Ḥăwîlâ*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Havilah
*wə-Sabtāʾ*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Sabta
*wə-Raʿmāʾ*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Raamah
*wə-Sabtəkāʾ*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Sabteca
*Raʿmāʾ*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Raamah
*Šəbāʾ*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Sheba
*û-Dədān*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Dedan
ס: paragraph marker

Word Meanings

*û-bənê*: and sons of/and descendants of

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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