1 Chronicles 2:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took [to wife] when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַחַ֗ר בָּ֤א חֶצְרוֹן֙ אֶל־בַּת־מָכִיר֙ אֲבִ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד וְה֣וּא לְקָחָ֔הּ וְה֖וּא בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ אֶת־שְׂגֽוּב׃

Transliteration

wəʾaḥar bāʾ ḥetzrôn ʾel-bat-mākîr ʾăbî gilʿād wəhûʾ ləqāḥāh wəhûʾ ben-šiššîm šānâ wattēled lô ʾet-śəgûb.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction prefix - and
*ʾaḥar*: adverb - afterward
*bāʾ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went
*ḥetzrôn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Hezron
*ʾel*: preposition - to
*bat*: construct state, feminine singular - daughter of
*mākîr*: proper noun, masculine singular - Machir
*ʾăbî*: noun, masculine singular construct - father of
*gilʿād*: proper noun, masculine singular - Gilead
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he
*ləqāḥāh*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he took her
*ben*: construct state, masculine singular - son of/at the age of
*šiššîm*: numeral - sixty
*šānâ*: noun, feminine singular - year
*wa-*: consecutive prefix - and
*ttēled*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she bore
*lô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*śəgûb*: proper noun, masculine singular - Segub

Word Meanings

*ʾăbî* *gilʿād*: father of Gilead (could refer to the person or the region)

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Referenced Verses

Num 27:1 : 1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
Num 32:39-40 : 39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein. 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
Deut 3:15 : 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
Gen 50:23 : 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees.
Num 26:29 : 29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 2:22-24
3 verses
80%
22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bare him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chr 7:14-16
3 verses
72%
14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bare: she bare Machir the father of Gilead:
15and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
16And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
1 Chr 2:18-20
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18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat [children] of Azubah [his] wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bare him Hur.
20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.
1 Chr 2:48-49
2 verses
68%
48Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.
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1 Chr 2:9
68%
9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
1 Chr 2:46
67%
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Num 26:29
67%
29The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
1 Chr 2:5
67%
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66%
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66%
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Ruth 4:18
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Gen 26:34
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1 Chr 7:23
65%
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1 Chr 3:3
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