1 Chronicles 2:34

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה לְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וּלְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן עֶ֥בֶד מִצְרִ֖י וּשְׁמ֥וֹ יַרְחָֽע׃

Transliteration

And-lōʾ-hāyāh to-šēšān bānîm kî ʾim-bānôt and-to-šēšān ʿebed miṣrî and-šəmô yarḥāʿ.

Grammar Details

*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*hāyāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed
*lə-šēšān*: preposition + proper name, masculine - to/for Sheshan
*bānîm*: noun, masculine plural - sons
*kî*: conjunction - but/for
*ʾim*: conjunction - if/but
*bānôt*: noun, feminine plural - daughters
*û-lə-šēšān*: conjunction + preposition + proper name, masculine - and to/for Sheshan
*ʿebed*: noun, masculine singular construct - servant of
*miṣrî*: adjective, masculine singular - Egyptian
*û-šəmô*: conjunction + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his name
*yarḥāʿ*: proper name, masculine

Word Meanings

*kî ʾim*: except/only

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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