1 Chronicles 2:35

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן שֵׁשָׁ֧ן אֶת־בִּתּ֛וֹ לְיַרְחָ֥ע עַבְדּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ אֶת־עַתָּֽי׃

Transliteration

And-yittēn šēšān ʾet-bittô to-yarḥāʿ ʿabdô to-ʾiššāh and-tēled to-him ʾet-ʿattāy.

Grammar Details

*wa-yittēn*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
*šēšān*: proper name, masculine
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*bittô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter
*lə-yarḥāʿ*: preposition + proper name, masculine - to Jarha
*ʿabdô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servant
*lə-ʾiššāh*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - for a wife
*wa-tēled*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she bore
*lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*ʿattāy*: proper name, masculine

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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