1 Chronicles 4:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבֶן־עֶזְרָ֔ה יֶ֥תֶר וּמֶ֖רֶד וְעֵ֣פֶר וְיָל֑וֹן וַתַּ֙הַר֙ אֶת־מִרְיָ֣ם וְאֶת־שַׁמַּ֔י וְאֶת־יִשְׁבָּ֖ח אֲבִ֥י אֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃

Transliteration

ûben-ʿezrāh yeter ûmered wᵊʿēper wᵊyālôn wattahar ʾet-miryām wᵊʾet-šammay wᵊʾet-yišbāḥ ʾăbî ʾeštᵊmōaʿ

Grammar Details

*ûben*-*ʿezrāh*: conjunction + construct singular + proper name - and son of Ezrah
*yeter*: proper name - Jether
*ûmered*: conjunction + proper name - and Mered
*wᵊʿēper*: conjunction + proper name - and Epher
*wᵊyālôn*: conjunction + proper name - and Jalon
*wattahar*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3fs with waw-consecutive - and she conceived
*ʾet*-*miryām*: direct object marker + proper name - Miriam
*wᵊʾet*-*šammay*: conjunction + direct object marker + proper name - and Shammai
*wᵊʾet*-*yišbāḥ*: conjunction + direct object marker + proper name - and Ishbah
*ʾăbî*: construct singular - father of
*ʾeštᵊmōaʿ*: proper name - Eshtemoa

Word Meanings

*ûben*-*ʿezrāh*: and sons of Ezrah - may refer to all names following
*wattahar*: and she conceived - subject not explicitly stated
*ʾăbî*: father of/founder of

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Referenced Verses

Josh 15:50 : 50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
1 Sam 30:28 : 28 and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,
1 Chr 4:19 : 19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
1 Chr 6:57 : 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
1 Chr 21:24 : 24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.

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