1 Chronicles 4:42

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמֵהֶ֣ם ׀ מִן־בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֗וֹן הָלְכוּ֙ לְהַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר אֲנָשִׁ֖ים חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וּפְלַטְיָ֡ה וּ֠נְעַרְיָה וּרְפָיָ֧ה וְעֻזִּיאֵ֛ל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׁעִ֖י בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

ûmēhem min-bᵊnê šimʿôn hālᵊkû lᵊhar śēʿîr ʾănāšîm ḥămēš mēʾôt ûpᵊlaṭyāh ûnᵊʿaryāh ûrᵊpāyāh wᵊʿuzzîʾēl bᵊnê yišʿî bᵊrōʾšām

Grammar Details

*ûmēhem*: conjunction + preposition + 3mp suffix - and from them
*min*-*bᵊnê*: preposition + construct plural - from the sons of
*šimʿôn*: proper name - Simeon
*hālᵊkû*: qal perfect 3cp - they went
*lᵊhar*: preposition + construct singular - to the mountain of
*śēʿîr*: proper name - Seir
*ʾănāšîm*: masculine plural - men
*ḥămēš* *mēʾôt*: cardinal number - five hundred
*ûpᵊlaṭyāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Pelatiah
*ûnᵊʿaryāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Neariah
*ûrᵊpāyāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Rephaiah
*wᵊʿuzzîʾēl*: conjunction + proper name - and Uzziel
*bᵊnê*: construct plural - sons of
*yišʿî*: proper name - Ishi
*bᵊrōʾšām*: preposition + noun + 3mp suffix - at their head

Word Meanings

*bᵊnê*: sons/descendants of
*bᵊrōʾšām*: at their head/as their leaders

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 36:8-9 : 8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. 9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
Deut 1:2 : 2 It is eleven days' [journey] from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.

Similar Verses (AI)

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