1 Chronicles 7:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְזָבָ֥ד בְּנ֛וֹ וְשׁוּתֶ֥לַח בְּנ֖וֹ וְעֵ֣זֶר וְאֶלְעָ֑ד וַהֲרָג֗וּם אַנְשֵׁי־גַת֙ הַנּוֹלָדִ֣ים בָּאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֣י יָרְד֔וּ לָקַ֖חַת אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And Zābād his bənô [son], and Šûtelaḥ his bənô [son], and ʿĒzer and ʾElʿād; and waharāgûm [killed them] ʾanšê-Gat [men of Gath] hannôlādîm [the ones born] in the bāʾāreṣ [land], for they yārədû [went down] to lāqaḥat [take] ʾet-miqnêhem [their cattle].

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and
*Zābād*: proper name, masculine
*bənô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his son
*Šûtelaḥ*: proper name, masculine
*ʿĒzer*: proper name, masculine
*ʾElʿād*: proper name, masculine
*wa-*: conjunction - and
*harāgûm*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they killed them
*ʾanšê*: construct state, masculine plural - men of
*Gat*: proper name, feminine (city name)
*ha-*: definite article - the
*nôlādîm*: verb, Niphal participle masculine plural - the ones born
*bā-*: preposition - in
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - land, earth
*kî*: conjunction - for, because
*yārədû*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural - they went down
*lāqaḥat*: verb, Qal infinitive construct - to take
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*miqnêhem*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their cattle

Word Meanings

*bənô*: his son, his descendant
*waharāgûm*: they killed them, they slew them
*ʾanšê-Gat*: men of Gath, people of Gath
*hannôlādîm*: the ones born, the natives
*bāʾāreṣ*: in the land, in the country, in the territory
*yārədû*: they went down, they descended
*lāqaḥat*: to take, to seize, to capture
*miqnêhem*: their cattle, their livestock, their property

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