Genesis 25:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עֵיפָ֤ה וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ וַחֲנֹ֔ךְ וַאֲבִידָ֖ע וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑ה כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י קְטוּרָֽה׃

Transliteration

û-ḇənê midyān ʿêp̄āh wā-ʿēp̄er wa-ḥănōḵ wa-ʾăḇîḏāʿ wə-ʾeldāʿāh kol-ʾēlleh bənê qəṭûrāh

Grammar Details

*û-ḇənê*: waw conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of
*midyān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Midian
*ʿêp̄āh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ephah
*wā-ʿēp̄er*: waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Epher
*wa-ḥănōḵ*: waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Hanoch
*wa-ʾăḇîḏāʿ*: waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Abida
*wə-ʾeldāʿāh*: waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Eldaah
*kol-ʾēlleh*: noun, masculine singular construct + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - all these
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*qəṭûrāh*: proper noun, feminine singular - Keturah

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Isa 60:6 : 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.

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