Genesis 46:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח אֲחֹתָ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And-sons-of ʾĀšēr: Yimnâ and-Yišwâ and-Yišwî and-Bĕrîʿâ and-Śeraḥ sister-their. And-sons-of Bĕrîʿâ: Ḥeḇer and-Malkîʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *ʾĀšēr*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Asher'
• *Yimnâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Imnah'
• *Yišwâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Ishvah'
• *Yišwî*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Ishvi'
• *Bĕrîʿâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Beriah'
• *Śeraḥ*: proper noun, feminine singular - 'Serah'
• *Ḥeḇer*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Heber'
• *Malkîʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Malchiel'

Referenced Verses

• Gen 30:13 : 13 And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.
• Gen 35:26 : 26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.
• Gen 49:20 : 20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.
• Num 1:13 : 13 Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.
• Num 1:40-41 : 40 Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 41 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
• Num 26:44-46 : 44 The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
• Deut 33:24 : 24 And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
• 1 Chr 2:2 : 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
• 1 Chr 7:30-40 : 30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31 And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. 34 And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38 And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara. 39 And the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia. 40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six thousand men.