1 Chronicles 4:14
{ "verseID": "1 Chronicles.4.14", "source": "וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖י הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־עָפְרָ֑ה וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת־יוֹאָב֙ אֲבִי֙ גֵּ֣יא חֲרָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י חֲרָשִׁ֖ים הָיֽוּ׃ פ", "text": "*ûmᵊʿônōtay* *hôlîd* *ʾet*-*ʿoprāh* *ûśᵊrāyāh* *hôlîd* *ʾet*-*yôʾāb* *ʾăbî* *gêʾ* *ḥărāšîm* *kî* *ḥărāšîm* *hāyû*", "grammar": { "*ûmᵊʿônōtay*": "conjunction + proper name - and Meonothai", "*hôlîd*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - begat/caused to bear", "*ʾet*-*ʿoprāh*": "direct object marker + proper name - Ophrah", "*ûśᵊrāyāh*": "conjunction + proper name - and Seraiah", "*hôlîd*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - begat/caused to bear", "*ʾet*-*yôʾāb*": "direct object marker + proper name - Joab", "*ʾăbî*": "construct singular - father of", "*gêʾ* *ḥărāšîm*": "proper name - Ge-harashim (Valley of Craftsmen)", "*kî*": "conjunction - for", "*ḥărāšîm*": "masculine plural - craftsmen", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they were" }, "variants": { "*hôlîd*": "begat/caused to bear/fathered", "*ʾăbî*": "father of/founder of", "*gêʾ* *ḥărāšîm*": "valley of craftsmen/valley of artisans", "*ḥărāšîm*": "craftsmen/artisans/skilled workers" } }