1 Chronicles 2:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

These are the sonnes of Israel, Reuben, Simeon, Leui and Iudah, Isshachar, & Zebulun,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רְאוּבֵ֤ן שִׁמְעוֹן֙ לֵוִ֣י וִיהוּדָ֔ה יִשָׂשכָ֖ר וּזְבֻלֽוּן׃

Transliteration

These bənê yiśrāʾēl: rəʾûbēn, šimʿôn, lēwî, wîhûdâ, yiśāśkār, ûzəbulûn.

Grammar Details

• *ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these
• *bənê*: construct state, masculine plural - sons of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Israel
• *rəʾûbēn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Reuben
• *šimʿôn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Simeon
• *lēwî*: proper noun, masculine singular - Levi
• *wî-*: conjunction prefix - and
• *yhûdâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Judah
• *yiśāśkār*: proper noun, masculine singular - Issachar
• *û-*: conjunction prefix - and
• *zəbulûn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Zebulun

Word Meanings

• *bənê*: sons/descendants/children
• *yiśrāʾēl*: Israel (the person Jacob)/Israel (the nation)

Referenced Verses

• Gen 35:22-26 : 22 Now, when Israel dwelt in that land, Reuben went, and lay with Bilhah his fathers concubine, and it came to Israels eare; Iaakob had twelue sonnes. 23 The sonnes of Leah: Reuben Iaakobs eldest sonne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Issachar, and Zebulun. 24 The sonnes of Rahel: Ioseph & Beniamin. 25 And the sonnes of Bilhah Rahels maide: Dan and Naphtali. 26 And the sonnes of Zilpah Leahs maide: Gad and Asher. These are the sonnes of Iaakob, which were borne him in Padan Aram.
• Gen 29:32-35 : 32 And Leah conceiued & bare a sonne, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord hath looked vpon my tribulation, now therefore mine husband will loue me. 33 And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and sayde, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he hath therefore giuen me this sonne also, & she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and said, Now at this time wil my husband keepe mee company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: therefore was his name called Leui. 35 Moreouer shee conceiued againe and bare a sonne, saying, Nowe will I prayse the Lorde: therefore shee called his name Iudah, and left bearing.
• Gen 30:5-9 : 5 So Bilhah conceiued and bare Iaakob a sonne. 6 Then said Rahel, God hath giuen sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath giuen mee a sonne: therefore called shee his name, Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rahels maide coceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the second sonne. 8 Then Rahel said, with excellent wrestlings haue I wrestled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and shee called his name, Naphtali. 9 And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iaakob to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob a sonne. 11 Then sayd Leah, A companie commeth: and she called his name, Gad. 12 Againe Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob another sonne. 13 Then sayde Leah, Ah, blessed am I, for the daughters will blesse me; she called his name, Asher. 14 Nowe Reuben went in the dayes of the wheateharuest, and founde mandrakes in the fielde and brought them vnto his mother Leah. Then sayde Rahel to Leah, Giue me, I pray thee, of thy sonnes mandrakes. 15 But shee answered her, Is it a small matter for thee to take mine husband, except thou take my sonnes mandrakes also? Then sayde Rahel, Therefore he shall sleepe with thee this night for thy sonnes mandrakes. 16 And Iaakob came from the fielde in the euening, and Leah went out to meete him, and sayde, Come in to mee, for I haue bought and payed for thee with my sonnes mandrakes: and he slept with her that night. 17 And God heard Leah and shee conceiued, and bare vnto Iaakob the fift sonne. 18 Then said Leah, God hath giuen me my reward, because I gaue my mayde to my husband, and she called his name Issachar. 19 After, Leah conceiued againe, & bare Iaakob the sixt sonne. 20 Then Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowrie: nowe will mine husbande dwell with me, because I haue borne him sixe sonnes: & she called his name Zebulun. 21 After that, shee bare a daughter, and shee called her name Dinah. 22 And God remembred Rahel, and God heard her, and opened her wombe. 23 So she conceiued & bare a sonne, and said, God hath taken away my rebuke. 24 And shee called his name Ioseph, saying, The Lord wil giue me yet another sonne.
• Gen 32:28 : 28 Then said he, Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also preuaile with men.
• Gen 35:18 : 18 Then as she was about to yeelde vp the Ghost (for she died) she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Beniamin.
• Gen 46:8-9 : 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, euen Iaakob and his sonnes: Reuben, Iaakobs first borne. 9 And the sonnes of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 10 And the sonnes of Simeon: Iemuel, & Iamin, and Ohad, and Iachin, and Zohar; & Shaul the sonne of a Canaanitish woman. 11 Also the sonnes of Leui: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 Also the sonnes of Iudah: Er, & Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: (but Er and Onan died in ye land of Canaan) And the sonnes of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 Also the sonnes of Issachar: Tola, and Phuuah, and Iob, and Shimron. 14 Also the sonnes of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Iahleel. 15 These bee the sonnes of Leah, which shee bare vnto Iaakob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the soules of his sonnes & his daughters were thirtie and three. 16 Also the sonnes of Gad: Ziphion, & Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. 17 Also the sonnes of Asher: Iimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; the sonnes of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the children of Zilpah, whome Laban gaue to Leah his daughter: and these shee bare vnto Iaakob, euen sixtene soules. 19 The sonnes of Rahel Iaakobs wife were Ioseph and Beniamin. 20 And vnto Ioseph in the lande of Egypt were borne Manasseh, and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah prince of On bare vnto him. 21 Also the sonnes of Beniamin: Belah, & Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sonnes of Rahel, which were borne vnto Iaakob, fourteene soules in all. 23 Also the sonnes of Dan: Hushim. 24 Also the sonnes of Naphtali: Iahzeel, & Guni, and Iezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sonnes of Bilhah, which Laban gaue vnto Rahel his daughter, and shee bare these to Iaakob, in all, seuen soules. 26 Al the soules, that came with Iaakob into Egypt, which came out of his loynes (beside Iaakobs sonnes wiues) were in the whole, three score and sixe soules. 27 Also the sonnes of Ioseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two soules: so that al the soules of the house of Iaakob, which came into Egypt, are seuentie.
• Gen 49:2 : 2 Gather your selues together, and heare, ye sonnes of Iaakob, and hearken vnto Israel your father.
• Gen 49:4-9 : 4 Thou wast light as water: thou shalt not be excellent, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bed: then diddest thou defile my bed, thy dignitie is gone. 5 Simeon and Leui, brethren in euill, the instruments of crueltie are in their habitations. 6 Into their secret let not my soule come: my glory, be not thou ioyned with their assembly: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their selfe will they digged downe a wall. 7 Cursed be their wrath, for it was fierce, and their rage, for it was cruell: I will deuide them in Iaakob, and scatter them in Israel. 8 Thou Iudah, thy brethre shal praise thee: thine hande shalbe in the necke of thine enemies: thy fathers sonnes shal bowe downe vnto thee. 9 Iudah, as a Lions whelpe shalt thou come vp from the spoyle, my sonne. He shall lye downe and couche as a Lion, and as a Lionesse: Who shall stirre him vp? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Iudah, nor a Lawegiuer from betweene his feete, vntill Shiloh come, and the people shall be gathered vnto him. 11 He shall binde his Asse foale vnto ye vine, and his Asses colte vnto the best vine. hee shall wash his garment in wine, and his cloke in the blood of grapes. 12 His eyes shalbe red with wine, and his teeth white with milke. 13 Zebulun shall dwell by the sea side, and he shalbe an hauen for shippes: and his border shalbe vnto Zidon. 14 Issachar shalbe a strong asse, couching downe betweene two burdens: 15 And he shall see that rest is good, and that the land is pleasant, and he shall bow his shoulder to beare, and shalbe subiect vnto tribute. 16 Dan shal iudge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder by the path, byting the horse heeles, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 O Lord, I haue waited for thy saluation. 19 Gad, an hoste of men shal ouercome him, but he shal ouercome at the last. 20 Concerning Asher, his bread shalbe fat, and he shal giue pleasures for a king. 21 Naphtali shalbe a hinde let goe, giuing goodly wordes. 22 Ioseph shalbe a fruitefull bough, euen a fruitful bough by the well side: the smal boughs shall runne vpon the wall. 23 And the archers grieued him, and shotte against him and hated him. 24 But his bowe abode strong, and the hands of his armes were strengthened, by the handes of the mighty God of Iaakob, of whom was the feeder appointed, by the stone of Israel, 25 Euen by the God of thy father, who shall helpe thee, and by the almightie, who shall blesse thee with heauenly blessinges from aboue, with blessings of the deepe, that lyeth beneath, with blessings of the brestes, and of the wombe. 26 The blessings of thy father shalbe stronger then the blessings of mine elders: vnto the ende of the hilles of the worlde they shall be on the head of Ioseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 27 Beniamin shall rauine as a wolfe: in the morning he shall deuoure the pray, and at night he shal deuide the spoyle. 28 All these are the twelue tribes of Israel, and thus their father spake vnto them, and blessed them: euery one of them blessed hee with a seuerall blessing.
• Exod 1:2-4 : 2 Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
• Num 1:5-9 : 5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you, of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, the sonne of Shedeur: 6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai: 7 Of Iudah, Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab: 8 Of Issachar, Nethaneel, the sonne of Zuar: 9 Of Zebulun, Eliab, the sonne of Helon: 10 Of the children of Ioseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the sonne of Ammihud: of Manasseh, Gamliel, the sonne of Pedahzur: 11 Of Beiamin, Abida the sonne of Gideoni: 12 Of Dan, Ahiezer, the sonne of Ammishaddai: 13 Of Asher, Pagiel, the sonne of Ocran: 14 Of Gad, Eliasaph, the sonne of Deuel: 15 Of Naphtali, Ahira the sonne of Enan.
• Num 13:4-9 : 4 (13:5) Also their names are these: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the sonne of Zaccur: 5 (13:6) Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the sonne of Hori: 6 (13:7) Of the tribe of Iudah, Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh: 7 (13:8) Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the sonne of Ioseph: 8 (13:9) Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the sone of Nun: 9 (13:10) Of the tribe of Beniamin, Palti the sonne of Raphu: 10 (13:11) Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the sone of Sodi: 11 (13:12) Of the tribe of Ioseph, to wit, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the sonne of Susi: 12 (13:13) Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the sonne of Gemalli: 13 (13:14) Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the sonne of Michael: 14 (13:15) Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the sonne of Vophsi: 15 (13:16) Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the sonne of Machi.
• Num 26:5-9 : 5 Reuben the first borne of Israel: the children of Reube were: Hanoch, of whom came the familie of the Hanochites, and of Pallu the familie of the Palluites: 6 Of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Carmi, the familie of the Carmites. 7 These are the families of the Reubenites: & they were in nomber three and fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie. 8 And the sonnes of Pallu, Eliab: 9 And the sonnes of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram: this Dathan and Abiram were famous in the Congregation, and stroue against Moses and against Aaron in the assemblie of Korah, when they stroue against the Lord. 10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed them vp with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed, two hundreth and fiftie men, who were for a signe. 11 Notwithstanding, all the sonnes of Korah dyed not. 12 And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came the familie of the Nemuelites: of Iamin, the familie of the Iaminites: of Iachin, the familie of the Iachinites: 13 Of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the familie of the Shaulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites: two and twentie thousand and two hundreth. 15 The sonnes of Gad after their families were: Zephon, of whome came ye familie of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the familie of the Haggites: of Shuni, the familie of the Shunites: 16 Of Ozni, the familie of the Oznites: of Eri, the familie of the Erites: 17 Of Arod, the familie of the Arodites: of Areli, the familie of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the sonnes of Gad, according to their nombers, fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth. 19 The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 So were the sonnes of Iudah after their families: of Shelah came the familie of ye Shelanites: of Pharez, the familie of the Pharzites, of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites. 21 And the sonnes of Pharez were: of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Hamul, the familie of the Hamulites. 22 These are the families of Iudah, after their nombers, seuentie and sixe thousande and fiue hundreth. 23 The sonnes of Issachar, after their families were: Tola, of whom came the familie of the Tolaites: of Pua, the familie of the Punites: 24 Of Iashub the familie of the Iashubites: of Shimron, the familie of the Shimronites. 25 These are the families of Issachar, after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand & three hundreth. 26 The sonnes of Zebulun, after their families were: of Sered, the familie of the Sardites: of Elon, the familie of the Elonites: of Iahleel, the familie of the Iahleelites. 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites, after their nombers, three score thousande & fiue hundreth. 28 The sonnes of Ioseph, after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The sonnes of Manasseh were: of Machir, the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: of Gilead came the familie of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sonnes of Gilead: of Iezer, the familie of the Iezerites: of Helek, the familie of the Helekites. 31 Of Asriel, the familie of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the familie of Shichmites. 32 Of Shemida, the familie of the Shemidaites: of Hepher, the familie of the Hepherites. 33 And Zelophehad the sonne of Hepher had no sonnes, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh, & the nomber of them, two and fiftie thousand and seuen hundreth. 35 These are the sonnes of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah came the familie of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the familie of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the familie of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sonnes of Shuthelah: of Eran the familie of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sonnes of Ephraim after their nombers, two and thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth. These are the sonnes of Ioseph after their families. 38 These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families: of Bela came the familie of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the familie of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the familie of the Ahiramites: 39 Of Shupham, the familie of the Suphamites: of Hupham, the familie of the Huphamites. 40 And the sonnes of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard came the familie of the Ardites, of Naaman, the familie of the Naamites. 41 These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families, and their nombers, fiue and fourtie thousand and sixe hundreth. 42 These are the sonnes of Dan after their families: of Shuham came the familie of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their housholdes. 43 All the families of the Shuhamites were after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand, and foure hundreth. 44 The sonnes of Asher after their families were: of Iimnah, the familie of the Iimnites: of Isui, the familie of the Isuites: of Beriah, the familie of the Berijtes. 45 The sonnes of Beriah were, of Heber the familie of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the familie of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 47 These are the families of the sonnes of Asher after their nombers, three and fifty thousand and foure hundreth. 48 The sonnes of Naphtali, after their families were: of Iahzeel, the families of the Iahzeelites: of Guni, the familie of the Gunites. 49 Of Iezer, the familie of the Izrites: of Shillem, the familie of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their housholdes, and their nomber, fiue and fourtie thousande and foure hundreth. 51 These are the nombers of the children of Israel: sixe hundreth and one thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie. 52 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 53 Vnto these the land shalbe deuided for an inheritance, according to the nomber of names. 54 To many thou shalt giue the more inheritance, and to fewe thou shalt giue lesse inheritance: to euery one according to his nomber shalbe giuen his inheritance. 55 Notwithstanding, the land shalbe deuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherite: 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be deuided betweene many and fewe. 57 These also are the nobers of ye Leuites, after their families: of Gershon came ye familie of the Gershonites: of Kohath, ye familie of the Kohathites: of Merari, the familie of the Merarites. 58 These are the families of Leui, the familie of the Libnites: the familie of the Hebronites: the familie of the Mahlites: the familie of the Mushites: the familie of the Korhites: and Kohath begate Amram. 59 And Amrams wife was called Iochebed the daughter of Leui, which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt: and she bare vnto Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu dyed, because they offred strange fire before the Lorde. 62 And their nombers were three and twentie thousand, all males from a moneth old and aboue: for they were not nombred among the children of Israel, because there was none inheritance giuen them among the children of Israel. 63 These are the nombers of Moses and Eleazar the Priest which nombred the children of Israel in the plaine of Moab, neere Iorden, towarde Iericho. 64 And among these there was not a man of them, whome Moses and Aaron the Priest nobred, when they tolde the children of Israel in the wildernes of Sinai. 65 For the Lorde said of them, They shall die in the wildernes: so there was not left a man of them, saue Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun.
• Rev 7:5-8 : 5 Of the tribe of Iuda were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Ruben were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelue thousande. 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelue thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthali were sealed twelue thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelue thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Leui were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelue thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelue thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Ioseph were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Beniamin were sealed twelue thousand.