1 Chronicles 2:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה לְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וּלְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן עֶ֥בֶד מִצְרִ֖י וּשְׁמ֥וֹ יַרְחָֽע׃

Transliteration

And-lōʾ-hāyāh to-šēšān bānîm kî ʾim-bānôt and-to-šēšān ʿebed miṣrî and-šəmô yarḥāʿ.

Grammar Details

• *wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *hāyāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed
• *lə-šēšān*: preposition + proper name, masculine - to/for Sheshan
• *bānîm*: noun, masculine plural - sons
• *kî*: conjunction - but/for
• *ʾim*: conjunction - if/but
• *bānôt*: noun, feminine plural - daughters
• *û-lə-šēšān*: conjunction + preposition + proper name, masculine - and to/for Sheshan
• *ʿebed*: noun, masculine singular construct - servant of
• *miṣrî*: adjective, masculine singular - Egyptian
• *û-šəmô*: conjunction + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his name
• *yarḥāʿ*: proper name, masculine

Word Meanings

• *kî ʾim*: except/only

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for Sesan, he had no sones, but a doughter. And Sesan had a seruaut an Egipcian, whose name was Iatha.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Sheshan had no sonnes, but daughters; Sheshan had a seruant that was an Egyptian named Iarha.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Sesan had no sonnes, but daughters: And Sesan had a seruaunt that was an Egyptian, named Iarha:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Jarha.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan hath a servant, an Egyptian, and his name `is' Jarha,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.