1 Chronicles 4:38

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵ֚לֶּה הַבָּאִ֣ים בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת נְשִׂיאִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑ם וּבֵית֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם פָּרְצ֖וּ לָרֽוֹב׃

Transliteration

ʾēlleh habbāʾîm bᵊšēmôt nᵊśîʾîm bᵊmišpᵊḥôtām ûbêt ʾăbôtêhem pārṣû lārôb

Grammar Details

*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative plural - these
*habbāʾîm*: definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones coming
*bᵊšēmôt*: preposition + feminine plural - by names
*nᵊśîʾîm*: masculine plural - princes/chiefs
*bᵊmišpᵊḥôtām*: preposition + feminine plural + 3mp suffix - in their families
*ûbêt*: conjunction + construct singular - and house of
*ʾăbôtêhem*: masculine plural + 3mp suffix - their fathers
*pārṣû*: qal perfect 3cp - they spread abroad/increased
*lārôb*: preposition + noun - abundantly

Word Meanings

*habbāʾîm* *bᵊšēmôt*: who are mentioned by name/who are recorded by name
*nᵊśîʾîm*: princes/chiefs/leaders
*pārṣû* *lārôb*: increased abundantly/spread out greatly

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Referenced Verses

Gen 6:4 : 4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
1 Chr 5:24 : 24 And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.

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