The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 2:1 Explained

1 Chronicles 2:1

KJV: These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

YLT: These are sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

Darby: These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun,

ASV: These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

These [are] the sons  of Israel;  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and Judah,  Issachar,  and Zebulun, 

What does 1 Chronicles 2:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 2

1  The sons of Israel
3  The posterity of Judah by Tamar
13  The children of Jesse
18  The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron
21  Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir
25  Jerahmeel's posterity
34  Sheshan's posterity
42  Another branch of Caleb's posterity
50  The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 2:1 mean?

These [were] the sons of Israel Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar and Zebulun
אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רְאוּבֵ֤ן שִׁמְעוֹן֙ לֵוִ֣י וִיהוּדָ֔ה יִשָׂשכָ֖ר וּזְבֻלֽוּן

אֵ֖לֶּה  These  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
רְאוּבֵ֤ן  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
שִׁמְעוֹן֙  Simeon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְעֹון  
Sense: the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon.
לֵוִ֣י  Levi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי 
Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites.
וִיהוּדָ֔ה  Judah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
יִשָׂשכָ֖ר  Issachar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשָּׂשׂכָר  
Sense: the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name.
וּזְבֻלֽוּן  and  Zebulun 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבוּלוּן  
Sense: the 0th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun.