The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 2:12 Explained

1 Chronicles 2:12

KJV: And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

YLT: and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

Darby: and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;

ASV: and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Boaz  begat  Obed,  and Obed  begat  Jesse, 

What does 1 Chronicles 2:12 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 2:12 mean?

and Boaz begat - Obed and Obed Jesse
וּבֹ֙עַז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ עוֹבֵ֔ד וְעוֹבֵ֖ד יִשָֽׁי

וּבֹ֙עַז֙  and  Boaz 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּעַז 
Sense: ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi.
הוֹלִ֣יד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עוֹבֵ֔ד  Obed 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹובֵד  
Sense: son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David.
וְעוֹבֵ֖ד  and  Obed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹובֵד  
Sense: son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David.
יִשָֽׁי  Jesse 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישַׁי 
Sense: son of Boaz and the father of king David.