The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 20:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 20:4

KJV: And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, after this, that there remaineth war in Gezer with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Sippai, of the children of the giant, and they are humbled.

Darby: And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbechai the Hushathite smote Sippai, one of the children of Rapha; and they were subdued.

ASV: And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass after this,  that there arose  war  at Gezer  with the Philistines;  at which time  Sibbechai  the Hushathite  slew  Sippai,  [that was] of the children  of the giant:  and they were subdued. 

What does 1 Chronicles 20:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 20

1  Rabbah is besieged by Joab, spoiled by David, and the people thereof tortured
4  Three giants are slain in overthrows of the Philistines

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 20:4 mean?

And it came to pass afterward that broke out war at Gezer with the Philistines then killed Sibbechai the Hushathite - Sippai [who was one] of the sons of the Rephaim and they were subdued
וַיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵיכֵ֔ן וַתַּעֲמֹ֧ד מִלְחָמָ֛ה בְּגֶ֖זֶר עִם־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים אָ֣ז הִכָּ֞ה סִבְּכַ֣י הַחֻֽשָׁתִ֗י אֶת־ סִפַּ֛י מִילִדֵ֥י הָרְפָאִ֖ים וַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ

וַיְהִי֙  And  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אַחֲרֵיכֵ֔ן  afterward 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
וַתַּעֲמֹ֧ד  that  broke  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
מִלְחָמָ֛ה  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
בְּגֶ֖זֶר  at  Gezer 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גֶּזֶר  
Sense: a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim.
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים  the  Philistines 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
הִכָּ֞ה  killed 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
סִבְּכַ֣י  Sibbechai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: סִבְּכַי  
Sense: one of David’s guard and 8th captain for the 8th month of 24,000 men of the king’s army; a Judaite, descendant of Zerah and called the ‘Hushathite’.
הַחֻֽשָׁתִ֗י  the  Hushathite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֻשָׁתִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Hushah or a descendant of Hushah; the designation given to two of David’s mighty warriors.
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.
סִפַּ֛י  Sippai  [who  was  one] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: סִפַּי  
Sense: one of the sons of the Philistine giant slain by Sibbechai the Hushathite.
מִילִדֵ֥י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יָלִיד  
Sense: born.
הָרְפָאִ֖ים  of  the  Rephaim 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: רְפָאִים 
Sense: giants, Rephaim.
וַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ  and  they  were  subdued 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּנַע  
Sense: to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection.

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