The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 20:8 Explained

1 Chronicles 20:8

KJV: These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

YLT: These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Darby: These were born to Rapha in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

ASV: These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

These  were born  unto the giant  in Gath;  and they fell  by the hand  of David,  and by the hand  of his servants. 

What does 1 Chronicles 20:8 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 20:8 mean?

These were born to Rapha in Gath and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants -
אֵ֛ל נוּלְּד֥וּ לְהָרָפָ֖א בְּגַ֑ת וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בְיַד־ דָּוִ֖יד וּבְיַד־ עֲבָדָֽיו פ

אֵ֛ל  These 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵל  
Sense: these, those.
נוּלְּד֥וּ  were  born 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
לְהָרָפָ֖א  to  Rapha 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְפָאִים 
Sense: giants, Rephaim.
בְּגַ֑ת  in  Gath 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גַּת  
Sense: one of the five royal or chief cities of the Philistines and the native city of Goliath.
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ  and  they  fell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
בְיַד־  by  the  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
דָּוִ֖יד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וּבְיַד־  and  by  the  hand 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
עֲבָדָֽיו  of  his  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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