The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 4:23 Explained

1 Chronicles 4:23

KJV: These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

YLT: They are the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; with the king in his work they dwelt there.

Darby: These were the potters, and those that abode among plantations and enclosures: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

ASV: These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

These [were] the potters,  and those that dwelt  among plants  and hedges:  there they dwelt  with the king  for his work. 

What does 1 Chronicles 4:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 4

1  The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur
5  Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron
9  Of Jabez, and his prayer
11  The other families of the same stock
21  The sons of Shelah
24  The posterity and cities of Simeon
39  Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 4:23 mean?

Those [were] the potters and those who dwelt at Netaim and Gederah with the king for his work They dwell there -
הֵ֚מָּה הַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י נְטָעִ֖ים וּגְדֵרָ֑ה עִם־ הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ בִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ יָ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם ס

הֵ֚מָּה  Those  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
הַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔ים  the  potters 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יׄוצֵר 
Sense: to form, fashion, frame.
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י  and  those  who  dwelt 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
נְטָעִ֖ים  at  Netaim 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְטָעִים  
Sense: a place in Palestine.
וּגְדֵרָ֑ה  and  Gederah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּדֵרָה  
Sense: a town of Judah in the lowland country.
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ  for  his  work 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
יָ֥שְׁבוּ  They  dwell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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