The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 4:39 Explained

1 Chronicles 4:39

KJV: And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

YLT: and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

Darby: And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

ASV: And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they went  to the entrance  of Gedor,  [even] unto the east side  of the valley,  to seek  pasture  for their flocks. 

What does 1 Chronicles 4:39 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 4:39 mean?

So they went to the entrance of Gedor as far as the east side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks
וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ לִמְב֣וֹא גְדֹ֔ר עַ֖ד לְמִזְרַ֣ח הַגָּ֑יְא לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ מִרְעֶ֖ה לְצֹאנָֽם

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙  So  they  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
לִמְב֣וֹא  to  the  entrance 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָבֹוא  
Sense: entrance, a coming in, entering.
גְדֹ֔ר  of  Gedor 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גְּדֹור 
Sense: a son of Penuel.
עַ֖ד  as  far  as 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
לְמִזְרַ֣ח  the  east  side 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.
הַגָּ֑יְא  of  the  valley 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: גַּיְא  
Sense: valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge.
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ  to  seek 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: בָּקַשׁ  
Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
מִרְעֶ֖ה  pasture 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִרְעֶה  
Sense: pasture, pasturage.
לְצֹאנָֽם  for  their  flocks 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.

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