The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 4:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 4:4

KJV: And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

YLT: and Penuel is father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These are sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

Darby: and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, and father of Bethlehem.

ASV: and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Penuel  the father  of Gedor,  and Ezer  the father  of Hushah.  These [are] the sons  of Hur,  the firstborn  of Ephratah,  the father  of Bethlehem. 

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

And Penuel [was] the father of Gedor and Ezer [was] of Hushah These [were] the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrath of Bethlehem
וּפְנוּאֵל֙ אֲבִ֣י גְדֹ֔ר וְעֵ֖זֶר חוּשָׁ֑ה אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵי־ חוּר֙ בְּכ֣וֹר אֶפְרָ֔תָה בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם

וּפְנוּאֵל֙  And  Penuel  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פְּנוּאֵל 
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Shashak, brother of Iphedeiah of the family of Saul.
אֲבִ֣י  the  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
גְדֹ֔ר  of  Gedor 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּדֹור 
Sense: a son of Penuel.
וְעֵ֖זֶר  and  Ezer  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵזֶר 
Sense: father of Hushah of the sons of Hur.
חוּשָׁ֑ה  of  Hushah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חוּשָׁה  
Sense: a descendant of Judah.
אֵ֤לֶּה  These  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חוּר֙  of  Hur 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חוּר  
Sense: a chief assistant to Moses and Aaron.
בְּכ֣וֹר  the  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
אֶפְרָ֔תָה  of  Ephrath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶפְרָת 
Sense: a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried.
לָֽחֶם  Bethlehem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית לֶחֶם  
Sense: a city in Judah, birthplace of David.