The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 5:2 Explained

1 Chronicles 5:2

KJV: For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

YLT: for Judah hath been mighty over his brother, and for leader above him, and the birthright is to Joseph.

Darby: for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph's),

ASV: For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For Judah  prevailed  above his brethren,  and of him [came] the chief ruler;  but the birthright  [was] Joseph's:  ) 

What does 1 Chronicles 5:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 5

1  Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright
3  Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites
11  The chief men of Gad, and their habitations
18  Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites
23  The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh
25  The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 5:2 mean?

Yet Judah prevailed over his brothers and [came] a ruler from him and although the birthright was Joseph's -
כִּ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ גָּבַ֣ר בְּאֶחָ֔יו וּלְנָגִ֖יד מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה לְיוֹסֵֽף ס

כִּ֤י  Yet 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יְהוּדָה֙  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
גָּבַ֣ר  prevailed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּבַר  
Sense: to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great.
בְּאֶחָ֔יו  over  his  brothers 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
וּלְנָגִ֖יד  and  [came]  a  ruler 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָגִיד  
Sense: leader, ruler, captain, prince.
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ  from  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה  and  although  the  birthright  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּכֹרָה  
Sense: birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born.
לְיוֹסֵֽף  Joseph's 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation