The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:78 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:78

KJV: And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

YLT: and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

Darby: and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

ASV: and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them , out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And on the other side  Jordan  by Jericho,  on the east side  of Jordan,  [were given them] out of the tribe  of Reuben,  Bezer  in the wilderness  with her suburbs,  and Jahzah  with her suburbs, 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:78 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 6

1  The sons of Levi
4  The line of Eleazar unto the captivity
16  The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari
49  The office of Aaron, and his line unto Ahimaaz
54  The cities of the priests and Levites

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 6:78 mean?

and on the other side of the Jordan [across from] Jericho on the east side of the Jordan from the tribe of Reuben - [they were given] Bezer in the wilderness and with its common-lands and Jahaz its common-lands
וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֣ן יְרֵחוֹ֮ לְמִזְרַ֣ח הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ מִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן אֶת־ בֶּ֥צֶר בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־ יַ֖הְצָה מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ

וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר  and  on  the  other  side 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֵבֶר  
Sense: region beyond or across, side.
לְיַרְדֵּ֣ן  of  the  Jordan 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַרְדֵּן  
Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).
יְרֵחוֹ֮  [across  from]  Jericho 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרִחֹו 
Sense: a city 5 miles (8 km) west of the Jordan and 7 miles (.
לְמִזְרַ֣ח  on  the  east  side 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.
הַיַּרְדֵּן֒  of  the  Jordan 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַרְדֵּן  
Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).
מִמַּטֵּ֣ה  from  the  tribe 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
רְאוּבֵ֔ן  of  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בֶּ֥צֶר  [they  were  given]  Bezer 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֶּצֶר 
Sense: son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher.
בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר  in  the  wilderness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.
וְאֶת־  and  with 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ  its  common-lands 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מִגְרָשׁ 
Sense: common, common land, open land, suburb.
יַ֖הְצָה  Jahaz 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יַהַץ 
Sense: a place in Reuben east of the Dead Sea where Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites; site uncertain.
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ  its  common-lands 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מִגְרָשׁ 
Sense: common, common land, open land, suburb.

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