The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 8:39 Explained

1 Chronicles 8:39

KJV: And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

YLT: And sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

Darby: And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

ASV: And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sons  of Eshek  his brother  [were], Ulam  his firstborn,  Jehush  the second,  and Eliphelet  the third. 

What does 1 Chronicles 8:39 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 8

1  The sons and chief men of Benjamin
33  The stock of Saul and Jonathan

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 8:39 mean?

And the sons of Eshek his brother [were] Ulam his firstborn Jeush the second and Eliphelet the third
וּבְנֵ֖י עֵ֣שֶׁק אָחִ֑יו אוּלָ֣ם בְּכֹר֔וֹ יְעוּשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וֶֽאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי

וּבְנֵ֖י  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֵ֣שֶׁק  of  Eshek 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשֶׁק  
Sense: a Benjamite, late descendant of Saul.
אָחִ֑יו  his  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
אוּלָ֣ם  [were]  Ulam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אוּלָם  
Sense: a Manassite.
בְּכֹר֔וֹ  his  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
יְעוּשׁ֙  Jeush 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְעוּשׁ  
Sense: son of Eshek, a remote descendant of king Saul.
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י  the  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
וֶֽאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט  and  Eliphelet 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיפֶלֶט 
Sense: David’s youngest son.
הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי  the  third 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שְׁלִישִׁי 
Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.

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