1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 23:17
17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The descendants | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Eliezer | אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר | ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H461 Eliezer |
| Rehabiah | רְחַבְיָ֣ה | rə·ḥaḇ·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7345 Rechabjah |
| was | וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ | way·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the first | הָרֹ֑אשׁ | hā·rōš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| Eliezer | לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ | le·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H461 Eliezer |
| did not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have | הָיָ֤ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| any other | אֲחֵרִ֔ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| sons | בָּנִ֣ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| but the sons | וּבְנֵ֥י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Rehabiah | רְחַבְיָ֖ה | rə·ḥaḇ·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7345 Rechabjah |
| were very | לְמָֽעְלָה׃ | lə·mā·‘ə·lāh | Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| numerous | רָב֥וּ | rā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.