And these,וַ אֵלֶּהthose writtenהַכְּתוּבִיםby name,בְּשֵׁמוֹתcameיָּבֹאוּin the daysבִּימֵיof Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהand struckוַיַּכּוּtheir tentsאֶת אָהֳלֵיהֶםand the Meunitesוְאֶת הַמְּעוּנִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere foundנִמְצְאוּthere,שָׁמָּהand devoted them to destructionוַיַּחֲרִימֻםtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹםand livedוַיֵּשְׁבוּin their place,תַּחְתֵּיהֶםbecauseכִּיthere waspastureמִרְעֶהfor their flocksלְצֹאנָםthere.שָׁם
1 Chronicles 4:41
Study it in the app“And these, those written by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and devoted them to destruction to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 4:41, word by word
- those writtenכְּתוּבִיםketuvim
record
To enter someone's name in a record.
Where else “ketuvim” appears- by nameשֵׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- in the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּyechizkiyahu
Hezekiah
Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).
Where else “yechizkiyahu” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and struckיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- their tentsאָהֳלֵיahole
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahole” appears- and the Meunitesמְּעוּנִיםmeunim
Meunites
Meunites: name of a people who lived south of Judah, near Mount Seir.
Where else “meunim” appears- were foundנִמְצְאוּnimtsu
be present
To be present in a place, or to be enough.
Where else “nimtsu” appears- and devoted them to destructionיַּחֲרִימֻyacharimu
devote to destruction
To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.
Where else “yacharimu” appears- and livedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- pastureמִרְעֶהmire
pasture
Pasture, place where livestock feed.
Where else “mire” appears- for their flocksצֹאנָtsona
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tsona” appears
Translation note
“Struck” renders the Hebrew verb for attacking and defeating, also when the blow kills. “Devote to destruction”: to destroy something or someone completely as handed over to YHWH (Deuteronomy 20:17).
The context
40And they found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were from Ham.
41 · This verse (above)
42And some of them, of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir; and Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, were at their head.