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forכִּיJudahיְהוּדָהprevailedגָּבַרamong his brothers,בְּאֶחָיוand from himוּ מִמֶּנּוּcamea leader,לְנָגִידbut the birthrightוְהַבְּכֹרָהwasJoseph’s):לְיוֹסֵף
1 Chronicles 5:2
Study it in the app“for Judah prevailed among his brothers, and from him came a leader, but the birthright was Joseph’s):”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 5:2, word by word
- 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- prevailedגָּבַרgavar
prevail
To be more powerful, win out.
Where else “gavar” appears- among his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- a leaderנָגִידnagid
leader
Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.
Where else “nagid” appears- but the birthrightבְּכֹרָהbechora
birthright
The rights of the eldest son in the family.
Where else “bechora” appears- Joseph’s)יוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears
Translation note
“A leader”: the Hebrew word (nagid) is the one used for the one who goes at the head of the people, like Saul and David (1 Samuel 9:16; 2 Samuel 7:8).
The context
1And the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but when he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he is not enrolled in the genealogy as firstborn;
2 · This verse (above)
3the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.