1 Chronicles 7:21

“Zabad, his son; Shuthelah, his son; and Ezer and Elead. And the men of Gath who were born in the land killed them, because they came down to take their livestock.”

1 Chronicles 7:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 7:21, word by word

Zabadזָבָדzavad

Zabad

Zabad: name of several Israelites. It means "he has given."

Where else “zavad” appears
his sonבְּנben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
Shuthelahשׁוּתֶלַחshutelach

Shuthelah

Shuthelah, a son of Ephraim; another descendant of Ephraim bears the same name.

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and Ezerעֵזֶרezer

Ezer

Ezer: a son of Ephraim whom the men of Gath killed.

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and Eleadאֶלְעָדelad

Elead

Elead: a son of Ephraim whom the men of Gath killed.

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And the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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who were bornנּוֹלָדִיםnoladim

be born

To come into the world, to begin to live.

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in the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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killed themהֲרָגוּharagu

kill

Kill, slay.

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they came downיָרְדוּyardu

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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to takeקַחַתkachat

seize

To take away, seize.

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their livestockמִקְנֵיmikne

livestock

Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemGath?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gath ?

    Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel

    A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.

    Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).

    1 Samuel 17:41 Samuel 21:101 Samuel 5:81 Samuel 27:2

The context

20And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah; Bered, his son; Tahath, his son; Eleadah, his son; Tahath, his son;

21 · This verse (above)

22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

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