These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.1 Chronicles 4:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֵ֚מָּה הַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י נְטָעִ֖ים וּגְדֵרָ֑ה עִם־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ בִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ יָ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃ ס
- הֵ֚מָּהHe.mah“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- הַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔יםhai.Yotz.Rim“[were] the potters”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָצַר · “potter” · Strong's H3335H
- וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.Vei“and [the] inhabitants of”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- נְטָעִ֖יםne.ta.'Im“Netaim”Noun, proper name of a place · from נְטָעִים · “Netaim” · Strong's H5196
- וּגְדֵרָ֑הu.ge.de.Rah“and Gederah”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from גְּדֵרָה · “Gederah” · Strong's H1449
- עִם־'im-“with”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- בִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹbim.lakh.To“in service his”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
- יָ֥שְׁבוּYa.she.vu“they dwelt”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- שָֽׁם׃ סSham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
Places named in this verse
- Gederah · today: Khirbet Judrayasettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Gederah (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gederah on OpenBible.info
- Netaim · today: Khirbet en Nuweitisettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Netaim (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Netaim on OpenBible.info