1 Chronicles 7:38

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list for the tribe of Manasseh, continuing a patriarchal lineage without addressing a specific audience or narrating an event. The text functions as a dry register of familial succession within a broader tribal census.

The words — The Hebrew phrase וּ/בְנֵ֖י (u./ve.Nei) literally translates to "and/ [the] sons of," establishing the direct paternal relationship that structures the entire verse. This formulaic term anchors the list to Jether, marking him as the immediate patriarch of the three names that follow.

The thread — This genealogical pattern repeats throughout 1 Chronicles 1–9, where tribal lineages are cataloged to establish Israel's territorial and covenantal inheritance. Similar patriarchal lists appear in Ezra 2:20 and Nehemiah 7:25, preserving the same familial data for post-exilic community restoration.

Why it lands — The verse states three names under a single patriarch without commentary, requiring the reader to accept historical continuity as the baseline for covenantal identity. It asks the reader to recognize that divine promises are executed through specific, documented families rather than abstract principles.

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