1 Chronicles 5:2 BSB

1 Chronicles 5:2

And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

BSB

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ASV

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s),

KJV

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And of him came the chief ruler - This is, by both the Syriac and Arabic, understood of Christ: “From Judah the King Messiah shall proceed.” The Chaldee paraphrases the verse thus: “Seeing Judah prevailed over his brethren, so the kingdom was taken from Reuben and given to Judah; and because he was strong, so was his kingdom. Levi also was godly, and did not transgress in the matter of the golden calf; therefore the high priesthood was taken away from the children of Reuben, and on their account from all the first-born, and given to Aaron and his sons.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
יְהוּדָה֙	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
גָּבַ֣ר	ga.Var	he was strong	H1396 →
בְּאֶחָ֔יו	be.'e.Chav	among brothers his	H251 →
וּלְנָגִ֖יד	u.le.na.Gid	and to a leader	H5057 →
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	mi.Me.nu	[was] from him	H4480 →
וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה	ve.ha.be.kho.Rah	and the birthright	H1062 →
לְיוֹסֵֽף׃ ס	le.yo.Sef	[belonged] to Joseph	H3130 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 2:6
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
leads to
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 34:23–25
  I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Isaiah 9:6–7
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 49:10
  The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
leads to
- John 7:42
  Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 2:6
  ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
- Luke 1:31–33
  Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Psalms 90:2
  Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

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06About 1 Chronicles

Where the connections lead

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