1 Chronicles 1:20

1 Chronicles 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
• New International Version (NIV)Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:20

18Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber. 19To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days [the population of] the earth was divided [according to its languages], and his brother’s name was Joktan. Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

1 Chronicles 1:20 word by word

וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד וְאֶת־שָׁ֑לֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joktanיׇקְטָןyoqţân · JoktanH3355
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Almodadאַלְמוֹדָד'almôdâd · AlmodadH486
• and Shelephשֶׁ֫לֶףsheleph · ShelephH8026
• and Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֫וֶתchătsarmâveth · HazarmavethH2700
• and Jerahיֶ֫רַחyerach · JerahH3392

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:20

• Genesis 10:26Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Joktan begat Almodad - "He divided and measured the earth by lines. Sheleph; he assigned rivers to be boundaries. Hazarmaveth; he prepared a place of snares to kill by the highways. Jerah; he built inns, and when any person came to eat and drink, he gave him deadly poison, and so took his property." - T. According to these traditions, the two first were geographers; the third, a public robber; and the fourth, an unprincipled innkeeper, who gave poison to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-23The record of Noah’s descendants shows Abraham’s place in history. The ethnic background of the seventy nations gives context to Israel’s history (compare Genesis 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-234-23. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth--The three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partly because they were the founders of the new world, and partly because the fulfilment of Noah's prophecy (Ge 9:25-27) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:20

• Almodad
• Genealogy
• Hazarmaveth
• Jerah
• Joktan
• Sheleph
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Hazarmaveth
• Abimael
• Almodad
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hazar
• Jerah
• Joktan
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Sheleph

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary