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

18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 19Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan. And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

1 Chronicles 1:20 word by word

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

• And Joktanיׇקְטָןyoqţân · JoktanH3355
• was the father ofיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Almodadאַלְמוֹדָד'almôdâd · AlmodadH486
• Shelephשֶׁ֫לֶףsheleph · ShelephH8026
• Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֫וֶתchătsarmâveth · HazarmavethH2700
• Jerahיֶ֫רַחyerach · JerahH3392

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:20

• Genesis 10:26And Joktan was 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