17The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035:Elamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867,Asshurוְאַשּׁ֔וּרve.'a.ShurH804,Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775,Ludוְל֣וּדve.LudH3865,and Aramוַאֲרָ֑םva.'a.RamH758. The sons of Aram:Uzוְע֥וּץve.'UtzH5780,Hulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343,Getherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666,and Meshechוָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ סva.Me.shekhH4902.
18Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775was the father ofיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Shelahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974,and Shelahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974was the father ofיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.
19Twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205to Eberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרu.le.'E.verH5677:Oneהָאֶחָ֞דha.'e.ChadH259was namedשֵׁ֣םshemH8034Pelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588in his daysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776was dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.GahH6385,and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Joktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.
20And Joktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355was the father ofיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Shelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Jerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392,
34Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853was the father ofוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Isaacיִצְחָ֑ק סyitz.ChakH3327.The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327:Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
43Theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428arethe kingsהַמְּלָכִ֗יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834reignedמָלְכוּ֙ma.le.KhuH4427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440any kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428reignedמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427over the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478:Belaבֶּ֚לַעBe.la'H1106sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160.His cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Dinhabahדִּנְהָֽבָה׃din.Ha.vahH1838.
44When Belaבָּ֑לַעBa.la'H1106diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Jobabיוֹבָ֥בyo.VavH3103sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226from Bozrahמִבָּצְרָֽה׃mi.ba.tze.RahH1224reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478.
45When Jobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Hushamחוּשָׁ֖םchu.ShamH2367from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Temanitesהַתֵּימָנִֽי׃ha.tei.ma.NiH8489reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478.
46When Hushamחוּשָׁ֑םchu.ShamH2367diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bedadבְּדַ֗דbe.DadH911,who defeatedהַמַּכֶּ֤הha.ma.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֜יוtach.TavH8478.And the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892was Avithעֲוִֽית׃a.yotH5762.
47When Hadadהֲדָ֑דha.DadH1908diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Samlahשַׂמְלָ֖הsam.LahH8072from Masrekahמִמַּשְׂרֵקָֽה׃mi.mas.re.KahH4957reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478.
48When Samlahשַׂמְלָ֑הsam.LahH8072diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Shaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586from Rehobothמֵרְחֹב֥וֹתme.re.cho.VotH7344on the Euphratesהַנָּהָֽר׃ha.na.HarH5104reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478.
49When Shaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Baal-hananH1177sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּֽוֹר׃akh.BorH5907reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478.
50When Baal-hananH1177diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191,Hadadהֲדַ֔דha.DadH1908reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478.His cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Pauפָּ֑עִיPa.'iH6464,and his wife’sאִשְׁתּ֤וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034was Mehetabelמְהֵיטַבְאֵל֙me.hei.tav.'ElH4105daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Matredמַטְרֵ֔דmat.RedH4308,the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Me-zahabH4314.
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