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1 Chronicles 4
2Reaiahוּרְאָיָ֤הu.re.'a.YahH7211sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shobalשׁוֹבָל֙sho.ValH7732was the father ofהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Jahathיַ֔חַתYa.chatH3189,and Jahathוְיַ֣חַתve.Ya.chatH3189was the father ofהֹלִ֔ידho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Ahumaiאֲחוּמַ֖י'a.chu.MaiH267וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Lahadלָ֑הַדLa.hadH3855.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the clansמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Zorathitesהַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ סha.Tza.re.'a.TiH6882.
3Theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428werethe sonsאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Etamעֵיטָ֔ם'ei.TamH5862:Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֥אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,Ishmaוְיִשְׁמָ֖אve.yish.Ma'H3457,and Idbashוְיִדְבָּ֑שׁve.yid.BashH3031.And their sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Hazzelelponiהַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי׃hatz.lel.Po.niH6753.
4Penuelוּפְנוּאֵל֙u.fe.nu.'ElH6439was the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Gedorגְדֹ֔רge.DorH1446,and Ezerוְעֵ֖זֶרve.'E.zerH5829was the father ofאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1Hushahחוּשָׁ֑הchu.ShahH2364.Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428were the descendantsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hurחוּר֙churH2354,the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Ephrathahאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672and the fatherאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH1of BethlehemH1035.
6Naarahנַעֲרָה֙na.'a.RahH5292אֶת־'et-H853boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to himAhuzzamאֲחֻזָּ֣ם'a.chu.ZamH275וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hepherחֵ֔פֶרChe.ferH2660וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Temeniתֵּימְנִ֖יteim.NiH8488,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Haahashtariהָאֲחַשְׁתָּרִ֑יha.'a.chash.ta.RiH326.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Naarahנַעֲרָֽה׃na.'a.RahH5292.
The Prayer of Jabez
9Now Jabezיַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzH3258wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961more honorableנִכְבָּ֖דnikh.BadH3513than his brothersמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251.His motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517had named himקָרְאָ֨ה שְׁמ֤וֹka.re.'Ah she.MoH7121H8034Jabezיַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzH3258,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I boreיָלַ֖דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himin painבְּעֹֽצֶב׃be.'O.tzevH6090.”
10And Jabezיַ֠עְבֵּץYa'.betzH3258called outוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֨יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478H559, “If onlyאִם־'im-H518You would bless meH1288and enlargeוְהִרְבִּ֤יתָve.hir.Bi.taH7235אֶת־'et-H853my territoryגְּבוּלִי֙ge.vu.LiH1366!May Your handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027beוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973and keep meוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213from harmמֵּרָעָ֖הme.ra.'AhH7451,so that I will be freeלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115from painעָצְבִּ֑י'a.tze.BiH6087.”And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834grantedוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the requestשָׁאָֽל׃sha.'AlH7592ofאֵ֥ת'etH853Jabez.
More Descendants of Judah
12Eshtonוְאֶשְׁתּ֗וֹןve.'esh.TonH850was the father ofהוֹלִ֞ידho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Beth-raphaH1051וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,of Paseahפָּסֵ֔חַpa.Se.achH6454וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and of Tehinnahתְּחִנָּ֖הte.chi.NahH8468the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Ir-nahashעִ֣יר'irH5892H5904.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Recahרֵכָֽה׃ סre.KhahH7397.
14Meonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יu.me.'o.no.TaiH4587was the father ofהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Ophrahעָפְרָ֑ה'a.fe.RahH6084,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗הu.se.ra.YahH8304was the father ofהוֹלִ֤ידho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,the fatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1of those living inגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516Ge-harashimחֲרָשִׁ֔יםcha.ra.ShimH2798, which was given this namebecauseכִּ֥יkiH3588its peoplewereהָיֽוּ׃ פha.YuH1961craftsmenחֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.
18And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birthH2029H853to MiriamH4813H853,ShammaiH8060H853,and IshbahH3431the fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1of EshtemoaH851.Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were the childrenבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַת־vat-H1323Bithiahבִּתְיָ֣הbit.YahH1332.Mered alsoמָֽרֶד׃ סMa.redH4778tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834a Judeanהַיְהֻדִיָּ֗הhay.hu.di.YahH3057wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.'ish.ToH802,who gave birth toיָלְדָ֞הYal.dahH3205H853Jeredיֶ֨רֶדYe.redH3382the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Gedorגְדוֹר֙ge.dOrH1446H853,Heberחֶ֙בֶר֙che.verH2268the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Socoשׂוֹכ֔וֹso.KhoH7755H853,and Jekuthielיְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖לye.ku.ti.'ElH3354the fatherH1of Zanoahזָנ֑וֹחַza.No.achH2182.
19The sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of Hodiah’sH1941wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of Nahamנַ֔חַםNa.chamH5163, werethe fathersאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Keilahקְעִילָ֖הke.'i.LahH7084the Garmiteהַגַּרְמִ֑יha.gar.MiH1636and of Eshtemoaוְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַve.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851the Maacathiteהַמַּעֲכָתִֽי׃ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602.
22ErH6147the fatherH1of LecahH3922,LaadahH3935the fatherH1of MareshahH4762and the clansH4940of the linenH948H1004workersH5656at Beth-ashbeaH1004H791,Jokimוְיוֹקִ֞יםve.yo.KimH3137,the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Cozebaכֹזֵבָ֗אkho.ze.Va'H3578,and Joashוְיוֹאָ֧שׁve.yo.'AshH3101and Saraphוְשָׂרָ֛ףve.sa.RafH8315,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ruledבָּעֲל֥וּba.'a.LuH1166in Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124and Jashubi-lehemH3433. (These names are from ancientעַתִּיקִֽים׃'a.ti.KimH6267recordsוְהַדְּבָרִ֖יםve.ha.de.va.RimH1697.)
23Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992werethe pottersהַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔יםhai.Yotz.RimH3335who livedוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427at Netaimנְטָעִ֖יםne.ta.'ImH5196and Gederahוּגְדֵרָ֑ה עִם־u.ge.de.Rah 'im-H1449H5973.They livedיָ֥שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ סShamH8033in the serviceבִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399of the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.
The Descendants of Simeon
27Shimeiוּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יu.le.shim.'IH8096had sixteenשִׁשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙shi.Shah 'a.SarH8337H6240sonsבָּנִ֨יםba.NimH1121and sixשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8337daughtersוּבָנ֣וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but his brothersוּלְאֶחָ֕יוu.le.'e.ChavH251did notאֵ֖ין'einH369have manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,so their wholeוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605clanמִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔םmish.pach.TamH4940did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808become as numerousהִרְבּ֖וּhir.BuH7235asעַד־'ad-H5704the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.
33and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their surroundingסְבִיב֛וֹת הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּהse.vi.Vot he.'a.Rim ha.'E.lehH5439H5892H428villagesחַצְרֵיהֶ֗םchatz.rei.HemH2691אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Baalבָּ֑עַלBa.'alH1168.Theseזֹ֚אתzotH2063were their settlementsמוֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םmo.she.vo.TamH4186,and they kept a genealogical recordוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֖םve.hit.yach.SamH3187:
38These menאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428listedהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935by nameבְּשֵׁמ֔וֹתbe.she.MotH8034werethe leadersנְשִׂיאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387of their clansבְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑םbe.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.Their familiesוּבֵית֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.Veit 'a.Vo.tei.HemH1H1004increasedפָּרְצ֖וּpa.re.TzuH6555greatlyלָרֽוֹב׃la.RovH7230,
39and they journeyedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980to the entranceלִמְב֣וֹאlim.Vo'H3996of Gedorגְדֹ֔ר עַ֖דge.Dor 'adH1446H5704,to the east sideלְמִזְרַ֣חle.miz.RachH4217of the valleyהַגָּ֑יְאha.Gay'H1516,in search ofלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829for their flocksלְצֹאנָֽם׃le.tzo.NamH6629.
40There they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672richשָׁמֵ֣ןsha.MenH8082,goodוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896pastureמִרְעֶה֙mir.'EhH4829,and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776was spaciousרַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִםra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH7342H3027,peacefulוְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶתve.sho.Ke.tetH8252,and quietוּשְׁלֵוָ֑הu.she.le.VahH7961;forכִּ֣יkiH3588someמִן־min-H4480Hamitesחָ֔םChamH2526had livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033formerlyלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.
41Theseאֵלֶּה֩'e.LehH428who were notedהַכְּתוּבִ֨יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789by nameבְּשֵׁמ֜וֹתbe.she.MotH8034cameוַיָּבֹ֡אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in the daysבִּימֵ֣י׀bi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396king ofמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063.They attackedוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Hamitesאֶת־'et-H853in their dwellingsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֜ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Meunitesהַמְּעוּנִ֨יםha.me.'i.nimH4586whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834wereנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033,devoting them to destructionוַיַּחֲרִימֻם֙vai.ya.cha.ri.MumH2763eventoעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Then they settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their placeתַּחְתֵּיהֶ֑םtach.tei.HemH8478,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588there was pastureמִרְעֶ֥ה שָֽׁם׃mir.'Eh ShamH4829H8033for their flocksלְצֹאנָ֖םle.tzo.NamH6629.
42Andfiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582of these Simeonitesמִן־ בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֗וֹןmin- be.Nei shim.'onH4480H1121H8095led byבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃be.ro.ShamH7218Pelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֡הu.fe.lat.YahH6410,Neariahוּ֠נְעַרְיָהU.ne.'ar.yahH5294,Rephaiahוּרְפָיָ֧הu.re.fa.YahH7509,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֛לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ishiיִשְׁעִ֖יyish.'IH3469,wentהָלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980to Mountלְהַ֣רle.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165
43and struck downוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the Amalekitesלַעֲמָלֵ֑קla.'a.ma.LekH6002who had escapedהַפְּלֵטָ֖הha.pe.le.TahH6413.And they have livedוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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