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1 Chronicles 4:9-20

9Jabezיַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzH3258was moreH4480honorableנִכְבָּ֖דnikh.BadH3513thanH4480his brothersמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251,and his motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517namedקָרְאָ֨ה שְׁמ֤וֹka.re.'Ah she.MoH7121 H8034him Jabezיַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzH3258sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I boreיָלַ֖דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himwith painבְּעֹֽצֶב׃be.'O.tzevH6090.”

10Now Jabezיַ֠עְבֵּץYa'.betzH3258calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֨יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ohאִם־'im-H518that You would blessבָּרֵ֨ךְba.RekhH1288me indeedתְּבָרֲכֵ֜נִיte.va.ra.Khe.niH1288and enlargeוְהִרְבִּ֤יתָve.hir.Bi.taH7235my borderגְּבוּלִי֙ge.vu.LiH1366,and that Your handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027might be with me, and that You would keepוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213mefrom harmH7463that itmay not painעָצְבִּ֑י'a.tze.BiH6087me!” And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430grantedוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935him whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he requestedשָׁאָֽל׃sha.'AlH7592.

11Chelubוּכְל֥וּבu.khe.LuvH3620the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Shuhahשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7746becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Mehirמְחִ֑ירme.ChirH4243,whoה֖וּאhu'H1931was the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Eshtonאֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃'esh.TonH850.

12Eshtonוְאֶשְׁתּ֗וֹןve.'esh.TonH850becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֞ידho.LidH3205of Beth-raphaH1051and Paseahפָּסֵ֔חַpa.Se.achH6454,and Tehinnahתְּחִנָּ֖הte.chi.NahH8468the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofIr-nahashH5904.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are the menH376of Recahרֵכָֽה׃ סre.KhahH7397.

13Now the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073wereOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֖ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֑הu.se.ra.YahH8304.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֖ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274wereHathathחֲתַֽת׃cha.TatH2867and Meonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַי׃u.me.'o.no.TaiH4587.

14Meonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יu.me.'o.no.TaiH4587becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Ophrahעָפְרָ֑ה'a.fe.RahH6084,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗הu.se.ra.YahH8304becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֤ידho.LidH3205of Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097the fatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1ofGe-harashimגֵּ֣יא חֲרָשִׁ֔יםgei' cha.ra.ShimH1516 H2798,for they were craftsmenחֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.

15The sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of Calebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312wereIruעִ֥ירוּ'I.ruH5900,Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425and Naamוָנָ֑עַםva.Na.'amH5277; and thesonוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425wasKenazוּקְנַֽז׃u.ke.NazH7073.

16The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.ha.lel.'ElH3094wereZiphזִ֣יףzifH2128and Ziphahוְזִיפָ֔הve.zi.FahH2129,Tiriaתִּירְיָ֖אtir.Ya'H8493and Asarelוַאֲשַׂרְאֵֽל׃va.'a.sar.'ElH840.

17Thesonsוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Ezrahעֶזְרָ֔ה'ez.RahH5834wereJetherיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3500,Meredוּמֶ֖רֶדu.Me.redH4778,Epherוְעֵ֣פֶרve.'E.ferH6081and Jalonוְיָל֑וֹןve.ya.LonH3210. (And theseH428are the sonsH1121of BithiaH1332the daughterH1323of PharaohH6547,whomH834MeredH4778tookH3947)and she conceivedוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029and boreMiriamמִרְיָ֣םmir.YamH4813,Shammaiשַׁמַּ֔יsha.MaiH8060and Ishbahיִשְׁבָּ֖חyish.BachH3431the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃'esh.te.Mo.a'H851.

18His Jewishהַיְהֻדִיָּ֗הhay.hu.di.YahH3057wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.'ish.ToH802boreיָלְדָ֞הYal.dahH3205Jeredיֶ֨רֶדYe.redH3382the fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1of Gedorגְדוֹר֙ge.dOrH1446,and Heberחֶ֙בֶר֙che.verH2268the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Socoשׂוֹכ֔וֹso.KhoH7755,and Jekuthielיְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖לye.ku.ti.'ElH3354the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Zanoahזָנ֑וֹחַza.No.achH2182.

19The sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of HodiahH1941,the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of Nahamנַ֔חַםNa.chamH5163, were thefathersאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Keilahקְעִילָ֖הke.'i.LahH7084the Garmiteהַגַּרְמִ֑יha.gar.MiH1636and Eshtemoaוְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַve.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851the Maacathiteהַמַּעֲכָתִֽי׃ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602.

20The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Shimonשִׁימ֔וֹןshi.MonH7889wereAmnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550and Rinnahוְרִנָּ֔הve.ri.NahH7441,BenhananH1135and Tilonוְתִיל֑וֹןve.to.lonH8436.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ishiיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3469wereZohethזוֹחֵ֖תzo.ChetH2105and Ben-zohethH1132.

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