New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 5:1-10

1Now the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205the firstbornבְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-H1060of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478(forhe was the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֒ha.be.khOrH1060, but becausehe defiledוּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙u.ve.cha.le.LoH2490his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1bedיְצוּעֵ֣יye.tzu.'EiH3326,his birthrightבְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹbe.Kho.ra.ToH1062was givenנִתְּנָה֙ni.te.NahH5414to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;so that he is not enrolledH3187in the genealogyH3187according to the birthrightלַבְּכֹרָֽה׃la.be.kho.RahH1062.

2Thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063prevailedגָּבַ֣רga.VarH1396over his brothersבְּאֶחָ֔יוbe.'e.ChavH251, and from him camethe leaderוּלְנָגִ֖ידu.le.na.GidH5057,yet the birthrightוְהַבְּכֹרָ֖הve.ha.be.kho.RahH1062belonged to Josephלְיוֹסֵֽף׃ סle.yo.SefH3130),

3the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereHanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585and Palluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396,Hezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696and Carmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

4The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֑לyo.'ElH3100wereShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098his sonבְנ֛וֹve.NoH1121,Gogגּ֥וֹגGogH1463his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096his sonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121,

5Micahמִיכָ֥הmi.KhahH4318his sonבְנ֛וֹve.NoH1121,Reaiahרְאָיָ֥הre.'a.YahH7211his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,Baalבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1168his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121,

6Beerahבְּאֵרָ֣הbe.'e.RahH880his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Tilgath-pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשֻּׁ֑ר'a.ShurH804carriedH1540awayH1540into exileהֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540;he was leaderנָשִׂ֖יאna.Si'H5387of the Reubenitesלָרֽאוּבֵנִֽי׃lo.R.'u.ve.NiH7206.

7Hiskinsmenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,in the genealogyבְּהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂbe.hit.ya.ChesH3187of their generationsלְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑םle.to.le.do.TamH8435, wereJeielH3262the chiefהָרֹ֥אשׁha.RoshH7218,then Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃u.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148

8and Belaוּבֶ֙לַע֙u.Ve.la'H1106the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azazעָזָ֔ז'a.ZazH5811,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shemaשֶׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8087,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֑לyo.'ElH3100,whoה֚וּאhu'H1931livedיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427inAroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֔רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177,even to Neboנְב֖וֹne.VoH5015and Baal-meonH1186.

9To the eastוְלַמִּזְרָ֗חve.la.miz.RachH4217he settledיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the entranceלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֔רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057from the riverהַנָּהָ֖רha.na.HarH5104Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578,becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֛םmik.nei.HemH4735had increasedרָב֖וּra.VuH7235in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

10In the daysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586they madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421with the Hagritesהַֽהַגְרִאִ֔יםha.hag.ri.'ImH1905,who fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by their handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, so that theyoccupiedוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427their tentsבְּאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םbe.'O.ho.lei.HemH168throughoutעַֽל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440eastמִזְרָ֥חmiz.RachH4217of Gileadלַגִּלְעָֽד׃ פla.gil.'AdH1568.

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