New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 4
Descendants of Judah
2Reaiahוּרְאָיָ֤הu.re.'a.YahH7211the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shobalשׁוֹבָל֙sho.ValH7732fatheredהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Jahathיַ֔חַתYa.chatH3189,and Jahathוְיַ֣חַתve.Ya.chatH3189fatheredהֹלִ֔ידho.LidH3205Ahumaiאֲחוּמַ֖י'a.chu.MaiH267and Lahadלָ֑הַדLa.hadH3855.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe familiesמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Zorathitesהַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ סha.Tza.re.'a.TiH6882.
4Penuelוּפְנוּאֵל֙u.fe.nu.'ElH6439wasthe fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Gedorגְדֹ֔רge.DorH1446,and Ezerוְעֵ֖זֶרve.'E.zerH5829the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Hushahחוּשָׁ֑הchu.ShahH2364.Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hurחוּר֙churH2354,the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Ephrathahאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672,the fatherאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH1of BethlehemH1035.
9Jabezיַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzH3258wasH3513moreH4480honorableH3513thanH4480his brothersמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251,and his motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517namedקָרְאָ֨ה שְׁמ֤וֹka.re.'Ah she.MoH7121H8034him Jabezיַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzH3258,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I gaveH3205birthיָלַ֖דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205to himin painבְּעֹֽצֶב׃be.'O.tzevH6090.”
10Now Jabezיַ֠עְבֵּץYa'.betzH3258calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֨יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “OhH518thatH518You would greatlyבָּרֵ֨ךְba.RekhH1288blessתְּבָרֲכֵ֜נִיte.va.ra.Khe.niH1288me and extendוְהִרְבִּ֤יתָve.hir.Bi.taH7235my borderגְּבוּלִי֙ge.vu.LiH1366,and that Your handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027might be with me, and that You wouldkeepוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213mefrom harmH7463so that itwould not hurtעָצְבִּ֑י'a.tze.BiH6087me!” And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430broughtH935aboutH935whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he requestedשָׁאָֽל׃sha.'AlH7592.
14Meonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יu.me.'o.no.TaiH4587fatheredהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Ophrahעָפְרָ֑ה'a.fe.RahH6084,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗הu.se.ra.YahH8304fatheredהוֹלִ֤ידho.LidH3205Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097the fatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1ofGe-harashimגֵּ֣יא חֲרָשִׁ֔יםgei' cha.ra.ShimH1516H2798,for they were craftsmenחֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.
17Thesonsוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Ezrahעֶזְרָ֔ה'ez.RahH5834wereJetherיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3500,Meredוּמֶ֖רֶדu.Me.redH4778,Epherוְעֵ֣פֶרve.'E.ferH6081,and Jalonוְיָל֑וֹןve.ya.LonH3210. And Mered’s wifeconceivedוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toMiriamמִרְיָ֣םmir.YamH4813,Shammaiשַׁמַּ֔יsha.MaiH8060,and Ishbahיִשְׁבָּ֖חyish.BachH3431the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃'esh.te.Mo.a'H851.
18(His Jewishהַיְהֻדִיָּ֗הhay.hu.di.YahH3057wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.'ish.ToH802gaveH3205birthH3205to Jeredיֶ֨רֶדYe.redH3382,the fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1of Gedorגְדוֹר֙ge.dOrH1446,Heberחֶ֙בֶר֙che.verH2268the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Socoשׂוֹכ֔וֹso.KhoH7755,and Jekuthielיְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖לye.ku.ti.'ElH3354the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Zanoahזָנ֑וֹחַza.No.achH2182.)Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Bithiaבִּתְיָ֣הbit.YahH1332the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Meredמָֽרֶד׃ סMa.redH4778marriedלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.
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.
21The sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Shelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wereErעֵ֚ר'erH6147the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Lecahלֵכָ֔הle.KhahH3922and Laadahוְלַעְדָּ֖הve.la'.DahH3935the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Mareshahמָרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762,and the familiesוּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתu.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the linenהַבֻּ֖ץha.ButzH948workersעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656at Beth-ashbeaלְבֵ֥ית אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃le.Veit 'ash.Be.a'H1004H791;
22and Jokimוְיוֹקִ֞יםve.yo.KimH3137,the menH376of Cozebaכֹזֵבָ֗אkho.ze.Va'H3578,JoashH3060,Saraphוְשָׂרָ֛ףve.sa.RafH8315,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ruledבָּעֲל֥וּba.'a.LuH1166in Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,and Jashubi-lehemH3433. And therecordsוְהַדְּבָרִ֖יםve.ha.de.va.RimH1697are ancientעַתִּיקִֽים׃'a.ti.KimH6267.
23Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992were the pottersהַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔יםhai.Yotz.RimH3335and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Netaimנְטָעִ֖יםne.ta.'ImH5196and Gederahוּגְדֵרָ֑הu.ge.de.RahH1449;they livedיָ֥שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ סShamH8033with the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for his workבִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399.
Descendants of Simeon
27Now Shimeiוּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יu.le.shim.'IH8096had sixteenשִׁשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙shi.Shah 'a.SarH8337H6240sonsבָּנִ֨יםba.NimH1121and sixשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8337daughtersוּבָנ֣וֹתu.va.NotH1323;but his brothersוּלְאֶחָ֕יוu.le.'e.ChavH251did not haveאֵ֖ין'einH369manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808did allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605their familyמִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔םmish.pach.TamH4940increaseהִרְבּ֖וּhir.BuH7235likeעַד־'ad-H5704the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.
33and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their settlementsחַצְרֵיהֶ֗םchatz.rei.HemH2691that werearoundסְבִיב֛וֹתse.vi.VotH5439the sameהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892as farעַד־'ad-H5704asBaalבָּ֑עַלBa.'alH1168.TheseH2088weretheir dwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םmo.she.vo.TamH4186,and they haveH3187their genealogyH3187.
38theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428mentionedהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935by nameבְּשֵׁמ֔וֹתbe.she.MotH8034wereleadersנְשִׂיאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387in their familiesבְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑םbe.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;and their fathers’אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.HemH1housesוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004spreadפָּרְצ֖וּpa.re.TzuH6555outH6555greatlyלָרֽוֹב׃la.RovH7230.
39They wentוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980to the entranceלִמְב֣וֹאlim.Vo'H3996of Gedorגְדֹ֔רge.DorH1446,as farעַ֖ד'adH5704as the eastלְמִזְרַ֣חle.miz.RachH4217sideH4217of the valleyהַגָּ֑יְאha.Gay'H1516,to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829for their flocksלְצֹאנָֽם׃le.tzo.NamH6629.
40They foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672pastureמִרְעֶה֙mir.'EhH4829that was richשָׁמֵ֣ןsha.MenH8082and goodוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896, andthe landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776was spreadH7342outH7342on bothH3027sidesH3027,and peacefulוְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶתve.sho.Ke.tetH8252and undisturbedוּשְׁלֵוָ֑הu.she.le.VahH7961;for those who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033previouslyלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440wereHamitesמִן־ חָ֔םmin- ChamH4480H2526.
41Theseאֵלֶּה֩'e.LehH428people,recordedהַכְּתוּבִ֨יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789by nameבְּשֵׁמ֜וֹתbe.she.MotH8034,cameוַיָּבֹ֡אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in the daysבִּימֵ֣י׀bi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and theyattackedוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֜ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168and the Meunitesהַמְּעוּנִ֨יםha.me.'i.nimH4586whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834were foundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033,and utterlyH2763destroyedוַיַּחֲרִימֻם֙vai.ya.cha.ri.MumH2763them to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;and they livedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inH8478their placeתַּחְתֵּיהֶ֑םtach.tei.HemH8478,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588there was pastureמִרְעֶ֥הmir.'EhH4829thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033for their flocksלְצֹאנָ֖םle.tzo.NamH6629.
42From them, from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095,fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967menH376wentהָלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980toMountלְהַ֣רle.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,with Pelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֡הu.fe.lat.YahH6410,Neariahוּ֠נְעַרְיָהU.ne.'ar.yahH5294,Rephaiahוּרְפָיָ֧הu.re.fa.YahH7509,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֛לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ishiיִשְׁעִ֖יyish.'IH3469,as their leadersבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃be.ro.ShamH7218.
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
- EGW Writings
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