New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 4:8-22
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.
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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