Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 1

1Adamאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH121,Shethשֵׁ֖תshetH8352,Enoshאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃'e.No.oshH583,

2Kenanקֵינָ֥ןkei.NanH7018,Mahalaleelמַהֲלַלְאֵ֖לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111,Jeredיָֽרֶד׃Ya.redH3382,

3Enochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585,Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֖לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968,Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929,

4Noahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,and Japhethוָיָֽפֶת׃ סva.Ya.fetH3315.

5The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Japhethיֶ֔פֶתYe.fetH3315;Gomerגֹּ֣מֶרGo.merH1586,and Magogוּמָג֔וֹגu.ma.GogH4031,and Madaiוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074,and Javanוְיָוָ֣ןve.ya.VanH3120,and Tubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422,and Meshechוּמֶ֖שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4902,and Tirasוְתִירָֽס׃ סve.ti.RasH8494.

6And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gomerגֹּ֑מֶרGo.merH1586;Ashchenazאַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז'ash.ka.NazH813,and Riphathוְדִיפַ֖תve.di.FatH7384,and Togarmahוְתוֹגַרְמָֽה׃ve.to.gar.MahH8425.

7And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Javanיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120;Elishahאֱלִישָׁ֣ה'e.li.ShahH473,and Tarshishוְתַרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהve.tar.Shi.shahH8659,Kittimכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794,and Dodanimוְרוֹדָנִֽים׃ סve.ro.da.NimH1721.

8The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526;Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,and Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Putפּ֥וּטputH6316,and Canaanוּכְנָֽעַן׃u.khe.Na.'anH3667.

9And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Cushכ֔וּשׁKhushH3568;Sebaסְבָא֙se.Va'H5434,and Havilahוַחֲוִילָ֔הva.cha.vi.LahH2341,and Sabtaוְסַבְתָּ֥אve.sav.Ta'H5454,and Raamahוְרַעְמָ֖אve.ra'.Ma'H7484,and Sabtechaוְסַבְתְּכָ֑אve.sav.te.Kha'H5455.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Raamahרַעְמָ֖אra'.Ma'H7484;Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃ סu.de.DanH1719.

10And Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Nimrodנִמְר֑וֹדnim.RodH5248:he beganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490to be mightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368upon the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

11And Mizraimוּמִצְרַ֡יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714begatיָלַ֞דya.LadH3205Ludimלוּדִ֧יםlu.di.yimH3866,and Anamimעֲנָמִ֛ים'a.na.MimH6047,and Lehabimלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3853,and Naphtuhimנַפְתֻּחִֽים׃naf.tu.ChimH5320,

12And Pathrusimפַּתְרֻסִ֞יםpat.ru.SimH6625,and Casluhimכַּסְלֻחִ֗יםkas.lu.ChimH3695, (of whom cameיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,)and Caphthorimכַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ סkaf.to.RimH3732.

13And Canaanוּכְנַ֗עַןu.khe.Na.'anH3667begatיָלַ֛דya.LadH3205Sidonצִיד֥וֹןtzi.DonH6721his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,and Hethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

14The Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983also, and the Amoriteהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Girgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,

15And the Hiviteהַחִוִּ֥יha.chi.ViH2340,and the Arkiteהַֽעַרְקִ֖יha.'ar.KiH6208,and the Siniteהַסִּינִֽי׃ha.si.NiH5513,

16And the Arvaditeהָאַרְוָדִ֥יha.'ar.va.DiH721,and the Zemariteהַצְּמָרִ֖יha.tze.ma.RiH6786,and the Hamathiteהַֽחֲמָתִֽי׃ סHa.cha.ma.TiH2577.

17The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035;Elamעֵילָ֣ם'ei.LamH5867,and Asshurוְאַשּׁ֔וּרve.'a.ShurH804,and Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775,and Ludוְל֣וּדve.LudH3865,and Aramוַאֲרָ֑םva.'a.RamH758,and Uzוְע֥וּץve.'UtzH5780,and Hulוְח֖וּלve.ChulH2343,and Getherוְגֶ֥תֶרve.Ge.terH1666,and Meshechוָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ סva.Me.shekhH4902.

18And Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Shelahשָׁ֑לַחSha.lachH7974,and Shelahוְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachH7974begatיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

19And unto Eberוּלְעֵ֥בֶרu.le.'E.verH5677were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֞דha.'e.ChadH259wasPelegפֶּ֗לֶגPe.legH6389;because in his daysבְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.MavH3117the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776was dividedנִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.GahH6385:and his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJoktanיָקְטָֽן׃ya.ke.TanH3355.

20And Joktanוְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.TanH3355begatיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205Almodadאַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadH486,and Shelephשָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefH8026,and Hazarmavethחֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetH2700,and Jerahיָֽרַח׃Ya.rachH3392,

21Hadoramהֲדוֹרָ֥םha.do.RamH1913also, and Uzalאוּזָ֖ל'u.ZalH187,and Diklahדִּקְלָֽה׃dik.LahH1853,

22And Ebalעֵיבָ֥ל'ei.ValH5858,and Abimaelאֲבִימָאֵ֖ל'a.vi.ma.'ElH39,and Shebaשְׁבָֽא׃she.Va'H7614,

23And Ophirאוֹפִ֥יר'o.FirH211,and Havilahחֲוִילָ֖הcha.vi.LahH2341,and Jobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103. All these werethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Joktanיָקְטָֽן׃ סya.ke.TanH3355.

24Shemשֵׁ֥ם׀shemH8035,Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775,Shelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974,

25Eberעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5677,Pelegפֶּ֖לֶגPe.legH6389,Reuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466,

26Serugשְׂר֥וּגse.RugH8286,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,Terahתָּֽרַח׃Ta.rachH8646,

27Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87; the same isAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃ ס'av.ra.HamH85.

28The sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85;Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סve.yish.ma.'ElH3458.

29These aretheir generationsתֹּלְדוֹתָ֑םto.le.do.TamH8435:The firstbornבְּכ֤וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,Nebaiothנְבָי֔וֹתne.va.YotH5032;then Kedarוְקֵדָ֥רve.ke.DarH6938,and Adbeelוְאַדְבְּאֵ֖לve.'ad.be.'ElH110,and Mibsamוּמִבְשָֽׂם׃u.miv.SamH4017,

30Mishmaמִשְׁמָ֣עmish.Ma'H4927,and Dumahוְדוּמָ֔הve.du.MahH1746,Massaמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4854,Hadadחֲדַ֥דcha.DadH2301,and Temaוְתֵימָֽא׃ve.tei.Ma'H8485,

31Jeturיְט֥וּרye.TurH3195,Naphishנָפִ֖ישׁna.FishH5305,and Kedemahוָקֵ֑דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6929.These are the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.

32Now the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Keturahקְטוּרָ֜הke.tu.RahH6989,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85concubineפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370:she bareיָלְדָ֞הYal.dahH3205Zimranזִמְרָ֧ןzim.RanH2175,and Jokshanוְיָקְשָׁ֛ןve.ya.ke.ShanH3370,and Medanוּמְדָ֥ןu.me.DanH4091,and Midianוּמִדְיָ֖ןu.mid.YanH4080,and Ishbakוְיִשְׁבָּ֣קve.yish.BakH3435,and Shuahוְשׁ֑וּחַve.Shu.achH7744.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jokshanיָקְשָׁ֖ןya.ke.ShanH3370;Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanוּדְדָֽן׃ סu.de.DanH1719.

33And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080;Ephahעֵיפָ֤ה'ei.FahH5891,and Epherוָעֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH6081,and Henochוַחֲנ֔וֹךְva.cha.NokhH2585,and Abidaוַאֲבִידָ֖עva.'a.vi.Da'H28,and Eldaahוְאֶלְדָּעָ֑הve.'el.da.'AhH420. All these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Keturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ סke.tu.RahH6989.

34And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Isaacיִצְחָ֑ק סyitz.ChakH3327.The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327;Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215;Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֛ז'e.li.FazH464,Reuelרְעוּאֵ֥לre.'u.'ElH7467,and Jeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266,and Jaalamוְיַעְלָ֥םve.ya'.LamH3281,and Korahוְקֹֽרַח׃ סve.Ko.rachH7141.

36The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Eliphazאֱלִיפָ֑ז'e.li.FazH464;Temanתֵּימָ֤ןtei.ManH8487,and Omarוְאוֹמָר֙ve.'o.MarH201,Zephiצְפִ֣יtze.FiH6825,and Gatamוְגַעְתָּ֔םve.ga'.TamH1609,Kenazקְנַ֖זke.NazH7073,and Timnaוְתִמְנָ֥עve.tim.Na'H8555,and Amalekוַעֲמָלֵֽק׃ סva.'a.ma.LekH6002.

37The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Reuelרְעוּאֵ֑לre.'u.'ElH7467;Nahathנַ֥חַתNa.chatH5184,Zerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226,Shammahשַׁמָּ֥הsha.MahH8048,and Mizzahוּמִזָּֽה׃ סu.mi.ZahH4199.

38And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165;Lotanלוֹטָ֥ןlo.TanH3877,and Shobalוְשׁוֹבָ֖לve.sho.ValH7732,and Zibeonוְצִבְע֣וֹןve.tziv.'onH6649,and Anahוַֽעֲנָ֑הva.'a.NahH6034,and Dishonוְדִישֹׁ֥ןve.di.ShonH1787,and Ezerוְאֵ֖צֶרve.'E.tzerH687,and Dishanוְדִישָֽׁן׃ve.di.ShanH1789.

39And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Lotanלוֹטָ֖ןlo.TanH3877;Horiחֹרִ֣יcho.RiH2753,and Homamוְהוֹמָ֑םve.ho.MamH1950:and Timnaתִּמְנָֽע׃ סtim.Na'H8555wasLotan’sלוֹטָ֖ןlo.TanH3877sisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269.

40The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shobalשׁוֹבָ֔לsho.ValH7732;Alianעַלְיָ֧ן'al.YanH5935,and Manahathוּמָנַ֛חַתu.ma.Na.chatH4506,and Ebalוְעֵיבָ֖לve.'ei.ValH5858,Shephiשְׁפִ֣יshe.FiH8195,and Onamוְאוֹנָ֑ם סve.'o.NamH208.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zibeonצִבְע֖וֹןtziv.'onH6649;Aiahאַיָּ֥ה'ai.YahH345,and Anahוַעֲנָֽה׃va.'a.NahH6034.

41The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anahעֲנָ֖ה'a.NahH6034;Dishonדִּישׁ֑וֹן סdi.ShonH1787.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Dishonדִישׁ֔וֹןdi.ShonH1787;Amramחַמְרָ֥ןcham.RanH2566,and Eshbanוְאֶשְׁבָּ֖ןve.'esh.BanH790,and Ithranוְיִתְרָ֥ןve.yit.RanH3506,and Cheranוּכְרָֽן׃ סu.khe.RanH3763.

42The sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ezerאֵ֔צֶר'E.tzerH687;Bilhanבִּלְהָ֥ןbil.HanH1092,and Zavanוְזַעֲוָ֖ןve.za.'a.VanH2190, andJakanיַעֲקָ֑ןya.'a.KanH3292.The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of DishanH1789;Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780,and Aranוַאֲרָֽן׃ פva.'a.RanH765.

43Now these arethe kingsהַמְּלָכִ֗יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that reignedמָלְכוּ֙ma.le.KhuH4427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440anykingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428reignedמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427over the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Belaבֶּ֚לַעBe.la'H1106the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160:and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892wasDinhabahדִּנְהָֽבָה׃din.Ha.vahH1838.

44And when Belaבָּ֑לַעBa.la'H1106was deadוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Jobabיוֹבָ֥בyo.VavH3103the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226of Bozrahמִבָּצְרָֽה׃mi.ba.tze.RahH1224reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

45And when Jobabיוֹבָ֑בyo.VavH3103was deadוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Hushamחוּשָׁ֖םchu.ShamH2367of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Temanitesהַתֵּימָנִֽי׃ha.tei.ma.NiH8489reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

46And when Hushamחוּשָׁ֑םchu.ShamH2367was deadוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bedadבְּדַ֗דbe.DadH911,which smoteהַמַּכֶּ֤הha.ma.KehH5221Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead: and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892wasAvithעֲוִֽית׃a.yotH5762.

47And when Hadadהֲדָ֑דha.DadH1908was deadוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Samlahשַׂמְלָ֖הsam.LahH8072of Masrekahמִמַּשְׂרֵקָֽה׃mi.mas.re.KahH4957reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

48And when Samlahשַׂמְלָ֑הsam.LahH8072was deadוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Shaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586of Rehobothמֵרְחֹב֥וֹתme.re.cho.VotH7344by the riverהַנָּהָֽר׃ha.na.HarH5104reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

49And when Shaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586was deadוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,Baal–hananH1177the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּֽוֹר׃akh.BorH5907reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

50And when Baal–hananH1177was deadוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191,Hadadהֲדַ֔דha.DadH1908reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead: and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892wasPaiפָּ֑עִיPa.'iH6464;and his wife’sאִשְׁתּ֤וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034wasMehetabelמְהֵיטַבְאֵל֙me.hei.tav.'ElH4105,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Matredמַטְרֵ֔דmat.RedH4308,the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of MezahabH4314.

51Hadadהֲדָ֑ד סha.DadH1908diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191also. And the dukesאַלּוּפֵ֣י'a.lu.FeiH441of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123were; dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Timnahתִּמְנָ֛עtim.Na'H8555,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Aliahעַֽלְוָ֖הal.yahH5933,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Jethethיְתֵֽת׃ye.TetH3509,

52Dukeאַלּ֧וּף'a.LufH441Aholibamahאָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה'o.ho.li.va.MahH173,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Pinonפִּינֹֽן׃pi.NonH6373,

53Dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Kenazקְנַ֛זke.NazH7073,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Temanתֵּימָ֖ןtei.ManH8487,dukeאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441Mibzarמִבְצָֽר׃miv.TzarH4014,

54Dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Magdielמַגְדִּיאֵ֖לmag.di.'ElH4025,dukeאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441Iramעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5902. These arethe dukesאַלּוּפֵ֥י'a.lu.FeiH441of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃ פ'e.DomH123.

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