Revised Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 4
2And Reaiahוּרְאָיָ֤הu.re.'a.YahH7211the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shobalשׁוֹבָל֙sho.ValH7732begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Jahathיַ֔חַתYa.chatH3189;and Jahathוְיַ֣חַתve.Ya.chatH3189begatהֹלִ֔ידho.LidH3205Ahumaiאֲחוּמַ֖י'a.chu.MaiH267,and Lahadלָ֑הַדLa.hadH3855. These arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Zorathitesהַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ סha.Tza.re.'a.TiH6882.
4And Penuelוּפְנוּאֵל֙u.fe.nu.'ElH6439the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Gedorגְדֹ֔רge.DorH1446,and Ezerוְעֵ֖זֶרve.'E.zerH5829the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Hushahחוּשָׁ֑הchu.ShahH2364. These arethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hurחוּר֙churH2354,the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Ephratahאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672,the fatherאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH1of Beth–lehemH1035.
9And Jabezיַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzH3258was more honourableנִכְבָּ֖דnikh.BadH3513than his brethrenמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251:and his motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517calledקָרְאָ֨הka.re.'AhH7121his nameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034Jabezיַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzH3258,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Because I bareיָלַ֖דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him with sorrowבְּעֹֽצֶב׃be.'O.tzevH6090.
10And Jabezיַ֠עְבֵּץYa'.betzH3258calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֨יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Oh thatאִם־'im-H518thou wouldest blessבָּרֵ֨ךְba.RekhH1288me indeedתְּבָרֲכֵ֜נִיte.va.ra.Khe.niH1288,and enlargeוְהִרְבִּ֤יתָve.hir.Bi.taH7235my coastגְּבוּלִי֙ge.vu.LiH1366,and that thine handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027might be with me, and that thou wouldest keepוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213mefrom evilמֵּרָעָ֖הme.ra.'AhH7451,that it may not grieveעָצְבִּ֑י'a.tze.BiH6087me! And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430grantedוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935him that which he requestedשָׁאָֽל׃sha.'AlH7592.
14And Meonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יu.me.'o.no.TaiH4587begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Ophrahעָפְרָ֑ה'a.fe.RahH6084:and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗הu.se.ra.YahH8304begatהוֹלִ֤ידho.LidH3205Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,the fatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1of the valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Charashimחֲרָשִׁ֔יםcha.ra.ShimH2798;for they were craftsmenH2791.
17And the sonsוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Ezraעֶזְרָ֔ה'ez.RahH5834were,Jetherיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3500,and Meredוּמֶ֖רֶדu.Me.redH4778,and Epherוְעֵ֣פֶרve.'E.ferH6081,and Jalonוְיָל֑וֹןve.ya.LonH3210:and she bareוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029Miriamמִרְיָ֣םmir.YamH4813,and Shammaiשַׁמַּ֔יsha.MaiH8060,and Ishbahיִשְׁבָּ֖חyish.BachH3431the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃'esh.te.Mo.a'H851.
18And his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.'ish.ToH802Jehudijahהַיְהֻדִיָּ֗הhay.hu.di.YahH3057bareיָלְדָ֞הYal.dahH3205Jeredיֶ֨רֶדYe.redH3382the fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1of Gedorגְדוֹר֙ge.dOrH1446,and Heberחֶ֙בֶר֙che.verH2268the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Sochoשׂוֹכ֔וֹso.KhoH7755,and Jekuthielיְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖לye.ku.ti.'ElH3354the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Zanoahזָנ֑וֹחַza.No.achH2182. And these arethe sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Bithiahבִּתְיָ֣הbit.YahH1332the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,which Meredמָֽרֶד׃ סMa.redH4778tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.
19And the sonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of hiswifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֔הho.di.YahH1940the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of Nahamנַ֔חַםNa.chamH5163,the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Keilahקְעִילָ֖הke.'i.LahH7084the Garmiteהַגַּרְמִ֑יha.gar.MiH1636,and Eshtemoaוְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַve.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851the Maachathiteהַמַּעֲכָתִֽי׃ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602.
21The sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Shelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were,Erעֵ֚ר'erH6147the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Lecahלֵכָ֔הle.KhahH3922,and Laadahוְלַעְדָּ֖הve.la'.DahH3935the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Mareshahמָרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762,and the familiesוּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתu.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of them that wroughtעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656fine linenהַבֻּ֖ץha.ButzH948,of the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Ashbeaאַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃'ash.Be.a'H791,
22And Jokimוְיוֹקִ֞יםve.yo.KimH3137,and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Chozebaכֹזֵבָ֗אkho.ze.Va'H3578,and Joashוְיוֹאָ֧שׁve.yo.'AshH3101,and Saraphוְשָׂרָ֛ףve.sa.RafH8315,who had the dominionבָּעֲל֥וּba.'a.LuH1166in Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,and Jashubi–lehemH3433. And these areancientעַתִּיקִֽים׃'a.ti.KimH6267thingsוְהַדְּבָרִ֖יםve.ha.de.va.RimH1697.
27And Shimeiוּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יu.le.shim.'IH8096had sixteenשִׁשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙shi.Shah 'a.SarH6240H8337sonsבָּנִ֨יםba.NimH1121and sixשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8337daughtersוּבָנ֣וֹתu.va.NotH1323;but his brethrenוּלְאֶחָ֕יוu.le.'e.ChavH251had not manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,neither did all their familyמִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔םmish.pach.TamH4940multiplyהִרְבּ֖וּhir.BuH7235,like to the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.
36And Elioenaiוְאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֡יve.'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,and Jaakobahוְֽיַעֲקֹ֡בָהve.ya.'a.KoahH3291,and Jeshohaiahוִ֠ישׁוֹחָיָהVi.sho.cha.yahH3439,and Asaiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֧הva.'a.sa.YahH6222,and Adielוַעֲדִיאֵ֛לva.'a.di.'ElH5717,and Jesimielוִישִׂימִאֵ֖לvi.si.mi.'ElH3450,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָֽה׃u.ve.na.YahH1141,
38These mentionedהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935by theirnamesבְּשֵׁמ֔וֹתbe.she.MotH8034wereprincesנְשִׂיאִ֖יםne.si.'ImH5387in their familiesבְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑םbe.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:and the houseוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.HemH1increasedפָּרְצ֖וּpa.re.TzuH6555greatlyלָרֽוֹב׃la.RovH7230.
40And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672fatשָׁמֵ֣ןsha.MenH8082pastureמִרְעֶה֙mir.'EhH4829and goodוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896,and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776waswideרַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִםra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH3027H7342,and quietוְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶתve.sho.Ke.tetH8252,and peaceableוּשְׁלֵוָ֑הu.she.le.VahH7961; for theyof Hamחָ֔םChamH2526had dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427there of oldלְפָנִֽים׃le.fa.NimH6440.
41And these writtenהַכְּתוּבִ֨יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789by nameבְּשֵׁמ֜וֹתbe.she.MotH8034cameוַיָּבֹ֡אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in the daysבִּימֵ֣י׀bi.MeiH3117of HezekiahH3169kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and smoteוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֜ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,and the habitationsH4583that were foundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672there, and destroyedוַיַּחֲרִימֻם֙vai.ya.cha.ri.MumH2763them utterly unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their rooms: because there waspastureמִרְעֶ֥הmir.'EhH4829there for their flocksלְצֹאנָ֖םle.tzo.NamH6629.
42And some of them, evenof the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095,fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582,wentהָלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980to mountלְהַ֣רle.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,having for their captainsבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃be.ro.ShamH7218Pelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֡הu.fe.lat.YahH6410,and Neariahוּ֠נְעַרְיָהU.ne.'ar.yahH5294,and Rephaiahוּרְפָיָ֧הu.re.fa.YahH7509,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֛לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ishiיִשְׁעִ֖יyish.'IH3469.
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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