Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 5

1Now the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205the firstbornבְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-H1060of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478, (for he wasthe firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֒ha.be.khOrH1060;but, forasmuch as he defiledוּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙u.ve.cha.le.LoH2490his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1bedיְצוּעֵ֣יye.tzu.'EiH3326,his birthrightבְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹbe.Kho.ra.ToH1062was givenנִתְּנָה֙ni.te.NahH5414unto the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the genealogy is not to be reckonedלְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂle.hit.ya.ChesH3187after the birthrightלַבְּכֹרָֽה׃la.be.kho.RahH1062.

2For Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063prevailedגָּבַ֣רga.VarH1396above his brethrenבְּאֶחָ֔יוbe.'e.ChavH251, and of him camethe chief rulerוּלְנָגִ֖ידu.le.na.GidH5057;but the birthrightוְהַבְּכֹרָ֖הve.ha.be.kho.RahH1062wasJoseph’sלְיוֹסֵֽף׃ סle.yo.SefH3130:)

3The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121, I say,of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478were,Hanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585,and Palluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396,Hezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696,and Carmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

4The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֑לyo.'ElH3100;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098his sonבְנ֛וֹve.NoH1121,Gogגּ֥וֹגGogH1463his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096his sonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121,

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

6Beerahבְּאֵרָ֣הbe.'e.RahH880his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121,whom Tilgath–pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשֻּׁ֑ר'a.ShurH804carried awayהֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540captive: he wasprinceנָשִׂ֖יאna.Si'H5387of the Reubenitesלָרֽאוּבֵנִֽי׃lo.R.'u.ve.NiH7206.

7And his brethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,when the genealogyH3187of their generationsלְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑םle.to.le.do.TamH8435was reckonedH3187, werethe chiefהָרֹ֥אשׁha.RoshH7218,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֖לye.'i.'ElH3273,and 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,who dweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Aroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֔רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177,even unto Neboנְב֖וֹne.VoH5015and Baal–meonH1186:

9And eastwardוְלַמִּזְרָ֗חve.la.miz.RachH4217he inhabitedיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427unto the enteringלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935in of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֔רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057from the riverהַנָּהָ֖רha.na.HarH5104Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578:because their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֛םmik.nei.HemH4735were multipliedרָב֖וּra.VuH7235in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

10And in the daysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586they madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421with the Hagaritesהַֽהַגְרִאִ֔יםha.hag.ri.'ImH1905,who fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by their handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027:and they dweltוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427in their tentsבְּאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םbe.'O.ho.lei.HemH168throughoutפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440all the eastמִזְרָ֥חmiz.RachH4217landof Gileadלַגִּלְעָֽד׃ פla.gil.'AdH1568.

11And the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֣דgadH1410dweltיָֽשְׁב֛וּya.she.VuH3427over against them, in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316unto Salchahסַלְכָֽה׃sal.KhahH5548:

12Joelיוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElH3100the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,and Shaphamוְשָׁפָ֖םve.sha.FamH8223the nextהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932,and Jaanaiוְיַעְנַ֥יve.ya'.NaiH3285,and Shaphatוְשָׁפָ֖טve.sha.FatH8202in Bashanבַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ba.ShanH1316.

13And their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֞םva.'a.chei.HemH251of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1were,Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֡לmi.kha.'ElH4317,and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֡םu.me.shu.LamH4918,and Shebaוְ֠שֶׁבַעVe.she.va'H7652,and Joraiוְיוֹרַ֧יve.yo.RaiH3140,and Jachanוְיַעְכָּ֛ןve.ya'.KanH3275,and Ziaוְזִ֥יעַve.Zi.a'H2127,and Heberוָעֵ֖בֶרva.'E.verH5677,sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃ סshiv.'AhH7651.

14These arethe childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֗יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Huriחוּרִ֡יchu.RiH2359,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jaroahיָ֠רוֹחַYa.ro.achH3386,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gileadגִּלְעָ֧דgil.'AdH1568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaelמִיכָאֵ֛לmi.kha.'ElH4317,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeshishaiיְשִׁישַׁ֥יye.shi.ShaiH3454,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jahdoיַחְדּ֖וֹyach.DoH3163,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Buzבּֽוּז׃BuzH938;

15Ahiאֲחִי֙'a.ChiH277the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdielעַבְדִּיאֵ֣ל'av.di.'ElH5661,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Guniגּוּנִ֔יgu.NiH1476,chiefרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.

16And they dweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֥דba.gil.'AdH1568in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316,and in her townsוּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָu.viv.no.Tei.haH1323,and in all the suburbsמִגְרְשֵׁ֥יmig.re.SheiH4054of Sharonשָׁר֖וֹןsha.RonH8289,upon their bordersתּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃totz.'o.TamH8444.

17All these were reckoned by genealogiesהִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּhit.yach.SuH3187in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Jothamיוֹתָ֣םyo.TamH3147kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the daysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18The sonsH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205,and the Gaditesוְגָדִ֜יve.ga.DiH1425,and halfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677the tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֮me.na.ShehH4519,of valiant menחַיִל֒cha.YilH2428,menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582able to bearנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375bucklerמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043and swordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719,and to shootוְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiH1869with bowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,and skilfulוּלְמוּדֵ֖יu.le.mu.DeiH3925in warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, werefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702and fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505sevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.ShimH8346,that went outיֹצְאֵ֥יyo.tze.'EiH3318to the warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

19And they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with the Hagaritesהַֽהַגְרִיאִ֑יםha.hag.ri.'ImH1905,with Jeturוִיט֥וּרvi.TurH3195,and Nephishוְנָפִ֖ישׁve.na.FishH5305,and Nodabוְנוֹדָֽב׃ve.no.DavH5114.

20And they were helpedוַיֵּעָזְר֣וּvai.ye.'a.ze.RuH5826against them, and the Hagaritesהַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔יםha.hag.ri.'ImH1905were deliveredוַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּvai.yi.na.te.NuH5414into their handבְיָדָם֙ve.ya.DamH3027, and all that werewith them: for they criedזָעֲקוּ֙za.'a.KuH2199to Godלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,and he was intreatedוְנַעְתּ֥וֹרve.na'.TorH6279of them; because they put their trustבָ֥טְחוּVa.te.chuH982in him.

21And they took awayוַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּvai.yish.BuH7617their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.HemH4735;of their camelsגְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞םge.ma.lei.HemH1581fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505,and of sheepוְצֹ֗אןve.TzonH6629two hundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁים֙va.cha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and of donkeysוַחֲמוֹרִ֖יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543two thousandאַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimH505,and of menוְנֶ֥פֶשׁ אָדָ֖םve.Ne.fesh 'a.DamH5315 H120an hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

22For there fellנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307down manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227slainחֲלָלִ֤יםcha.la.LimH2491,because the warהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasof Godמֵהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםme.ha.'E.lo.HimH430.And they dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their steads until the captivityהַגֹּלָֽה׃ פha.go.LahH1473.

23And the childrenוּבְנֵ֗יu.ve.NeiH1121of the halfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:they increasedרָבֽוּ׃ra.VuH7235from Bashanמִבָּשָׁ֞ןmi.ba.ShanH1316unto Baal–hermonH1179and Senirוּשְׂנִ֥ירu.se.NirH8149,and unto mountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֖וֹןcher.MonH2768.

24And these werethe headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,even Epherוְעֵ֡פֶרve.'E.ferH6081,and Ishiוְיִשְׁעִ֡יve.yish.'IH3469,and Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֡לve.'e.li.'ElH447,and Azrielוְ֠עַזְרִיאֵלVe.'az.ri.'elH5837,and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֨הve.yir.me.YahH3414,and Hodaviahוְהוֹדַוְיָ֜הve.ho.dav.YahH1938,and Jahdielוְיַחְדִּיאֵ֗לve.yach.di.'ElH3164,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of valourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,famousשֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotH8034menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582, andheadsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218of the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.

25And they transgressedוַיִּֽמְעֲל֔וּvai.yim.'a.LuH4603against the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֖יbe.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,and went a whoringוַיִּזְנ֗וּvai.yiz.NuH2181afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleעַמֵּי־'a.mei-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whom Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430destroyedהִשְׁמִ֥ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.HemH6440them.

26And the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478stirred upוַיָּעַר֩vai.ya.'ArH5782the spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307of Pulפּ֣וּלpulH6322kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,and the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Tilgath–pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,and he carried them awayוַיַּגְלֵם֙vai.yag.LemH1540,even the Reubenitesלָראוּבֵנִ֣יlo.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,and the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִ֔יve.la.ga.DiH1425,and the halfוְלַחֲצִ֖יve.la.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,and broughtוַ֠יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935them unto Halahלַחְלַ֨חlach.LachH2477,and Haborוְחָב֤וֹרve.cha.VorH2249,and Haraוְהָרָא֙ve.ha.Ra'H2024,and to the riverוּנְהַ֣רu.ne.HarH5104Gozanגּוֹזָ֔ןgo.ZanH1470,unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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