Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 7:14-29

14The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519;Ashrielאַשְׂרִיאֵ֖ל'as.ri.'ElH844,whom she bareיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205: (buthis concubineפִּֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙pi.lag.ShoH6370the Aramitessהָֽאֲרַמִּיָּ֔הha.'a.ra.mi.YahH761bareיָלְדָ֕הYal.dahH3205Machirמָכִ֖ירma.KhirH4353the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568:

15And Machirוּמָכִ֞ירu.ma.KhirH4353tookלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947to wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802the sisterof Huppimלְחֻפִּ֣יםle.chu.PimH2650and Shuppimוּלְשֻׁפִּ֔יםu.le.shu.PimH8206,whose sister’sאֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.ToH269nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasMaachahמַעֲכָ֔הma.'a.KhahH4601;)and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145wasZelophehadצְלָפְחָ֑דtze.la.fe.ChadH6765:and Zelophehadלִצְלָפְחָ֖דlitz.la.fe.ChadH6765had daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

16And Maachahמַעֲכָ֤הma.'a.KhahH4601the wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of Machirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353bareוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Pereshפֶּ֔רֶשׁPe.reshH6570;and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251wasShereshשָׁ֑רֶשׁSha.reshH8329;and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121wereUlamאוּלָ֥ם'u.LamH198and Rakemוָרָֽקֶם׃va.Ra.kemH7552.

17And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ulamאוּלָ֖ם'u.LamH198;Bedanבְּדָ֑ןbe.DanH917. These werethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machirמָכִ֖ירma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

18And his sisterוַאֲחֹת֖וֹva.'a.cho.ToH269Hammolekethהַמֹּלֶ֑כֶתha.mo.Le.khetH4447bareיָלְדָה֙Yal.dahH3205Ishodאִישְׁה֔וֹד'ish.HodH379,and Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44,and Mahalahמַחְלָֽה׃mach.LahH4244.

19And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shemidaשְׁמִידָ֑עshe.mi.Da'H8061were, Ahianאַחְיָ֣ן'ach.YanH291,and Shechemוָשֶׁ֔כֶםva.She.khemH7928,and Likhiוְלִקְחִ֖יve.lik.ChiH3949,and Aniamוַאֲנִיעָֽם׃ פva.'a.ni.'AmH593.

20And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;Shuthelahשׁוּתָ֑לַחshu.Ta.lachH7803,and Beredוּבֶ֤רֶדu.Ve.redH1260his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121,and Tahathוְתַ֣חַתve.Ta.chatH8480his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,and Eladahוְאֶלְעָדָ֥הve.'el.'a.DahH497his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,and Tahathוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8480his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121,

21And Zabadוְזָבָ֥דve.za.VadH2066his sonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,and Shuthelahוְשׁוּתֶ֥לַחve.shu.Te.lachH7803his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,and EzerH5827,and Eleadוְאֶלְעָ֑דve.'el.'AdH496,whom the menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582of Gathגַת֙gatH1661that werebornהַנּוֹלָדִ֣יםha.no.la.DimH3205in thatlandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776slewוַהֲרָג֗וּםva.ha.ra.GumH2026,because they came downיָרְד֔וּya.re.DuH3381to take awayלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃mik.nei.HemH4735.

22And Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֛לvai.yit.'a.BelH56manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,and his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to comfortלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.MoH5162him.

23And when he went inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Beriahבְּרִיעָ֔הbe.ri.'AhH1283,because it went evilבְרָעָ֖הve.ra.'AhH7451with his houseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

24(And his daughterוּבִתּ֣וֹu.vi.ToH1323wasSherahשֶׁאֱרָ֔הshe.'e.RahH7609,who builtוַתִּ֧בֶןva.Ti.venH1129Beth–horonH1032the netherהַתַּחְתּ֖וֹןha.tach.TonH8481,and the upperהָעֶלְי֑וֹןha.'el.YonH5945,and Uzzen–sherahH242.)

25And Rephahוְרֶ֣פַחve.Re.fachH7506washis sonH1121,also Reshephוְרֶ֧שֶׁףve.Re.shefH7566,and Telahוְתֶ֛לַחve.Te.lachH8520his sonH1121,and Tahanוְתַ֥חַןve.Ta.chanH8465his sonH1121,

26Laadanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936his sonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,Ammihudעַמִּיה֥וּד'a.mi.HudH5989his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121,

27Nonנ֥וֹןNonH5126his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Jehoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

28And their possessionsוַאֲחֻזָּתָם֙va.'a.chu.za.TamH272and habitationsוּמֹ֣שְׁבוֹתָ֔םu.Mo.she.vo.TamH4186were,Beth–elH1008and the townsוּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, and eastwardוְלַמִּזְרָ֣חve.la.miz.RachH4217Naaranנַעֲרָ֔ןna.'a.RanH5295,and westwardוְלַֽמַּעֲרָ֗בve.la.ma.'a.RavH4628Gezerגֶּ֤זֶרGe.zerH1507,with the townsוּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof; Shechemוּשְׁכֶ֣םu.she.KhemH7927also and the townsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, unto Gazaעַיָּ֖ה'ai.YahH5804and the townsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof:

29And by the bordersיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519,Beth–sheanH1052and her townsוּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Taanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590and her townsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Megiddoמְגִדּ֥וֹme.gi.DoH4023and her townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Dorדּ֣וֹרDorH1756and her townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.In these dweltיָשְׁב֔וּya.she.VuH3427the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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