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1 Chronicles 7:20-40

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.

30The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836;Imnahיִמְנָ֧הyim.NahH3232,and Isuahוְיִשְׁוָ֛הve.yish.VahH3438,and Ishuaiוְיִשְׁוִ֥יve.yish.ViH3440,and Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֖הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283,and Serahוְשֶׂ֥רַחve.Se.rachH8294their sisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

31And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Beriahבְרִיעָ֔הve.ri.'AhH1283;Heberחֶ֖בֶרChe.verH2268,and Malchielוּמַלְכִּיאֵ֑לu.mal.ki.'ElH4439, who isthe fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Birzavithבִרְזָֽיִת׃vir.zotH1269.

32And Heberוְחֶ֙בֶר֙ve.Che.verH2268begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Japhletיַפְלֵ֔טyaf.LetH3310,and Shomerשׁוֹמֵ֖רsho.MerH7763,and Hothamחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2369,and Shuaשׁוּעָ֥אshu.'A'H7774their sisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

33And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Japhletיַפְלֵ֔טyaf.LetH3310;Pasachפָּסַ֥ךְpa.SakhH6457,and Bimhalוּבִמְהָ֖לu.vim.HalH1118,and Ashvathוְעַשְׁוָ֑תve.'ash.VatH6220. These arethe childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Japhletיַפְלֵֽט׃yaf.LetH3310.

34And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Shamerשָׁ֑מֶרSha.merH8106;Ahiאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH277,and Rohgahוְרָהְגָּ֖הve.ro.ha.gahH7303,Jehubbahוְחֻבָּ֥הve.yach.bahH3160,and Aramוַאֲרָֽם׃va.'a.RamH758.

35And the sonsוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251Helemהֵ֖לֶםHe.lemH1987;Zophahצוֹפַ֥חtzo.FachH6690,and Imnaוְיִמְנָ֖עve.yim.Na'H3234,and Sheleshוְשֵׁ֥לֶשׁve.She.leshH8028,and Amalוְעָמָֽל׃ve.'a.MalH6000.

36The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Zophahצוֹפָ֑חtzo.FachH6690;Suahס֧וּחַSu.achH5477,and Harnepherוְחַרְנֶ֛פֶרve.char.Ne.ferH2774,and Shualוְשׁוּעָ֖לve.shu.'AlH7777,and Beriוּבֵרִ֥יu.ve.RiH1275,and Imrahוְיִמְרָֽה׃ve.yim.RahH3236,

37Bezerבֶּ֣צֶרBe.tzerH1221,and Hodוָה֗וֹדva.HodH1936,and Shammaוְשַׁמָּ֧אve.sha.Ma'H8037,and Shilshahוְשִׁלְשָׁ֛הve.shil.ShahH8030,and Ithranוְיִתְרָ֖ןve.yit.RanH3506,and Beeraוּבְאֵרָֽא׃u.ve.'e.Ra'H878.

38And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jetherיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3500;Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֥הye.fu.NehH3312,and Pispahוּפִסְפָּ֖הu.fis.PahH6462,and Araוַאְרָֽא׃va'.Ra'H690.

39And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ullaעֻלָּ֑א'u.La'H5925;Arahאָרַ֥ח'a.RachH733,and Hanielוְחַנִּיאֵ֖לve.cha.ni.'ElH2592,and Reziaוְרִצְיָֽא׃ve.ritz.Ya'H7525.

40All these werethe childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Asherאָ֠שֵׁר'a.SherH836,headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of theirfather’sהָאָב֤וֹתha.'a.VotH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004,choiceבְּרוּרִים֙be.ru.RimH1305andmighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valourחֲיָלִ֔יםcha.ya.LimH2428,chiefרָאשֵׁ֖יra.SheiH7218of the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִ֑יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387.And the numberמִסְפָּרָ֣םmis.pa.RamH4557throughout the genealogyוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֤םve.hit.yach.SamH3187of them that were apt to the warבַּצָּבָא֙ba.tza.Va'H6635andto battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֖הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582.

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