Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 7:7-18

7And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Belaבֶ֗לַעVe.la'H1106;Ezbonאֶצְבּ֡וֹן'etz.BonH675,and Uzziוְעֻזִּ֡יve.'u.ZiH5813,and Uzzielוְ֠עֻזִּיאֵלVe.'u.zi.'elH5816,and Jerimothוִירִימ֨וֹתvi.ri.MotH3406,and Iriוְעִירִ֜יve.'i.RiH5901,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֗הcha.mi.ShahH2568;headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theirfathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1,mightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֖יgi.bo.ReiH1368men of valourחֲיָלִ֑יםcha.ya.LimH2428;and were reckoned by their genealogiesוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֗םve.hit.yach.SamH3187twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and fourוְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'AhH702.

8And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Becherבֶ֗כֶרVe.kherH1071;Zemiraזְמִירָ֡הze.mi.RahH2160,and Joashוְיוֹעָ֡שׁve.yo.'AshH3135,and Eliezerוֶ֠אֱלִיעֶזֶרVe.'e.li.'e.zerH461,and Elioenaiוְאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤יve.'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,and Omriוְעָמְרִי֙ve.'a.me.RiH6018,and Jerimothוִירֵמ֣וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,and Abiahוַאֲבִיָּ֔הva.'a.vi.YahH29,and Anathothוַעֲנָת֖וֹתva.'a.na.TotH6068,and Alamethוְעָלָ֑מֶתve.'a.La.metH5964. All these arethe sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Becherבָֽכֶר׃Va.kherH1071.

9And the numberוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֣םve.hit.yach.SamH3187of them, after their genealogy by their generationsלְתֹלְדוֹתָ֗םle.to.le.do.TamH8435,headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֖יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valourחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428, wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ סu.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

10The sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121also of Jediaelיְדִיעֲאֵ֖לye.di.'a.'ElH3043;Bilhanבִּלְהָ֑ןbil.HanH1092:and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Bilhanבִלְהָ֗ןvil.HanH1092;JeushH3274,and Benjaminוּ֠בִנְיָמִןU.vin.ya.minH1144,and Ehudוְאֵה֤וּדve.'e.HudH164,and Chenaanahוּֽכְנַעֲנָה֙u.khe.na.'a.NahH3668,and Zethanוְזֵיתָ֔ןve.zei.TanH2133,and Tarshishוְתַרְשִׁ֖ישׁve.tar.ShishH8659,and Ahishaharוַאֲחִישָֽׁחַר׃va.'a.chi.Sha.charH300.

11All these the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Jediaelיְדִֽיעֲאֵל֙ye.di.'a.'ElH3043,by the headsלְרָאשֵׁ֣יle.ra.SheiH7218of their fathersהָאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1,mightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֖יgi.bo.ReiH1368men of valourחֲיָלִ֑יםcha.ya.LimH2428, wereseventeenשִׁבְעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רshiv.'ah- 'a.SarH6240 H7651thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505and two hundredוּמָאתַ֔יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967soldiers,fit to go outיֹצְאֵ֥יyo.tze.'EiH3318for warצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635andbattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

12Shuppimוְשֻׁפִּ֤םve.shu.PimH8206also, and Huppimוְחֻפִּם֙ve.chu.PimH2650,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Irעִ֔יר'IrH5893, andHushimחֻשִׁ֖םchu.ShimH2366,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH313.

13The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321;Jahzielיַחֲצִיאֵ֧לya.cha.tzi.'ElH3185,and Guniוְגוּנִ֛יve.gu.NiH1476,and Jezerוְיֵ֥צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3337,and Shallumוְשַׁלּ֖וּםve.sha.LumH7967,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָֽה׃ פvil.HahH1090.

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.

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