Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 8

1Now Benjaminוּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ןu.Vin.ya.MinH1144begatהוֹלִ֖ידho.LidH3205Belaבֶּ֣לַעBe.la'H1106his firstbornבְּכֹר֑וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,Ashbelאַשְׁבֵּל֙'ash.BelH788the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,and Aharahוְאַחְרַ֖חve.'ach.RachH315the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992,

2Nohahנוֹחָה֙no.ChahH5119the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243,and Raphaוְרָפָ֖אve.ra.Fa'H7498the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ סha.cha.mi.ShiH2549.

3And the sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121of Belaלְבָ֑לַעle.Va.la'H1106were, Addarאַדָּ֥ר'a.DarH146,and Geraוְגֵרָ֖אve.ge.Ra'H1617,and Abihudוַאֲבִיהֽוּד׃va.'a.vi.HudH31,

4And Abishuaוַאֲבִישׁ֥וּעַva.'a.vi.Shu.a'H50,and Naamanוְנַעֲמָ֖ןve.na.'a.ManH5283,and Ahoahוַאֲחֽוֹחַ׃va.'a.Cho.achH265,

5And Geraוְגֵרָ֥אve.ge.Ra'H1617,and Shephuphanוּשְׁפוּפָ֖ןu.she.fu.FanH8197,and Huramוְחוּרָֽם׃ve.chu.RamH2361.

6And these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ehudאֵח֑וּד'e.ChudH261:these are the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1of the inhabitantsלְי֣וֹשְׁבֵיle.Yo.o.she.veiH3427of Gebaגֶ֔בַעGe.va'H1387,and they removedוַיַּגְל֖וּםvai.yag.LumH1540them to Manahathמָנָֽחַת׃ma.Na.chatH4506:

7And Naamanוְנַעֲמָ֧ןve.na.'a.ManH5283,and Ahiahוַאֲחִיָּ֛הva.'a.chi.YahH281,and Geraוְגֵרָ֖אve.ge.Ra'H1617,he removedהֶגְלָ֑םheg.LamH1540them, and begatוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205Uzzaעֻזָּ֖א'u.Za'H5798,and Ahihudאֲחִיחֻֽד׃'a.chi.ChudH284.

8And Shaharaimוְשַׁחֲרַ֗יִםve.sha.cha.Ra.yimH7842begatהוֹלִיד֙ho.LidH3205childrenin the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,afterמִן־min-H4480he had sent them awayשִׁלְח֖וֹshil.ChoH7971;Hushimחוּשִׁ֥יםchu.ShimH2366and Baaraבַּעֲרָ֖אba.'a.Ra'H1199werehis wivesנָשָֽׁיו׃na.ShavH802.

9And he begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Hodeshחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2321his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802,Jobabיוֹבָב֙yo.VavH3103,and Zibiaצִבְיָ֔אtziv.Ya'H6644,and Meshaמֵישָׁ֖אmei.Sha'H4331,and Malchamמַלְכָּֽם׃mal.KamH4445,

10And Jeuzיְע֥וּץye.'UtzH3263,and Shachiaשָֽׂכְיָ֖הsa.khe.YahH7634,and Mirmaמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4821. These werehis sonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121,headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathersאָבֽוֹת׃'a.VotH1.

11And of Hushimוּמֵחֻשִׁ֛יםu.me.chu.ShimH2366he begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Abitubאֲבִיט֖וּב'a.vi.TuvH36,and Elpaalאֶלְפָּֽעַל׃'el.Pa.'alH508.

12The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Elpaalאֶלְפַּ֔עַל'el.Pa.'alH508;Eberעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5677,and Mishamוּמִשְׁעָ֖םu.mish.'AmH4936,and Shamedוָשָׁ֑מֶדva.Sha.medH8106,who builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Onoאוֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH207,and Lodלֹ֖דlodH3850,with the townsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof:

13Beriahוּבְרִעָ֣הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283also, and Shemaוָשֶׁ֔מַעva.She.ma'H8087,whoH1992wereheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1of the inhabitantsלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יle.yo.she.VeiH3427of Aijalonאַיָּל֑וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,who drove awayהִבְרִ֖יחוּhiv.Ri.chuH1272the inhabitantsי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427of Gathגַֽת׃GatH1661:

14And Ahioוְאַחְי֥וֹve.'ach.YoH283,Shashakשָׁשָׁ֖קsha.ShakH8349,and Jeremothוִירֵמֽוֹת׃vi.re.MotH3406,

15And Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֥הu.ze.vad.YahH2069,and Aradוַעֲרָ֖דva.'a.RadH6166,and Aderוָעָֽדֶר׃va.'A.derH5738,

16And Michaelוּמִיכָאֵ֧לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317,and Ispahוְיִשְׁפָּ֛הve.yish.PahH3472,and Johaוְיוֹחָ֖אve.yo.Cha'H3109,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Beriahבְרִיעָֽה׃ve.ri.'AhH1283;

17And Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֥הu.ze.vad.YahH2069,and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֖םu.me.shu.LamH4918,and Hezekiוְחִזְקִ֥יve.chiz.KiH2395,and Heberוָחָֽבֶר׃va.Cha.verH2268,

18Ishmeraiוְיִשְׁמְרַ֧יve.yish.me.RaiH3461also, and Jezliahוְיִזְלִיאָ֛הve.yiz.li.'AhH3152,and Jobabוְיוֹבָ֖בve.yo.VavH3103,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Elpaalאֶלְפָּֽעַל׃'el.Pa.'alH508;

19And Jakimוְיָקִ֥יםve.ya.KimH3356,and Zichriוְזִכְרִ֖יve.zikh.RiH2147,and Zabdiוְזַבְדִּֽי׃ve.zav.DiH2067,

20And Elienaiוֶאֱלִיעֵנַ֥יve.'e.li.'e.NaiH462,and Zilthaiוְצִלְּתַ֖יve.tzi.le.TaiH6769,and Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃ve.'e.li.'ElH447,

21And Adaiahוַעֲדָיָ֧הva.'a.da.YahH5718,and Beraiahוּבְרָאיָ֛הu.ve.ra.YahH1256,and Shimrathוְשִׁמְרָ֖תve.shim.RatH8119,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shimhiשִׁמְעִֽי׃shim.'IH8096;

22And Ishpanוְיִשְׁפָּ֥ןve.yish.PanH3473,and Heberוָעֵ֖בֶרva.'E.verH5677,and Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃ve.'e.li.'ElH447,

23And Abdonוְעַבְדּ֥וֹןve.'av.DonH5658,and Zichriוְזִכְרִ֖יve.zikh.RiH2147,and Hananוְחָנָֽן׃ve.cha.NanH2605,

24And Hananiahוַחֲנַנְיָ֥הva.cha.nan.YahH2608,and Elamוְעֵילָ֖םve.'ei.LamH5867,and Antothijahוְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה׃ve.'an.to.ti.YahH6070,

25And Iphedeiahוְיִפְדְיָ֥הve.yif.de.YahH3301,and Penuelוּפְנוּאֵ֖לu.fe.ni.'elH6439,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shashakשָׁשָֽׁק׃sha.ShakH8349;

26And Shamsheraiוְשַׁמְשְׁרַ֥יve.sham.she.RaiH8125,and Shehariahוּשְׁחַרְיָ֖הu.she.char.YahH7841,and Athaliahוַעֲתַלְיָֽה׃va.'a.tal.YahH6271,

27And Jaresiahוְיַעֲרֶשְׁיָ֧הve.ya.'a.resh.YahH3298,and Eliahוְאֵלִיָּ֛הve.'e.li.YahH452,and Zichriוְזִכְרִ֖יve.zikh.RiH2147,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָֽם׃ye.ro.ChamH3395.

28These wereheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathersאָב֛וֹת'a.VotH1,by their generationsלְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖םle.to.le.do.TamH8435,chiefרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218men.These dweltיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

29And at Gibeonוּבְגִבְע֥וֹןu.ve.giv.'onH1391dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Gibeonגִבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH25 H1391;whose wife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasMaachahמַעֲכָֽה׃ma.'a.KhahH4601:

30And his firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonוּבְנ֥וֹu.ve.NoH1121Abdonעַבְדּ֑וֹןav.DonH5658,and Zurוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6698,and Kishוְקִ֖ישׁve.KishH7027,and Baalוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1168,and Nadabוְנָדָֽב׃ve.na.DavH5070,

31And Gedorוּגְד֥וֹרu.ge.DorH1446,and Ahioוְאַחְי֖וֹve.'ach.YoH283,and Zacherוָזָֽכֶר׃va.Za.kherH2144.

32And Miklothוּמִקְל֖וֹתu.mik.LotH4732begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Shimeahשִׁמְאָ֑הshim.'AhH8039.And these alsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637dweltיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427with their brethrenH251in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,over against themנֶ֧גֶדNe.gedH5048.

33And Nerוְנֵר֙ve.NerH5369begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027,and Kishוְקִ֖ישׁve.KishH7027begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586begatהוֹלִ֤ידho.LidH3205Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083,and Malchi–shuaH4444,and Abinadabאֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,and Esh–baalאֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃'esh.Ba.'alH792.

34And the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083wasMerib–baalH4807;and Merib–baalH4807begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Micahמִיכָֽה׃ סmi.KhahH4318.

35And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Micahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318were,Pithonפִּית֥וֹןpi.TonH6377,and Melechוָמֶ֖לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4429,and Tareaוְתַאְרֵ֥עַve.ta'.Re.a'H8390,and Ahazוְאָחָֽז׃ve.'a.ChazH271.

36And Ahazוְאָחָז֙ve.'a.ChazH271begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Jehoadahיְהוֹעַדָּ֔הye.ho.'a.DahH3085;and Jehoadahוִיהֽוֹעַדָּ֗הvi.ho.'a.DahH3085begatהוֹלִ֛ידho.LidH3205Alemethעָלֶ֥מֶת'a.Le.metH5964,and Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820,and Zimriזִמְרִ֑יzim.RiH2174;and Zimriוְזִמְרִ֖יve.zim.RiH2174begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Mozaמוֹצָֽא׃mo.Tza'H4162,

37And Mozaוּמוֹצָ֖אu.mo.Tza'H4162begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Bineaבִּנְעָ֑אbin.'A'H1150:Raphaרָפָ֥הra.FahH7498washis sonבְנ֛וֹve.NoH1121,Eleasahאֶלְעָשָׂ֥ה'el.'a.SahH501his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,Azelאָצֵ֥ל'a.TzelH682his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121:

38And Azelוּלְאָצֵל֮u.le.'a.TzelH682had sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִים֒va.NimH1121,whose namesשְׁמוֹתָ֗םshe.mo.TamH8034arethese, Azrikamעַזְרִיקָ֥ם׀'az.ri.KamH5840,Bocheruבֹּ֙כְרוּ֙bo.khe.ruH1074,and Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458,and Sheariahוּשְׁעַרְיָ֔הu.she.'ar.YahH8187,and Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֖הve.'oad.YahH5662,and Hananוְחָנָ֑ןve.cha.NanH2605. All these werethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Azelאָצַֽל׃'a.TzalH682.

39And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Eshekעֵ֣שֶׁק'E.shekH6232his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251were,Ulamאוּלָ֣ם'u.LamH198his firstbornבְּכֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,Jehushיְעוּשׁ֙ye.'UshH3266the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,and Elipheletוֶֽאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶטve.'e.li.Fe.letH467the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992.

40And the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ulamא֠וּלָם'U.lomH198were mightyגִּבֹּרֵי־gi.bo.rei-H1368menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582of valourחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428,archersדֹּ֣רְכֵי קֶ֗שֶׁתDo.re.khei Ke.shetH7198 H1869,and had manyוּמַרְבִּ֤יםu.mar.BimH7235sonsבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,and sons’וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572. All these areof the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ פvin.ya.MinH1144.

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