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1 Chronicles 4:3-32

3Andtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428were thesonsH1of thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofEtamעֵיטָ֔ם'ei.TamH5862;Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֥אלyiz.re.'ElH3157, andIshmaוְיִשְׁמָ֖אve.yish.Ma'H3457, andIdbashוְיִדְבָּ֑שׁve.yid.BashH3031: and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theirsisterאֲחוֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269wasHazzelelponiהַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי׃hatz.lel.Po.niH6753:

4andPenuelוּפְנוּאֵל֙u.fe.nu.'ElH6439thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofGedorגְדֹ֔רge.DorH1446, andEzerוְעֵ֖זֶרve.'E.zerH5829thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofHushahחוּשָׁ֑הchu.ShahH2364.Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHurחוּר֙churH2354, thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofEphrathahאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672, thefatherאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH1of Beth-lehem.

5AndAshhurוּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙u.le.'ash.ChurH806thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofTekoaתְק֔וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620hadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802,Helahחֶלְאָ֖הchel.'AhH2458andNaarahוְנַעֲרָֽה׃ve.na.'a.RahH5292.

6AndNaarahנַעֲרָה֙na.'a.RahH5292bare himAhuzzamאֲחֻזָּ֣ם'a.chu.ZamH275, andHepherחֵ֔פֶרChe.ferH2660, andTemeniתֵּימְנִ֖יteim.NiH8488, andHaahashtariהָאֲחַשְׁתָּרִ֑יha.'a.chash.ta.RiH326.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofNaarahנַעֲרָֽה׃na.'a.RahH5292.

7And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofHelahחֶלְאָ֑הchel.'AhH2458wereZerethצֶ֥רֶתTze.retH6889,IzharH3328, andEthnanוְאֶתְנָֽן׃ve.'et.NanH869.

8AndHakkozוְק֣וֹץve.KotzH6976begatAnubעָנ֖וּב'a.NuvH6036, andZobebahהַצֹּבֵבָ֑הha.tzoe.VahH6637, and thefamiliesוּמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתu.mish.pe.ChotH4940ofAharhelאֲחַרְחֵ֖ל'a.char.ChelH316thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHarumהָרֽוּם׃ha.RumH2037.

9AndJabezיַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzH3258wasmoreH3588honourablethanנִכְבָּ֖דnikh.BadH3513hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251: and hismotherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517calledקָרְאָ֨הka.re.'AhH7121hisnameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034Jabezיַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzH3258,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,BecauseH3588I bare him with sorrow.

10AndJabezיַ֠עְבֵּץYa'.betzH3258calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֨יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,OhH518that thou wouldestblessH1288meH935indeedH518, and enlarge myborderגְּבוּלִי֙ge.vu.LiH1366, and that thinehandיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027might be withmeH935, and that thou wouldestkeepוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213meH935fromevilמֵּרָעָ֖הme.ra.'AhH7451, that it benotלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115to my sorrow! AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430grantedH935him thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834herequestedשָׁאָֽל׃sha.'AlH7592.

11AndChelubוּכְל֥וּבu.khe.LuvH3620thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofShuhahשׁוּחָ֖הshu.ChahH7746begatMehirמְחִ֑ירme.ChirH4243,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931was thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofEshtonאֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃'esh.TonH850.

12AndEshtonוְאֶשְׁתּ֗וֹןve.'esh.TonH850begatBeth-raphaH1051, andPaseahפָּסֵ֔חַpa.Se.achH6454, andTehinnahתְּחִנָּ֖הte.chi.NahH8468thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofIr-nahashH5904.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are themenH376of Recah.

13And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073;Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֖ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274, andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֑הu.se.ra.YahH8304: and thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֖ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274;Hathathחֲתַֽת׃cha.TatH2867.

14AndMeonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יu.me.'o.no.TaiH4587begatOphrahעָפְרָ֑ה'a.fe.RahH6084: andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗הu.se.ra.YahH8304begatJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097thefatherאֲבִי֙'a.ViH1of Ge-harashim; for they werecraftsmenחֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.

15And thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121ofCalebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312;Iruעִ֥ירוּ'I.ruH5900,Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425, andNaamוָנָ֑עַםva.Na.'amH5277: and thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425; andKenazוּקְנַֽז׃u.ke.NazH7073.

16And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.ha.lel.'ElH3094;Ziphזִ֣יףzifH2128, andZiphahוְזִיפָ֔הve.zi.FahH2129,Tiriaתִּירְיָ֖אtir.Ya'H8493, andAsarelוַאֲשַׂרְאֵֽל׃va.'a.sar.'ElH840.

17And thesonsוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofEzrahעֶזְרָ֔ה'ez.RahH5834;Jetherיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3500, andMeredוּמֶ֖רֶדu.Me.redH4778, andEpherוְעֵ֣פֶרve.'E.ferH6081, andJalonוְיָל֑וֹןve.ya.LonH3210: and she bareMiriamמִרְיָ֣םmir.YamH4813, andShammaiשַׁמַּ֔יsha.MaiH8060, andIshbahיִשְׁבָּ֖חyish.BachH3431thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃'esh.te.Mo.a'H851.

18And hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.'ish.ToH802the Jewess bareJeredיֶ֨רֶדYe.redH3382thefatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1ofGedorגְדוֹר֙ge.dOrH1446, andHeberחֶ֙בֶר֙che.verH2268thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofSocoשׂוֹכ֔וֹso.KhoH7755, andJekuthielיְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖לye.ku.ti.'ElH3354thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofZanoahזָנ֑וֹחַza.No.achH2182. Andtheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofBithiahבִּתְיָ֣הbit.YahH1332thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Meredמָֽרֶד׃ סMa.redH4778tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.

19And thesonsוּבְנֵי֙u.ve.NeiH1121of thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofHodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֔הho.di.YahH1940, thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNahamנַ֔חַםNa.chamH5163, were thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofKeilahקְעִילָ֖הke.'i.LahH7084theGarmiteהַגַּרְמִ֑יha.gar.MiH1636, andEshtemoaוְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַve.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851theMaacathiteהַמַּעֲכָתִֽי׃ha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602.

20And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofShimonשִׁימ֔וֹןshi.MonH7889;Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550, andRinnahוְרִנָּ֔הve.ri.NahH7441,Ben-hananH1135, andTilonוְתִיל֑וֹןve.to.lonH8436. And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIshiיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3469;Zohethזוֹחֵ֖תzo.ChetH2105, andBen-zohethH1132.

21Thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofShelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;Erעֵ֚ר'erH6147thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofLecahלֵכָ֔הle.KhahH3922, andLaadahוְלַעְדָּ֖הve.la'.DahH3935thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofMareshahמָרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762, and thefamiliesוּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתu.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of them that wroughtfineהַבֻּ֖ץha.ButzH948linenH948, of thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Ashbea;

22andJokimוְיוֹקִ֞יםve.yo.KimH3137, and themenH376ofCozebaכֹזֵבָ֗אkho.ze.Va'H3578, andJoashוְיוֹאָ֧שׁve.yo.'AshH3101, andSaraphוְשָׂרָ֛ףve.sa.RafH8315, who had dominion inMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124, andJashubi-lehemH3433. And therecordsוְהַדְּבָרִ֖יםve.ha.de.va.RimH1697areancientעַתִּיקִֽים׃'a.ti.KimH6267.

23Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992were thepottersהַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔יםhai.Yotz.RimH3335, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofNetaimנְטָעִ֖יםne.ta.'ImH5196andGederahH1448: there theydweltיָ֥שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for hisworkבִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399.

24Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095;Nemuelנְמוּאֵ֣לne.mu.'ElH5241, andJaminוְיָמִ֔יןve.ya.MinH3226,Jaribיָרִ֖יבya.RivH3402,Zerahזֶ֥רַחZe.rachH2226,Shaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586:

25Shallumשַׁלֻּ֥םsha.LumH7967hissonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,Mibsamמִבְשָׂ֥םmiv.SamH4017hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Mishmaמִשְׁמָ֥עmish.Ma'H4927hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

26And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMishmaמִשְׁמָ֑עmish.Ma'H4927; Hammuel hissonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,Zaccurזַכּ֥וּרza.KurH2139hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

27AndShimeiוּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יu.le.shim.'IH8096hadsixteenעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240sonsבָּנִ֨יםba.NimH1121andsixH8337daughtersוּבָנ֣וֹתu.va.NotH1323; but hisbrethrenוּלְאֶחָ֕יוu.le.'e.ChavH251hadnotH3808manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,neitherH3808didH3808allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605theirfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔םmish.pach.TamH4940multiplyהִרְבּ֖וּhir.BuH7235, like to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.DahH3063.

28And theydweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427at Beer-sheba, andMoladahוּמוֹלָדָ֖הu.mo.la.DahH4137, andHazar-shualH2705;

29and atBilhahוּבְבִלְהָ֥הu.ve.vil.HahH1090, and atEzemוּבְעֶ֖צֶםu.ve.'E.tzemH6107, and atToladוּבְתוֹלָֽד׃u.ve.to.LadH8434;

30and atBethuelוּבִבְתוּאֵ֥לu.viv.tu.'ElH1328, and atHormahוּבְחָרְמָ֖הu.ve.cha.re.MahH2767, and atZiklagוּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג׃u.ve.Tzi.ke.LagH6860;

31and atBeth-marcabothH1024, andHazar-susimH2702, and atBeth-biriH1011, and atShaaraimוּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִםu.ve.sha.'a.Ra.yimH8189.Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428were theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892unto thereignמְלֹ֥ךְme.LokhH4427ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

32And their villages wereEtamעֵיטָ֣ם'ei.TamH5862, andAinוָעַ֔יִןva.'A.yinH5871,Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417, andTochenוְתֹ֖כֶןve.To.khenH8507, andAshanוְעָשָׁ֑ןve.'a.ShanH6228,fiveחָמֵֽשׁ׃cha.MeshH2568citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892:

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