Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 5

1And thesonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenH7205thefirstbornבְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-H1060ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478, (for he was thefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֒ha.be.khOrH1060; but, forasmuch as he defiled hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1couchיְצוּעֵ֣יye.tzu.'EiH3326, hisbirthrightבְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹbe.Kho.ra.ToH1062wasgivenנִתְּנָה֙ni.te.NahH5414unto thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thegenealogyלְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂle.hit.ya.ChesH3187isnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to be reckonedafterכִּ֣יkiH3588thebirthrightלַבְּכֹרָֽה׃la.be.kho.RahH1062.

2ForJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063prevailedגָּבַ֣רga.VarH1396aboveמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480hisbrethrenבְּאֶחָ֔יוbe.'e.ChavH251, and of him came theprinceוּלְנָגִ֖ידu.le.na.GidH5057; but thebirthrightוְהַבְּכֹרָ֖הve.ha.be.kho.RahH1062wasJoseph’sלְיוֹסֵֽף׃ סle.yo.SefH3130:)

3thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Hanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585, andPalluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396,Hezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696, andCarmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

4Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofJoelיוֹאֵ֑לyo.'ElH3100;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098hissonבְנ֛וֹve.NoH1121,Gogגּ֥וֹגGogH1463hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121;

5Micahמִיכָ֥הmi.KhahH4318hissonבְנ֛וֹve.NoH1121,Reaiahרְאָיָ֥הre.'a.YahH7211hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,Baalבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1168hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121;

6Beerahבְּאֵרָ֣הbe.'e.RahH880hissonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Tilgath-pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשֻּׁ֑ר'a.ShurH804carriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540: he wasprinceנָשִׂ֖יאna.Si'H5387of theReubenitesלָרֽאוּבֵנִֽי׃lo.R.'u.ve.NiH7206.

7And hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940, when thegenealogyבְּהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂbe.hit.ya.ChesH3187of theirgenerationsלְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑םle.to.le.do.TamH8435was reckoned; thechiefהָרֹ֥אשׁha.RoshH7218,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֖לye.'i.'ElH3273, andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃u.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,

8andBelaוּבֶ֙לַע֙u.Ve.la'H1106thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzazעָזָ֔ז'a.ZazH5811, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShemaשֶׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8087, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoelיוֹאֵ֑לyo.'ElH3100, whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427inAroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֔רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoNeboנְב֖וֹne.VoH5015andBaal-meonH1186:

9andeastwardוְלַמִּזְרָ֗חve.la.miz.RachH4217hedweltיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427evenעַד־'ad-H5704unto theenteringלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935in of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֔רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057from theriverהַנָּהָ֖רha.na.HarH5104Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578:becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588theircattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֛םmik.nei.HemH4735weremultipliedרָב֖וּra.VuH7235in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

10And in thedaysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586theymadeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421with theHagritesהַֽהַגְרִאִ֔יםha.hag.ri.'ImH1905, whofellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by theirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027: and theydweltוַיֵּשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirtentsבְּאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םbe.'O.ho.lei.HemH168throughoutH3605allH3605thelandפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440eastמִזְרָ֥חmiz.RachH4217ofGileadלַגִּלְעָֽד׃ פla.gil.'AdH1568.

11And thesonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֣דgadH1410dweltיָֽשְׁב֛וּya.she.VuH3427overagainstלְנֶגְדָּ֗םle.neg.DamH5048them, in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316untoSalecahסַלְכָֽה׃sal.KhahH5548:

12Joelיוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElH3100thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218, andShaphamוְשָׁפָ֖םve.sha.FamH8223thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932, andJanaiוְיַעְנַ֥יve.ya'.NaiH3285, andShaphatוְשָׁפָ֖טve.sha.FatH8202inBashanבַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ba.ba.ShanH1316:

13And theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֞םva.'a.chei.HemH251of theirfathers’אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1housesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004;Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֡לmi.kha.'ElH4317, andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֡םu.me.shu.LamH4918, andShebaוְ֠שֶׁבַעVe.she.va'H7652, andJoraiוְיוֹרַ֧יve.yo.RaiH3140, andJacanוְיַעְכָּ֛ןve.ya'.KanH3275, andZiaוְזִ֥יעַve.Zi.a'H2127, andEberוָעֵ֖בֶרva.'E.verH5677,sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃ סshiv.'AhH7651.

14Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428were thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֗יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHuriחוּרִ֡יchu.RiH2359, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJaroahיָ֠רוֹחַYa.ro.achH3386, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGileadגִּלְעָ֧דgil.'AdH1568, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMichaelמִיכָאֵ֛לmi.kha.'ElH4317, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshishaiיְשִׁישַׁ֥יye.shi.ShaiH3454, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJahdoיַחְדּ֖וֹyach.DoH3163, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBuzבּֽוּז׃BuzH938;

15Ahiאֲחִי֙'a.ChiH277thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbdielעַבְדִּיאֵ֣ל'av.di.'ElH5661, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGuniגּוּנִ֔יgu.NiH1476,chiefרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of theirfathers’אֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

16And theydweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inGileadבַּגִּלְעָ֥דba.gil.'AdH1568inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316, and inherH3605townsוּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָu.viv.no.Tei.haH1323, and inallH3605the suburbs ofSharonשָׁר֖וֹןsha.RonH8289, asfarעַל־'al-H5921as theirbordersתּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃totz.'o.TamH8444.

17AllH3605theseH3605were reckoned bygenealogiesהִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּhit.yach.SuH3187in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofJothamיוֹתָ֣םyo.TamH3147kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thedaysוּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.MeiH3117ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18ThesonsH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205, and theGaditesוְגָדִ֜יve.ga.DiH1425, and thehalfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֮me.na.ShehH4519, ofvaliantH2428menH376,menH376ableH2428tobearנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375bucklerמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043andswordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719, and to shoot withbowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, and skilful inwarH4421, werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505sevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and threescore, that wereableH2428togoH3318forthיֹצְאֵ֥יyo.tze.'EiH3318towarH4421.

19And theymadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with theHagritesהַֽהַגְרִיאִ֑יםha.hag.ri.'ImH1905, withJeturוִיט֥וּרvi.TurH3195, andNaphishוְנָפִ֖ישׁve.na.FishH5305, andNodabוְנוֹדָֽב׃ve.no.DavH5114.

20And they werehelpedוַיֵּעָזְר֣וּvai.ye.'a.ze.RuH5826againstH5921them, and theHagritesהַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔יםha.hag.ri.'ImH1905weredeliveredH5414intoH5921theirhandבְיָדָם֙ve.ya.DamH3027, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605that were with them: for theycriedזָעֲקוּ֙za.'a.KuH2199toGodלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.HimH430in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, and he wasentreatedוְנַעְתּ֥וֹרve.na'.TorH6279of them;becauseH3588theyputH5414theirtrustבָ֥טְחוּVa.te.chuH982in him.

21And theytookH7617awayH7617theircattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.HemH4735; of theircamelsגְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞םge.ma.lei.HemH1581fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505, and ofsheepוְצֹ֗אןve.TzonH6629twoמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁים֙va.cha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, and of assestwoH3967thousandאַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimH505, and ofmenאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120anhundredH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

22For therefellנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227slainחֲלָלִ֤יםcha.la.LimH2491,becauseH3588thewarהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was ofGodמֵהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםme.ha.'E.lo.HimH430. And theydweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirsteadתַחְתֵּיהֶ֖םtach.tei.HemH8478untilעַד־'ad-H5704the captivity.

23And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֗יu.ve.NeiH1121of thehalfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776: theyincreasedרָבֽוּ׃ra.VuH7235fromBashanמִבָּשָׁ֞ןmi.ba.ShanH1316untoBaal-hermonH1179andSenirוּשְׂנִ֥ירu.se.NirH8149andmountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֖וֹןcher.MonH2768.

24Andtheseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of theirfathers’אֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1housesבֵית־veit-H1004; evenEpherוְעֵ֡פֶרve.'E.ferH6081, andIshiוְיִשְׁעִ֡יve.yish.'IH3469, andElielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֡לve.'e.li.'ElH447, andAzrielוְ֠עַזְרִיאֵלVe.'az.ri.'elH5837, andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֨הve.yir.me.YahH3414, andHodaviahוְהוֹדַוְיָ֜הve.ho.dav.YahH1938, and Jahdiel,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH376of valour,famousשֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotH8034menH376,headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218of theirfathers’אֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

25And they trespassedagainstH6440theGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֖יbe.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, andwentH6440a whoringafterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeoplesעַמֵּי־'a.mei-H5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430destroyedהִשְׁמִ֥ידhish.MidH8045beforeH6440them.

26And theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478stirredוַיָּעַר֩vai.ya.'ArH5782upH5704thespiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307ofPulפּ֣וּלpulH6322kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804, and thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307ofTilgath-pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, and hecarriedH1540themawayH1540,evenH5704theReubenitesלָראוּבֵנִ֣יlo.r.'u.ve.NiH7206, and theGaditesוְלַגָּדִ֔יve.la.ga.DiH1425, and thehalfוְלַחֲצִ֖יve.la.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519, andbroughtוַ֠יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935them untoHalahלַחְלַ֨חlach.LachH2477, andHaborוְחָב֤וֹרve.cha.VorH2249, andHaraוְהָרָא֙ve.ha.Ra'H2024, and to theriverוּנְהַ֣רu.ne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֔ןgo.ZanH1470, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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