1 Chronicles 7:20

1 Chronicles 7:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son,

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:20

18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ish-hod, Abiezer and Mahlah. 19Shemida’s sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam. The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, 21Zabad his son and Shuthelah his son, also Ezer and Elead. The native-born men of Gath killed them because they came down to raid their cattle. 22Their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

1 Chronicles 7:20 word by word

וּבְנֵ֥י אֶפְרַ֖יִם שׁוּתָ֑לַח וּבֶ֤רֶד בְּנוֹ֙ וְתַ֣חַת בְּנ֔וֹ וְאֶלְעָדָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ וְתַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• Shuthelahשׁוּתֶ֫לַחshûthelach · ShuthelahH7803
• and Beredבֶּ֫רֶדbered · BeredH1260
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and Tahathתַּ֫חַתtachath · TahathH8480
• and Eladahאֶלְעָדָה'el‛âdâh · EleadahH497
• and Tahathתַּ֫חַתtachath · TahathH8480

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:20

• Numbers 26:35These were the sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah the Shuthelahite family, of Becher the Bechrite family, of Tahan the Tahanite family.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The sons of Ephraim - The genealogy is difficult. It is perhaps best to consider Ezer and Elead 1 Chronicles 7:21 as not sons of Zabad and brothers of the second Shuthelah, but natural sons of Ephraim. The passage would then run thusly: “And the sons of Ephraim, Shuthelah (and Bered was his son, and Tahath his son and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son) and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath slew” (i. e. the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The genealogy of Ephraim's descendants includes a story about how the tribe settled in Canaan (1 Chronicles 7:21–24). The genealogy concludes with Joshua, son of Nun, who led Israel into the promised land.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:20

• Becher
• Bered
• Beriah
• Eladah
• Ephraim
• Shuthelah
• Tahath

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Becher
• Bered
• Beriah
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Amram
• Bered (1)
• Chronicles, Books of
• Eleadah; Eladah
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary