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1 Chronicles Chapter 4

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1. The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

1 בְּנֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה פֶּ֧רֶץ חֶצְר֛וֹן וְכַרְמִ֖י וְח֥וּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל ׃

2. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

2 וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן ־שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת ־יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת ־אֲחוּמַ֖י וְאֶת ־לָ֑הַד אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי ׃ס

3. And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

3 וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲבִ֣י עֵיטָ֔ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיִשְׁמָ֖א וְיִדְבָּ֑שׁ וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲחוֹתָ֖ם הַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי ׃

4. And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

4 וּפְנוּאֵל֙ אֲבִ֣י גְדֹ֔ר וְעֵ֖זֶר אֲבִ֣י חוּשָׁ֑ה אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵי ־חוּר֙ בְּכ֣וֹר אֶפְרָ֔תָה אֲבִ֖י בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם ׃

5. And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

5 וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים חֶלְאָ֖ה וְנַעֲרָֽה ׃

6. And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

6 וַתֵּ֨לֶד ל֤וֹ נַעֲרָה֙ אֶת ־אֲחֻזָּ֣ם וְאֶת ־חֵ֔פֶר וְאֶת ־תֵּימְנִ֖י וְאֶת ־הָאֲחַשְׁתָּרִ֑י אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י נַעֲרָֽה ׃

7. And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

7 וּבְנֵ֖י חֶלְאָ֑ה צֶ֥רֶת יצחר וְאֶתְנָֽן ׃

8. And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

8 וְק֣וֹץ הוֹלִ֔יד אֶת ־עָנ֖וּב וְאֶת ־הַצֹּבֵבָ֑ה וּמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת אֲחַרְחֵ֖ל בֶּן ־הָרֽוּם ׃

9. And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

9 וַיְהִ֣י יַעְבֵּ֔ץ נִכְבָּ֖ד מֵאֶחָ֑יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ קָרְאָ֨ה שְׁמ֤וֹ יַעְבֵּץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּ֥י יָלַ֖דְתִּי בְּעֹֽצֶב ׃

10. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

10 וַיִּקְרָ֣א יַ֠עְבֵּץ לֵאלֹהֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם ־בָּרֵ֨ךְ תְּבָרֲכֵ֜נִי וְהִרְבִּ֤יתָ אֶת ־גְּבוּלִי֙ וְהָיְתָ֤ה יָדְךָ֙ עִמִּ֔י וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מֵּרָעָ֖ה לְבִלְתִּ֣י עָצְבִּ֑י וַיָּבֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר ־שָׁאָֽל ׃

11. And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.

11 וּכְל֥וּב אֲחִֽי ־שׁוּחָ֖ה הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת ־מְחִ֑יר ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י אֶשְׁתּֽוֹן ׃

12. And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.

12 וְאֶשְׁתּ֗וֹן הוֹלִ֞יד אֶת ־בֵּ֤ית רָפָא֙ וְאֶת ־פָּסֵ֔חַ וְאֶת ־תְּחִנָּ֖ה אֲבִ֣י עִ֣יר נָחָ֑שׁ אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁ֥י רֵכָֽה ׃ס

13. And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

13 וּבְנֵ֣י קְנַ֔ז עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל וּשְׂרָיָ֑ה וּבְנֵ֥י עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל חֲתַֽת ׃

14. And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

14 וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖י הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת ־עָפְרָ֑ה וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת ־יוֹאָב֙ אֲבִי֙ גֵּ֣יא חֲרָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י חֲרָשִׁ֖ים הָיֽוּ ׃פ

15. And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

15 וּבְנֵי֙ כָּלֵ֣ב בֶּן ־יְפֻנֶּ֔ה עִ֥ירוּ אֵלָ֖ה וָנָ֑עַם וּבְנֵ֥י אֵלָ֖ה וּקְנַֽז ׃

16. And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

16 וּבְנֵ֖י יְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑ל זִ֣יף וְזִיפָ֔ה תִּירְיָ֖א וַאֲשַׂרְאֵֽל ׃

17. And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

17 וּבֶן ־עֶזְרָ֔ה יֶ֥תֶר וּמֶ֖רֶד וְעֵ֣פֶר וְיָל֑וֹן וַתַּ֙הַר֙ אֶת ־מִרְיָ֣ם וְאֶת ־שַׁמַּ֔י וְאֶת ־יִשְׁבָּ֖ח אֲבִ֥י אֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ ׃

18. And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.

18 וְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ הַיְהֻדִיָּ֗ה יָלְדָ֞ה אֶת ־יֶ֨רֶד אֲבִ֤י גְדוֹר֙ וְאֶת ־חֶ֙בֶר֙ אֲבִ֣י שׂוֹכ֔וֹ וְאֶת ־יְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֣י זָנ֑וֹחַ וְאֵ֗לֶּה בְּנֵי֙ בִּתְיָ֣ה בַת ־פַּרְעֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקַ֖ח מָֽרֶד ׃ס

19. And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

19 וּבְנֵי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת הֽוֹדִיָּ֔ה אֲח֣וֹת נַ֔חַם אֲבִ֥י קְעִילָ֖ה הַגַּרְמִ֑י וְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ הַמַּעֲכָתִֽי ׃

20. And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

20 וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁימ֔וֹן אַמְנ֣וֹן וְרִנָּ֔ה בֶּן ־חָנָ֖ן ותולון וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׁעִ֔י זוֹחֵ֖ת וּבֶן ־זוֹחֵֽת ׃

21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

21 בְּנֵי֙ שֵׁלָ֣ה בֶן ־יְהוּדָ֔ה עֵ֚ר אֲבִ֣י לֵכָ֔ה וְלַעְדָּ֖ה אֲבִ֣י מָרֵשָׁ֑ה וּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹת בֵּית ־עֲבֹדַ֥ת הַבֻּ֖ץ לְבֵ֥ית אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ ׃

22. And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

22 וְיוֹקִ֞ים וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י כֹזֵבָ֗א וְיוֹאָ֧שׁ וְשָׂרָ֛ף אֲשֶׁר ־בָּעֲל֥וּ לְמוֹאָ֖ב וְיָשֻׁ֣בִי לָ֑חֶם וְהַדְּבָרִ֖ים עַתִּיקִֽים ׃

23. These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

23 הֵ֚מָּה הַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י נְטָעִ֖ים וּגְדֵרָ֑ה עִם ־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ בִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ יָ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם ׃ס

24. The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

24 בְּנֵ֖י שִׁמְע֑וֹן נְמוּאֵ֣ל וְיָמִ֔ין יָרִ֖יב זֶ֥רַח שָׁאֽוּל ׃

25. Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

25 שַׁלֻּ֥ם בְּנ֛וֹ מִבְשָׂ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ מִשְׁמָ֥ע בְּנֽוֹ ׃

26. And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

26 וּבְנֵ֖י מִשְׁמָ֑ע חַמּוּאֵ֥ל בְּנ֛וֹ זַכּ֥וּר בְּנ֖וֹ שִׁמְעִ֥י בְנֽוֹ ׃

27. And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.

27 וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞י בָּנִ֨ים שִׁשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ וּבָנ֣וֹת שֵׁ֔שׁ וּלְאֶחָ֕יו אֵ֖ין בָּנִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְכֹל֙ מִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔ם לֹ֥א הִרְבּ֖וּ עַד ־בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה ׃ס

28. And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

28 וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בִּבְאֵֽר ־שֶׁ֥בַע וּמוֹלָדָ֖ה וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָֽל ׃

29. And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

29 וּבְבִלְהָ֥ה וּבְעֶ֖צֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד ׃

30. And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

30 וּבִבְתוּאֵ֥ל וּבְחָרְמָ֖ה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג ׃

31. And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

31 וּבְבֵ֤ית מַרְכָּבוֹת֙ וּבַחֲצַ֣ר סוּסִ֔ים וּבְבֵ֥ית בִּרְאִ֖י וּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִם אֵ֥לֶּה עָרֵיהֶ֖ם עַד ־מְלֹ֥ךְ דָּוִֽיד ׃

32. And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

32 וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ עֵיטָ֣ם וָעַ֔יִן רִמּ֥וֹן וְתֹ֖כֶן וְעָשָׁ֑ן עָרִ֖ים חָמֵֽשׁ ׃

33. And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

33 וְכָל ־חַצְרֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר סְבִיב֛וֹת הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה עַד ־בָּ֑עַל זֹ֚את מוֹשְׁבֹתָ֔ם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֖ם לָהֶֽם ׃

34. And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

34 וּמְשׁוֹבָ֣ב וְיַמְלֵ֔ךְ וְיוֹשָׁ֖ה בֶּן ־אֲמַצְיָֽה ׃

35. And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

35 וְיוֹאֵ֑ל וְיֵהוּא֙ בֶּן ־י֣וֹשִׁבְיָ֔ה בֶּן ־שְׂרָיָ֖ה בֶּן ־עֲשִׂיאֵֽל ׃

36. And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

36 וְאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֡י וְֽיַעֲקֹ֡בָה וִ֠ישׁוֹחָיָה וַעֲשָׂיָ֧ה וַעֲדִיאֵ֛ל וִישִׂימִאֵ֖ל וּבְנָיָֽה ׃

37. And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

37 וְזִיזָ֨א בֶן ־שִׁפְעִ֧י בֶן ־אַלּ֛וֹן בֶּן ־יְדָיָ֥ה בֶן ־שִׁמְרִ֖י בֶּן ־שְׁמַֽעְיָֽה ׃

38. These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

38 אֵ֚לֶּה הַבָּאִ֣ים בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת נְשִׂיאִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑ם וּבֵית֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם פָּרְצ֖וּ לָרֽוֹב ׃

39. And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

39 וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ לִמְב֣וֹא גְדֹ֔ר עַ֖ד לְמִזְרַ֣ח הַגָּ֑יְא לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ מִרְעֶ֖ה לְצֹאנָֽם ׃

40. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

40 וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ מִרְעֶה֙ שָׁמֵ֣ן וָט֔וֹב וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִם וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה כִּ֣י מִן ־חָ֔ם הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם לְפָנִֽים ׃

41. And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

41 וַיָּבֹ֡אוּ אֵלֶּה֩ הַכְּתוּבִ֨ים בְּשֵׁמ֜וֹת בִּימֵ֣י ׀ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ ־יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֶת ־אָהֳלֵיהֶ֜ם וְאֶת ־המעינים אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִמְצְאוּ ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ וַיַּחֲרִימֻם֙ עַד ־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי ־מִרְעֶ֥ה לְצֹאנָ֖ם שָֽׁם ׃

42. And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

42 וּמֵהֶ֣ם ׀ מִן ־בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֗וֹן הָלְכוּ֙ לְהַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר אֲנָשִׁ֖ים חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וּפְלַטְיָ֡ה וּ֠נְעַרְיָה וּרְפָיָ֧ה וְעֻזִּיאֵ֛ל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׁעִ֖י בְּרֹאשָֽׁם ׃