1 Chronicles 4

1 Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

[the] sons of Judah Perez Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.

2 And Reaiah son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad; these [are] families of the Zorathite.

And Reaiah [the] son of Shobal he fathered Jahath and Jahath he fathered Ahumai and Lahad these [were] [the] clans of the Zorathite[s].

3 And these [are] of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister [is] Hazzelelponi;

And these [were] [the] father of Etam Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash and [the] name of sister their [was] Hazelelponi.

4 and Penuel [is] father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These [are] sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

And Penuel [was] [the] father of Gedor and Ezer [was] [the] father of Hushah these [were] [the] descendants of Hur [the] firstborn of Ephrath [the] father of Beth-lehem.

5 And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

And to Ashhur [the] father of Tekoa they belonged two wives Helah and Naarah.

6 and Naarah bears to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these [are] sons of Naarah.

And she bore to him Naarah Ahuzzam and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari these [were] [the] sons of Naarah.

7 And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

And [the] sons of Helah Zereth (and Zohar *Q(K)*) and Ethnan.

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

And Koz he fathered Anub and the Zobebah [clans] and [the] clans of Aharhel [the] son of Harum.

9 And Jabez is honored above his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I have brought forth with grief.”

And he was Jabez honored more than brothers his and mother his she had called name his Jabez saying for I gave birth in pain.

10 And Jabez calls to the God of Israel, saying, “If blessing You bless me, then You have made my border great, and Your hand has been with me, and You have kept [me] from evil—not to grieve me”; and God brings in that which he asked.

And he called Jabez to [the] God of Israel saying if really you will bless me and you will increase territory my and it will be hand your with me and you will act from harm to not to hurt me and he brought God [that] which he had asked for.

11 And Chelub brother of Shuah begot Mehir; he [is] father of Eshton.

And Kelub [the] brother of Shuhah he fathered Mehir he [was] [the] father of Eshton.

12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these [are] men of Rechah.

And Eshton he fathered Beth-Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah [the] father of Ir-nahash these [were] [the] men of Recah.

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

And [the] sons of Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah and [the] sons of Othniel Hathath. (And Meonothai. *X*)

14 And Meonothai begot Ophrah, and Seraiah begot Joab father of the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai he fathered Ophrah and Seraiah he fathered Joab [the] father of Ge Harashim for craftsmen they were.

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

And [the] sons of Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh Iru Elah and Naam and [the] sons of Elah and Kenaz.

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

And [the] sons of Jehallelel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria and Asarel.

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

And [the] son of Ezrah Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon and she conceived Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah [the] father of Eshtemoa.

18 And his wife Jehudijah bore Jered father of Gedor, and Heber father of Socho, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah. And these [are] sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took,

And wife his Judahitess she bore Jared [the] father of Gedor and Heber [the] father of Socoh and Jekuthiel [the] father of Zanoah and these [were] [the] sons of Bithiah [the] daughter of Pharaoh whom he had taken Mered.

19 and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

And [the] sons of [the] wife of Hodiah [the] sister of Naham [were] [the] father of Keilah Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

20 And sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

And [the] sons of Shimon Amnon and Rinnah Ben-Hanan (and Tilon *Q(K)*) and [the] sons of Ishi Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

21 Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

[the] sons of Shelah [the] son of Judah Er [the] father of Lecah and Laadah [the] father of Mareshah and [the] clans of [the] House of [the] Work of Fine linen of [the] House of Ashbea.

22 and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things [are] ancient.

And Jokim and [the] men of Kozeba and Joash and Saraph who they ruled to Moab and Jashubi Lehem and the words [are] ancient.

23 They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; they dwelt there with the king in his work.

They [were] the potters and [the] inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah with the king in service his they dwelt there.

24 Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

[the] descendants of Simeon Nemuel and Jamin Jarib Zerah Shaul.

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

Shallum son his Mibsam son his Mishma son his.

26 And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

And [the] descendants of Mishma Hammuel son his Zaccur son his Shimei son his.

27 And to Shimei [are] sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brothers there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

And [belonged] to Shimei sons six-teen and daughters six and [belonged] to brothers his not sons many and all clan their not they increased up to [the] descendants of Judah.

28 And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

And they dwelt in Beer Sheba and Moladah and Hazar Shual.

29 and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

And in Bilhah and in Ezem and in Tolad.

30 and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

And in Bethuel and in Hormah and in Ziklag.

31 and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities until the reigning of David.

And in Beth Marcaboth and in Hazar Susim and in Beth Biri and in Shaaraim these [were] cities their until reigned David.

32 And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,

And villages their [were] Etam and Ain Rimmon and Tochen and Ashan cities five.

33 and all their villages that [are] around these cities to Ba‘al; these [are] their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

And all villages their which [were] around the cities these to Baal this [was] dwelling places their and recording genealogies they [belonged] to them.

34 even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah [the] son of Amaziah.

35 and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

And Joel and Jehu [the] son of Joshibiah [the] son of Seraiah [the] son of Asiel.

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

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

37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

And Ziza [the] son of Shipi [the] son of Allon [the] son of Jedaiah [the] son of Shimri [the] son of Shemaiah.

38 These who are coming in by name [are] princes in their families, and the house of their fathers has broken forth into a multitude;

These who came by names [were] leaders in clans their and [the] house of ancestors their they spread out to abundance.

39 and they go to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

And they went to [the] entrance of Gedor to to [the] east of the valley to seek pasture for flock[s] their.

40 and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for those dwelling there before are of Ham.

And they found pasture fertile and good and the land [was] broad of both hands and at peace and at ease for [were] from Ham the inhabitants there before.

41 And these who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and strike their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction to this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock [is] there.

And they came these who were written by names in [the] days of - Hezekiah [the] king of Judah and they struck down tents their and (the Meunites *Q(K)*) who they were found there and they totally destroyed them until the day this and they dwelt in place of them for pasture for flock[s] their [was] there.

42 And of them, of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men have gone to Mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

And some of them - of [the] descendants of Simeon they went to [the] mountain of Seir men five hundred and Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel [the] sons of Ishi [were] at head their.

43 and they strike the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there to this day.

And they struck down [the] remnant of the escaped remnant of Amalek and they have dwelt there until the day this.