1 Chronicles 4

1 The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Caleb, and Hur, and Shobal.

son: descendant/people Judah Perez Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal

2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

and Reaiah son: child Shobal to beget [obj] Jahath and Jahath to beget [obj] Ahumai and [obj] Lahad these family [the] Zorathite

3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

and these father Etam Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash and name sister their Hazzelelponi

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

and Penuel father Gedor and Ezer father Hushah these son: child Hur firstborn Ephrathah father Bethlehem Bethlehem

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

and to/for Ashhur father Tekoa to be two woman: wife Helah and Naarah

6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

and to beget to/for him Naarah [obj] Ahuzzam and [obj] Hepher and [obj] Temeni and [obj] Haahashtari these son: child Naarah

7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan, and Koz.

and son: child Helah Zereth (and Zohar *Q(K)*) and Ethnan

8 And Koz became the father of Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

and Koz to beget [obj] Anub and [obj] [the] Zobebah and family Aharhel son: child Harum

9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him with pain."

and to be Jabez to honor: honour from brother: male-sibling his and mother his to call: call by name his Jabez to/for to say for to beget in/on/with pain

10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, so that it might not cause me pain." And God granted him that which he requested.

and to call: call to Jabez to/for God Israel to/for to say if: surely yes to bless to bless me and to multiply [obj] border: boundary my and to be hand: power your with me and to make: do from distress: harm to/for lest to hurt me and to come (in): fulfill God [obj] which to ask

11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

and Chelub brother: male-sibling Shuhah to beget [obj] Mehir he/she/it father Eshton

12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Rechab.

and Eshton to beget [obj] Beth-rapha Beth-rapha and [obj] Paseah and [obj] Tehinnah father Ir- (Ir)-nahash these human Recah

13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.

and son: child Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah and son: child Othniel Hathath (and Meonothai *X*)

14 And Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

and Meonothai to beget [obj] Ophrah and Seraiah to beget [obj] Joab father Ge (Ge)-harashim for artificer to be

15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Ir, and Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

and son: child Caleb son: child Jephunneh Iru Elah and Naam and son: child Elah and Kenaz

16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

and son: child Jehallelel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria and Asarel

17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And Jether became the father of Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

and son: child Ezrah Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon and to conceive [obj] Miriam and [obj] Shammai and [obj] Ishbah father Eshtemoa

18 His Judean wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

and woman: wife his [the] Judahite wife to beget [obj] Jered father Gedor and [obj] Heber father Soco and [obj] Jekuthiel father Zanoah and these son: child Bithiah daughter Pharaoh which to take: marry Mered

19 The sons of his Judean wife, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

and son: child woman: wife Hodiah sister Naham father Keilah [the] Garmite and Eshtemoa [the] Maacathite

20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

and son: child Shimon Amnon and Rinnah Ben-hanan Ben-hanan (and Tilon *Q(K)*) and son: descendant/people Ishi Zoheth and Ben-zoheth Ben-zoheth

21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea;

son: child Shelah son: child Judah Er father Lecah and Laadah father Mareshah and family Beth-(ashbea) service: work [the] fine linen to/for Beth-(ashbea) (Beth)-ashbea

22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had married in Moab, and returned to Lehem. The records are ancient.

and Jokim and human Cozeba and Joash and Saraph which rule: to rule to/for Moab and Lehem Lehem and [the] word: deed ancient/taken

23 These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king in his service.

they(masc.) [the] to form: potter and to dwell Netaim and Gederah with [the] king in/on/with work his to dwell there

24 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, Jakin, Zohar, Shaul;

son: child Simeon Nemuel and Jamin Jarib Zerah Shaul

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

Shallum son: child his Mibsam son: child his Mishma son: child his

26 The descendants of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son, Shimei his son.

and son: descendant/people Mishma Hammuel son: descendant/people his Zaccur son: descendant/people his Shimei son: descendant/people his

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, neither did all their families multiply like the people of Judah.

and to/for Shimei son: child six ten and daughter six and to/for brother: male-sibling his nothing son: child many and all family their not to multiply till son: descendant/people Judah

28 They lived at Beersheba, and Shema, and Moladah, and Hazar Shual,

and to dwell in/on/with Beersheba Beersheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual Hazar-shual

29 and at Balah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

and in/on/with Bilhah and in/on/with Ezem and in/on/with Tolad

30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

and in/on/with Bethuel and in/on/with Hormah and in/on/with Ziklag

31 and at Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king.

and in/on/with Beth-marcaboth Beth-marcaboth and in/on/with Hazar-susim Hazar-susim and in/on/with Beth-biri Beth-biri and in/on/with Shaaraim these city their till to reign David

32 Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Token, and Ashan, five cities;

and court their Etam and Ain Rimmon and Tochen and Ashan city five

33 and all their villages that were around the same cities as far as Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

and all court their which around [the] city [the] these till Baal this seat their and to enroll they to/for them

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

and Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah son: child Amaziah

35 and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

and Joel and Jehu son: child Joshibiah son: child Seraiah son: child 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 the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—

and Ziza son: child Shiphi son: child Allon son: child Jedaiah son: child Shimri son: child Shemaiah

38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their families. And their ancestral houses increased greatly.

these [the] to come (in): come in/on/with name leader in/on/with family their and house: household father their to break through to/for abundance

39 They went to the entrance of Gerar, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

and to go: went to/for entrance Gedor till to/for east [the] valley to/for to seek pasture to/for flock their

40 They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham.

and to find pasture rich and pleasant and [the] land: country/planet broad: wide hand: to and to quiet and at ease for from Ham [the] to dwell there to/for face: before

41 These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and The Meunites who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

and to come (in): come these [the] to write in/on/with name in/on/with day Hezekiah king Judah and to smite [obj] tent their and [obj] ([the] Meunite *Q(K)*) which to find there [to] and to devote/destroy them till [the] day: today [the] this and to dwell underneath: stand them for pasture to/for flock their there

42 Some of them, even of the descendants of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their leaders Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

and from them from son: descendant/people Simeon to go: went to/for mountain: mount (Mount) Seir human five hundred and Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel son: child Ishi in/on/with head: leader their

43 They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

and to smite [obj] remnant [the] survivor to/for Amalek and to dwell there till [the] day: today [the] this