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1 Chronicles

Chapter 4
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֖y yehuda֑h pּe֧retz chetzer֛on vekaremi֖y vech֥ur veshshobaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

בְּנֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה פֶּ֧רֶץ חֶצְר֛וֹן וְכַרְמִ֖י וְח֥וּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ure'aya֤h ben-shshobal֙ holi֣yd 'et-ya֔chat veya֣chat holi֔yd 'et-'achuma֖y ve'et-la֑had 'e֖lּeh mishshepּech֥ot hatzּaֽre'atiֽy׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

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

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨lּeh֙ 'abi֣y 'eyta֔m yizere'e֥'l veyishshema֖ veyidebּa֑shsh veshshe֥m 'achota֖m hatzelelepּֽoniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi;

וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ אֲבִ֣י עֵיטָ֔ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיִשְׁמָ֖א וְיִדְבָּ֑שׁ וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲחוֹתָ֖ם הַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): upenu'el֙ 'abi֣y gedo֔r ve'e֖zer 'abi֣y chushsha֑h 'e֤lּeh beney-chur֙ bּek֣or 'epera֔tah 'abi֖y bּe֥yt laֽchem׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

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

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ule'ashshechur֙ 'abi֣y teq֔o'a hay֖u shshetּe֣y nashshi֑ym chele'a֖h vena'araֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים חֶלְאָ֖ה וְנַעֲרָֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּe֨led l֤o na'arah֙ 'et-'achuzּa֣m ve'et-che֔per ve'et-tּeymeni֖y ve'et-ha'achashshetּari֑y 'e֖lּeh bּene֥y na'araֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

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

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y chele'a֑h tze֥ret ytzchr vetzo֖char ve'etenaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

וּבְנֵ֖י חֶלְאָ֑ה צֶ֥רֶת יצחר וְצֹ֖חַר וְאֶתְנָֽן׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): veq֣otz holi֔yd 'et-'an֖ub ve'et-hatzּobeba֑h umishshepּech֥ot 'achareche֖l bּen-harֽum׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y ya'ebּe֔tz nikebּa֖d me'echa֑yv ve'imּ֗o qare'a֨h shshem֤o ya'ebּetz֙ le'mo֔r kּi֥y yala֖detּiy bּe'oֽtzeb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Jabez was more honourable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֣ ya֠'ebּetz le'lohe֨y yishsera'e֜l le'mo֗r 'im-bּare֨ke tּebarake֜niy vehirebּi֤yta 'et-gּebuliy֙ vehayeta֤h yadeka֙ 'imּi֔y ve'ashsi֥yta mּera'a֖h lebiletּi֣y 'atzebּi֑y vayּabe֥ 'elohi֖ym 'e֥t 'ashsher-shsha'aֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ukel֥ub 'achiֽy-shshucha֖h holi֣yd 'et-mechi֑yr h֖u 'abi֥y 'eshshetּֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Chelub the brother of Shuah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eshshetּ֗on holi֞yd 'et-bּe֤yt rapa'֙ ve'et-pּase֔cha ve'et-tּechinּa֖h 'abi֣y 'i֣yr nacha֑shsh 'e֖lּeh 'aneshshe֥y rekaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah.

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

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֣y qena֔z 'ateniy'e֖l ushseraya֑h ubene֥y 'ateniy'e֖l chataֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The son of Othniel was Hathath.

וּבְנֵ֣י קְנַ֔ז עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל וּשְׂרָיָ֑ה וּבְנֵ֥י עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל חֲתַֽת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ume'onota֖y holi֣yd 'et-'apera֑h ushseraya֗h holi֤yd 'et-yo'ab֙ 'abiy֙ gּe֣y charashshi֔ym kּi֥y charashshi֖ym hayֽu׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Meonothai begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge-Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

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

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubeney֙ kּale֣b bּen-yepunּe֔h 'i֥yru 'ela֖h vana֑'am ubene֥y 'ela֖h uqenaֽz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y yehalּele'e֑l zi֣yp veziypa֔h tּiyreya֖ va'ashsare'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

וּבְנֵ֖י יְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑ל זִ֣יף וְזִיפָ֔ה תִּירְיָ֖א וַאֲשַׂרְאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): uben-'ezera֔h ye֥ter ume֖red ve'e֣per veyal֑on vatּa֨har֙ 'et-mireya֣m ve'et-shshamּa֔y ve'et-yishshebּa֖ch 'abi֥y 'eshshetּemoֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ishshetּ֣o hayehudiyּa֗h yaleda֞h 'et-ye֨red 'abi֤y gedor֙ ve'et-che֨ber֙ 'abi֣y shsok֔o ve'et-yeqֽutiy'e֖l 'abi֣y zan֑ocha ve'e֗lּeh bּeney֙ bּiteya֣h bat-pּare'o֔h 'ashshe֥r laqa֖ch maֽred׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)(His Judean wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.

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

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubeney֙ 'e֣shshet hֽodiyּa֔h 'ach֣ot na֔cham 'abi֥y qe'iyla֖h hagּaremi֑y ve'eshshetּemo֖'a hamּa'akatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

וּבְנֵי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת הֽוֹדִיָּ֔ה אֲח֣וֹת נַ֔חַם אֲבִ֥י קְעִילָ֖ה הַגַּרְמִ֑י וְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ הַמַּעֲכָתִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֣y shshiym֔on 'amen֣on verinּa֔h bּen-chana֖n vtvlvn vetiyl֑on ubene֣y yishshe'i֔y zoche֖t uben-zocheֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

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

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeney֙ shshela֣h ben-yehuda֔h 'e֚r 'abi֣y leka֔h vela'edּa֖h 'abi֣y mareshsha֑h umishshepּech֛ot bּeyt-'aboda֥t habּu֖tz lebe֥yt 'ashshebּeֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen-workers of the house of Ashbea;

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyoqi֞ym ve'aneshshe֣y kozeba֗ veyo'a֧shsh veshsara֛p 'ashsher-bּa'al֥u lemo'a֖b veyashshu֣biy la֑chem vehadּebari֖ym 'atּiyqiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. (Now these records are ancient.)

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): he֚mּah hayּ֣otzeri֔ym veyoshshebe֥y neta'i֖ym ugedera֑h 'im-hamּe֥leke bּimela'ketּ֖o ya֥shshebu shshaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the potters and those who dwelt among plants and hedges; there they dwelt with the king for his work.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֖y shshime'֑on nemu'e֣l veyami֔yn yari֖yb ze֥rach shsha'ֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

בְּנֵ֖י שִׁמְע֑וֹן נְמוּאֵ֣ל וְיָמִ֔ין יָרִ֖יב זֶ֥רַח שָׁאֽוּל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shshalּu֥m bּen֛o mibeshsa֥m bּen֖o mishshema֥ bּenֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.

שַׁלֻּ֥ם בְּנ֛וֹ מִבְשָׂ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ מִשְׁמָ֥ע בְּנֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y mishshema֑ chamּu'e֥l bּen֛o zakּ֥ur bּen֖o shshime'i֥y benֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, and Shimei his son.

וּבְנֵ֖י מִשְׁמָ֑ע חַמּוּאֵ֥ל בְּנ֛וֹ זַכּ֥וּר בְּנ֖וֹ שִׁמְעִ֥י בְנֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): uleshshime'i֞y bּani֨ym shshishshּa֤h 'ashsar֙ uban֣ot shshe֔shsh ule'echa֕yv 'e֖yn bּani֣ym rabּi֑ym vekol֙ mishshepּachetּa֔m lo֥ hirebּ֖u 'ad-bּene֥y yehudaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did all their family multiply like the children of Judah.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּeֽshsheb֛u bּibe'eֽr-shshe֥ba umolada֖h vachatza֥r shshu'aֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,

וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בִּבְאֵֽר־שֶׁ֥בַע וּמוֹלָדָ֖ה וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubebileha֥h ube'e֖tzem ubetolaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

וּבְבִלְהָ֥ה וּבְעֶ֖צֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubibetu'e֥l ubecharema֖h ubetziֽyqelaֽg׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

וּבִבְתוּאֵ֥ל וּבְחָרְמָ֖ה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubebe֤yt marekּabot֙ ubachatza֣r susi֔ym ubebe֥yt bּire'i֖y uֽbeshsha'ara֑yim 'e֥lּeh 'areyhe֖m 'ad-melo֥ke dּaviֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vechatzereyhem֙ 'eyta֣m va'a֔yin rimּ֥on veto֖ken ve'ashsha֑n 'ari֖ym chameֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,

וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ עֵיטָ֣ם וָעַ֔יִן רִמּ֥וֹן וְתֹ֖כֶן וְעָשָׁ֑ן עָרִ֖ים חָמֵֽשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-chatzereyhe֗m 'ashshe֧r sebiyb֛ot he'ari֥ym ha'e֖lּeh 'ad-bּa֑'al zo֚'t moshshebota֔m vehiteyacheshsa֖m laheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy:

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umeshshoba֣b veyamele֔ke veyoshsha֖h bּen-'amatzeyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

וּמְשׁוֹבָ֣ב וְיַמְלֵ֔ךְ וְיוֹשָׁ֖ה בֶּן־אֲמַצְיָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyo'e֑l veyehu'֙ bּen-y֣oshshibeya֔h bּen-shseraya֖h bּen-'ashsiy'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eleyo'eyna֡y veֽya'aqo֡bah vi֠yshshochayah va'ashsaya֧h va'adiy'e֛l viyshsiymi'e֖l ubenayaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah;

וְאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֡י וְֽיַעֲקֹ֡בָה וִ֠ישׁוֹחָיָה וַעֲשָׂיָ֧ה וַעֲדִיאֵ֛ל וִישִׂימִאֵ֖ל וּבְנָיָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veziyza֨ ben-shshipe'i֧y ben-'alּ֛on bּen-yedaya֥h ben-shshimeri֖y bּen-shshemaֽ'eyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah,

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֚lּeh habּa'i֣ym bּeshshem֔ot neshsiy'i֖ym bּemishshepּechota֑m ubeyt֙ 'ab֣oteyhe֔m pּaretz֖u larֽob׃
Edified Edition (EDE)these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s houses increased greatly.

אֵ֚לֶּה הַבָּאִ֣ים בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת נְשִׂיאִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑ם וּבֵית֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם פָּרְצ֖וּ לָרֽוֹב׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּeleku֙ limeb֣o gedo֔r 'a֖d lemizera֣ch hagּa֑ye lebaqּe֥shsh mire'e֖h letzo'naֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ לִמְב֣וֹא גְדֹ֔ר עַ֖ד לְמִזְרַ֣ח הַגָּ֑יְא לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ מִרְעֶ֖ה לְצֹאנָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּimetze'֤u mire'eh֙ shshame֣n vat֔ob veha'a֨retz֙ rachaba֣t yada֔yim veshshoqe֖tet ushsheleva֑h kּi֣y min-cha֔m hayּoshshebi֥ym shsha֖m lepaniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֡'u 'elּeh֩ hakּetubi֨ym bּeshshem֜ot bּiyme֣y ׀ yechizeqiyּa֣hu meֽleke-yehuda֗h vayּakּ֨u 'et-'aholeyhe֜m ve'et-hm'ynym hamּe'uni֨ym 'ashshe֤r nimetze'u-shsha֨mּah֙ vayּachariymum֙ 'ad-hayּ֣om hazּe֔h vayּeshsheb֖u tּachetּeyhe֑m kּiֽy-mire'e֥h letzo'na֖m shshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)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 utterly destroyed them to this day; and they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umehe֣m ׀ min-bּene֣y shshime'֗on haleku֙ leha֣r shse'i֔yr 'anashshi֖ym chame֣shsh me'֑ot upelateya֡h u֠ne'areyah urepaya֧h ve'uzּiy'e֛l bּene֥y yishshe'i֖y bּero'shshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּakּ֕u 'et-shshe'eri֥yt hapּeleta֖h la'amale֑q vayּe֣shshebu shsha֔m 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And they struck the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped, and have dwelt there to this day.

וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֥ית הַפְּלֵטָ֖ה לַעֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃