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1 Chronicles

Chapter 8
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubi֨neyami֔n holi֖yd 'et-bּe֣la bּekor֑o 'ashshebּel֙ hashshּeni֔y ve'achera֖ch hashshּeliyshshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן הוֹלִ֖יד אֶת־בֶּ֣לַע בְּכֹר֑וֹ אַשְׁבֵּל֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְאַחְרַ֖ח הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): nochah֙ haֽrebiy'i֔y verapa֖ hachamiyshshiֽy׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

נוֹחָה֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י וְרָפָ֖א הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ס

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּihey֥u bani֖ym leba֑la 'adּa֥r vegera֖ va'abiyhֽud׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

וַיִּהְי֥וּ בָנִ֖ים לְבָ֑לַע אַדָּ֥ר וְגֵרָ֖א וַאֲבִיהֽוּד׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'abiyshsh֥u'a vena'ama֖n va'achֽocha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

וַאֲבִישׁ֥וּעַ וְנַעֲמָ֖ן וַאֲחֽוֹחַ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vegera֥ ushshepupa֖n vechuraֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

וְגֵרָ֥א וּשְׁפוּפָ֖ן וְחוּרָֽם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֖lּeh bּene֣y 'ech֑ud 'e֣lּeh he֞m ra'shshe֤y 'abot֙ ley֣oshshebey ge֔ba vayּagel֖um 'el-manaֽchat׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the sons of Ehud, who were the heads of the father’s houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and who were exiled to Manahath:

וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י אֵח֑וּד אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֞ם רָאשֵׁ֤י אָבוֹת֙ לְי֣וֹשְׁבֵי גֶ֔בַע וַיַּגְל֖וּם אֶל־מָנָֽחַת׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vena'ama֧n va'achiyּa֛h vegera֖ h֣u hegela֑m veholi֥yd 'et-'uzּa֖ ve'et-'achiychuֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera; he exiled them and begot Uzza and Ahihud.

וְנַעֲמָ֧ן וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה וְגֵרָ֖א ה֣וּא הֶגְלָ֑ם וְהוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־עֻזָּ֖א וְאֶת־אֲחִיחֻֽד׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshachara֗yim holiyd֙ bּishsede֣h mo'a֔b min-shshilech֖o 'ota֑m chushshi֥ym ve'eֽt-bּa'ara֖ nashshaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Shaharaim begot children in the country of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

וְשַׁחֲרַ֗יִם הוֹלִיד֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מוֹאָ֔ב מִן־שִׁלְח֖וֹ אֹתָ֑ם חוּשִׁ֥ים וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲרָ֖א נָשָֽׁיו׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּ֖oled min-cho֣deshsh 'ishshetּ֑o 'et-yobab֙ ve'et-tzibeya֔ ve'et-meyshsha֖ ve'et-malekּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)By Hodesh his wife he begot Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

וַיּ֖וֹלֶד מִן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ אֶת־יוֹבָב֙ וְאֶת־צִבְיָ֔א וְאֶת־מֵישָׁ֖א וְאֶת־מַלְכָּֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-ye'֥utz ve'et-shsaֽkeya֖h ve'et-mirema֑h 'e֥lּeh bana֖yv ra'shshe֥y 'abֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of their father’s houses.

וְאֶת־יְע֥וּץ וְאֶת־שָֽׂכְיָ֖ה וְאֶת־מִרְמָ֑ה אֵ֥לֶּה בָנָ֖יו רָאשֵׁ֥י אָבֽוֹת׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): umechushshi֛ym holi֥yd 'et-'abiyt֖ub ve'et-'elepּaֽ'al׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And by Hushim he begot Abitub and Elpaal.

וּמֵחֻשִׁ֛ים הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲבִיט֖וּב וְאֶת־אֶלְפָּֽעַל׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֣y 'elepּa֔'al 'e֥ber umishshe'a֖m vashsha֑med h֚u bּana֣h 'et-'on֔o ve'et-lo֖d ubenoteֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns;

וּבְנֵ֣י אֶלְפַּ֔עַל עֵ֥בֶר וּמִשְׁעָ֖ם וָשָׁ֑מֶד ה֚וּא בָּנָ֣ה אֶת־אוֹנ֔וֹ וְאֶת־לֹ֖ד וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): uberi'a֣h vashshe֔ma he֚mּah ra'shshe֣y ha'ab֔ot leyoshshebe֖y 'ayּal֑on he֥mּah hiberi֖ychu 'et-y֥oshshebey gaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of the father’s houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

וּבְרִעָ֣ה וָשֶׁ֔מַע הֵ֚מָּה רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֔וֹת לְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖י אַיָּל֑וֹן הֵ֥מָּה הִבְרִ֖יחוּ אֶת־י֥וֹשְׁבֵי גַֽת׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'achey֥o shshashsha֖q viyremֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

וְאַחְי֥וֹ שָׁשָׁ֖ק וִירֵמֽוֹת׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): uzebadeya֥h va'ara֖d va'aֽder׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה וַעֲרָ֖ד וָעָֽדֶר׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): umiyka'e֧l veyishshepּa֛h veyocha֖ bּene֥y beriy'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

וּמִיכָאֵ֧ל וְיִשְׁפָּ֛ה וְיוֹחָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י בְרִיעָֽה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): uzebadeya֥h umeshshulּa֖m vechizeqi֥y vachaֽber׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה וּמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם וְחִזְקִ֥י וָחָֽבֶר׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyishshemera֧y veyizeliy'a֛h veyoba֖b bּene֥y 'elepּaֽ'al׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ishmerai, Jizliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

וְיִשְׁמְרַ֧י וְיִזְלִיאָ֛ה וְיוֹבָ֖ב בְּנֵ֥י אֶלְפָּֽעַל׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyaqi֥ym vezikeri֖y vezabedּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

וְיָקִ֥ים וְזִכְרִ֖י וְזַבְדִּֽי׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eliy'ena֥y vetzilּeta֖y ve'eliy'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

וֶאֱלִיעֵנַ֥י וְצִלְּתַ֖י וֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'adaya֧h ubera'ya֛h veshshimera֖t bּene֥y shshime'iֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

וַעֲדָיָ֧ה וּבְרָאיָ֛ה וְשִׁמְרָ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י שִׁמְעִֽי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyishshepּa֥n va'e֖ber ve'eliy'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

וְיִשְׁפָּ֥ן וָעֵ֖בֶר וֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'abedּ֥on vezikeri֖y vechanaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

וְעַבְדּ֥וֹן וְזִכְרִ֖י וְחָנָֽן׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): vachananeya֥h ve'eyla֖m ve'anetotiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה וְעֵילָ֖ם וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyipedeya֥h vpny'l upenu'e֖l bּene֥y shshashshaֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

וְיִפְדְיָ֥ה ופניאל וּפְנוּאֵ֖ל בְּנֵ֥י שָׁשָֽׁק׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshameshshera֥y ushshechareya֖h va'ataleyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

וְשַׁמְשְׁרַ֥י וּשְׁחַרְיָ֖ה וַעֲתַלְיָֽה׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): veya'areshsheya֧h ve'eliyּa֛h vezikeri֖y bּene֥y yerochaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

וְיַעֲרֶשְׁיָ֧ה וְאֵלִיָּ֛ה וְזִכְרִ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יְרֹחָֽם׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh ra'shshe֥y 'ab֛ot letoledota֖m ra'shshi֑ym 'e֖lּeh yashsheb֥u biyrushshalaiֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were heads of the father’s houses, leaders throughout their generations. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֛וֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubegibe'֥on yashsheb֖u 'abi֣y gibe'֑on veshshe֥m 'ishshetּ֖o ma'akaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maachah.

וּבְגִבְע֥וֹן יָשְׁב֖וּ אֲבִ֣י גִבְע֑וֹן וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מַעֲכָֽה׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): uben֥o habּek֖or 'abedּ֑on vetz֥ur veqi֖yshsh uba֥'al venadaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

וּבְנ֥וֹ הַבְּכ֖וֹר עַבְדּ֑וֹן וְצ֥וּר וְקִ֖ישׁ וּבַ֥עַל וְנָדָֽב׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): uged֥or ve'achey֖o vazaֽker׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.

וּגְד֥וֹר וְאַחְי֖וֹ וָזָֽכֶר׃

32
Phonetic (Hebrew): umiqel֖ot holi֣yd 'et-shshime'a֑h ve'ap-he֗mּah ne֧ged 'acheyhe֛m yashsheb֥u biyrushshala֖im 'im-'acheyheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And Mikloth begot Shimeah. They also dwelt alongside their brothers in Jerusalem.

וּמִקְל֖וֹת הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שִׁמְאָ֑ה וְאַף־הֵ֗מָּה נֶ֧גֶד אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עִם־אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ס

33
Phonetic (Hebrew): vener֙ holi֣yd 'et-qi֔yshsh veqi֖yshsh holi֣yd 'et-shsha'֑ul veshsha'֗ul holi֤yd 'et-yehֽonatan֙ ve'et-malekּiy-shsh֔u'a ve'et-'abiֽynada֖b ve'et-'eshshebּaֽ'al׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת־יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃

34
Phonetic (Hebrew): uben-yehonata֖n meri֣yb bּa֑'al umeri֥yb bּa֖'al holi֥yd 'et-miykaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.

וּבֶן־יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן מְרִ֣יב בָּ֑עַל וּמְרִ֥יב בַּ֖עַל הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־מִיכָֽה׃ס

35
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y miyka֑h pּiyt֥on vame֖leke veta'ere֥'a ve'achaֽz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

וּבְנֵ֖י מִיכָ֑ה פִּית֥וֹן וָמֶ֖לֶךְ וְתַאְרֵ֥עַ וְאָחָֽז׃

36
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'achaz֙ holi֣yd 'et-yeho'adּa֔h viyhֽo'adּa֗h holi֛yd 'et-'ale֥met ve'et-'azema֖vet ve'et-zimeri֑y vezimeri֖y holi֥yd 'et-motzaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza.

וְאָחָז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יְהוֹעַדָּ֔ה וִיהֽוֹעַדָּ֗ה הוֹלִ֛יד אֶת־עָלֶ֥מֶת וְאֶת־עַזְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־זִמְרִ֑י וְזִמְרִ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־מוֹצָֽא׃

37
Phonetic (Hebrew): umotza֖ holi֣yd 'et-bּine'a֑ rapa֥h ben֛o 'ele'ashsa֥h ben֖o 'atze֥l bּenֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Moza begot Binea, Raphah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

וּמוֹצָ֖א הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־בִּנְעָ֑א רָפָ֥ה בְנ֛וֹ אֶלְעָשָׂ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ אָצֵ֥ל בְּנֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ule'atzel֮ shshishshּa֣h baniym֒ ve'e֣lּeh shshemota֗m 'azeriyqa֥m ׀ bּo֨keru֙ veyishshema'e֣'l ushshe'areya֔h ve'obadeya֖h vechana֑n kּal-'e֖lּeh bּene֥y 'atzaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

וּלְאָצֵל֮ שִׁשָּׁ֣ה בָנִים֒ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עַזְרִיקָ֥ם ׀ בֹּ֨כְרוּ֙ וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל וּשְׁעַרְיָ֔ה וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה וְחָנָ֑ן כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י אָצַֽל׃

39
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֖y 'e֣shsheq 'achi֑yv 'ula֣m bּekor֔o ye'ushsh֙ hashshּeni֔y vֽe'eliype֖let hashshּelishshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

וּבְנֵ֖י עֵ֣שֶׁק אָחִ֑יו אוּלָ֣ם בְּכֹר֔וֹ יְעוּשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וֶֽאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃

40
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּihey֣u beney-'֠ulam 'anashshi֨ym gּibּorey-cha֜yil dּo֣rekey qe֗shshet umarebּi֤ym bּaniym֙ ubene֣y bani֔ym me'a֖h vachamishshּi֑ym kּal-'e֖lּeh mibּene֥y bineyamiֽn׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

וַֽיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־א֠וּלָם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים גִּבֹּרֵי־חַ֜יִל דֹּ֣רְכֵי קֶ֗שֶׁת וּמַרְבִּ֤ים בָּנִים֙ וּבְנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים מֵאָ֖ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֑ים כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה מִבְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן׃פ