1 Chronicles 4

Descendants of Judah

בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה פֶּרֶץ חֶצְרוֹן וְכַרְמִי וְחוּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
1
The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
וּרְאָיָה בֶן-שׁוֹבָל הֹלִיד אֶת-יַחַת וְיַחַת הֹלִיד אֶת-אֲחוּמַי וְאֶת-לָהַד אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃
2
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
וְאֵלֶּה אֲבִי עֵיטָם יִזְרְעֶאל וְיִשְׁמָא וְיִדְבָּשׁ וְשֵׁם אֲחוֹתָם הַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי׃
3
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
וּפְנוּאֵל אֲבִי גְדֹר וְעֵזֶר אֲבִי חוּשָׁה אֵלֶּה בְנֵי-חוּר בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה אֲבִי בֵּית לָֽחֶם׃
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.
וּלְאַשְׁחוּר אֲבִי תְקוֹעַ הָיוּ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים חֶלְאָה וְנַֽעֲרָֽה׃
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And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ נַֽעֲרָה אֶת-אֲחֻזָּם וְאֶת-חֵפֶר וְאֶת-תֵּֽימְנִי וְאֶת-הָֽאֲחַשְׁתָּרִי אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי נַֽעֲרָֽה׃
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And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
וּבְנֵי חֶלְאָה צֶרֶת ‫(יצחר)‬ וְצֹחַר וְאֶתְנָֽן׃
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And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
וְקוֹץ הוֹלִיד אֶת-עָנוּב וְאֶת-הַצֹּֽבֵבָה וּמִשְׁפְּחֹת אֲחַרְחֵל בֶּן-הָרֽוּם׃
8
And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

The prayer of Jabez

וַיְהִי יַעְבֵּץ נִכְבָּד מֵֽאֶחָיו וְאִמּוֹ קָֽרְאָה שְׁמוֹ יַעְבֵּץ לֵאמֹר כִּי יָלַדְתִּי בְּעֹֽצֶב׃
9
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
וַיִּקְרָא יַעְבֵּץ לֵֽאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר אִם-בָּרֵךְ תְּבָרֲכֵנִי וְהִרְבִּיתָ אֶת-גְּבוּלִי וְהָֽיְתָה יָֽדְךָ עִמִּי וְעָשִׂיתָ מֵּֽרָעָה לְבִלְתִּי עָצְבִּי וַיָּבֵא אֱלֹהִים אֵת אֲשֶׁר-שָׁאָֽל׃
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.

More families of Judah and their craftsmen

וּכְלוּב אֲחִֽי-שׁוּחָה הוֹלִיד אֶת-מְחִיר הוּא אֲבִי אֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃
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And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
וְאֶשְׁתּוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת-בֵּית רָפָא וְאֶת-פָּסֵחַ וְאֶת-תְּחִנָּה אֲבִי עִיר נָחָשׁ אֵלֶּה אַנְשֵׁי רֵכָֽה׃
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And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
וּבְנֵי קְנַז עָתְנִיאֵל וּשְׂרָיָה וּבְנֵי עָתְנִיאֵל חֲתַֽת׃
13
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
וּמְעֽוֹנֹתַי הוֹלִיד אֶת-עָפְרָה וּשְׂרָיָה הוֹלִיד אֶת-יוֹאָב אֲבִי גֵּיא חֲרָשִׁים כִּי חֲרָשִׁים הָיֽוּ׃
14
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
וּבְנֵי כָּלֵב בֶּן-יְפֻנֶּה עִירוּ אֵלָה וָנָעַם וּבְנֵי אֵלָה וּקְנַֽז׃
15
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
וּבְנֵי יְהַלֶּלְאֵל זִיף וְזִיפָה תִּֽירְיָא וַֽאֲשַׂרְאֵֽל׃
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And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
וּבֶן-עֶזְרָה יֶתֶר וּמֶרֶד וְעֵפֶר וְיָלוֹן וַתַּהַר אֶת-מִרְיָם וְאֶת-שַׁמַּי וְאֶת-יִשְׁבָּח אֲבִי אֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃
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.
וְאִשְׁתּוֹ הַיְהֻֽדִיָּה יָֽלְדָה אֶת-יֶרֶד אֲבִי גְדוֹר וְאֶת-חֶבֶר אֲבִי שׂוֹכוֹ וְאֶת-יְקֽוּתִיאֵל אֲבִי זָנוֹחַ וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בִּתְיָה בַת-פַּרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר לָקַח מָֽרֶד׃
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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.
וּבְנֵי אֵשֶׁת הֽוֹדִיָּה אֲחוֹת נַחַם אֲבִי קְעִילָה הַגַּרְמִי וְאֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ הַמַּֽעֲכָתִֽי׃
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And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
וּבְנֵי שִׁימוֹן אַמְנוֹן וְרִנָּה בֶּן-חָנָן ‫(ותולון)‬ וְתִילוֹן וּבְנֵי יִשְׁעִי זוֹחֵת וּבֶן-זוֹחֵֽת׃
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And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
בְּנֵי שֵׁלָה בֶן-יְהוּדָה עֵר אֲבִי לֵכָה וְלַעְדָּה אֲבִי מָֽרֵשָׁה וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת בֵּית-עֲבֹדַת הַבֻּץ לְבֵית אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃
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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,
וְיוֹקִים וְאַנְשֵׁי כֹֽזֵבָא וְיוֹאָשׁ וְשָׂרָף אֲשֶׁר-בָּֽעֲלוּ לְמוֹאָב וְיָשֻׁבִי לָחֶם וְהַדְּבָרִים עַתִּיקִֽים׃
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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.
הֵמָּה הַיּוֹצְרִים וְיֹֽשְׁבֵי נְטָעִים וּגְדֵרָה עִם-הַמֶּלֶךְ בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ יָשְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃
23
These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

Descendants and cities of Simeon

בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן נְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין יָרִיב זֶרַח שָׁאֽוּל׃
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The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
שַׁלֻּם בְּנוֹ מִבְשָׂם בְּנוֹ מִשְׁמָע בְּנֽוֹ׃
25
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
וּבְנֵי מִשְׁמָע חַמּוּאֵל בְּנוֹ זַכּוּר בְּנוֹ שִׁמְעִי בְנֽוֹ׃
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And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
וּלְשִׁמְעִי בָּנִים שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר וּבָנוֹת שֵׁשׁ וּלְאֶחָיו אֵין בָּנִים רַבִּים וְכֹל מִשְׁפַּחְתָּם לֹא הִרְבּוּ עַד-בְּנֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃
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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.
וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בִּבְאֵֽר-שֶׁבַע וּמֽוֹלָדָה וַֽחֲצַר שׁוּעָֽל׃
28
And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
וּבְבִלְהָה וּבְעֶצֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד׃
29
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
וּבִבְתוּאֵל וּבְחָרְמָה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג׃
30
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
וּבְבֵית מַרְכָּבוֹת וּבַֽחֲצַר סוּסִים וּבְבֵית בִּרְאִי וּֽבְשַׁעֲרָיִם אֵלֶּה עָֽרֵיהֶם עַד-מְלֹךְ דָּוִֽיד׃
31
And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
וְחַצְרֵיהֶם עֵיטָם וָעַיִן רִמּוֹן וְתֹכֶן וְעָשָׁן עָרִים חָמֵֽשׁ׃
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And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
וְכָל-חַצְרֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹת הֶֽעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עַד-בָּעַל זֹאת מֽוֹשְׁבֹתָם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂם לָהֶֽם׃
33
And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

Simeonite princes expand into Gedor and Mount Seir

וּמְשׁוֹבָב וְיַמְלֵךְ וְיוֹשָׁה בֶּן-אֲמַצְיָֽה׃
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And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
וְיוֹאֵל וְיֵהוּא בֶּן-יוֹשִׁבְיָה בֶּן-שְׂרָיָה בֶּן-עֲשִׂיאֵֽל׃
35
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
וְאֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַי וְֽיַעֲקֹבָה וִישֽׁוֹחָיָה וַֽעֲשָׂיָה וַֽעֲדִיאֵל וִישִֽׂימִאֵל וּבְנָיָֽה׃
36
And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
וְזִיזָא בֶן-שִׁפְעִי בֶן-אַלּוֹן בֶּן-יְדָיָה בֶן-שִׁמְרִי בֶּן-שְׁמַֽעְיָֽה׃
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And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
אֵלֶּה הַבָּאִים בְּשֵׁמוֹת נְשִׂיאִים בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם וּבֵית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם פָּֽרְצוּ לָרֽוֹב׃
38
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ לִמְבוֹא גְדֹר עַד לְמִזְרַח הַגָּיְא לְבַקֵּשׁ מִרְעֶה לְצֹאנָֽם׃
39
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ מִרְעֶה שָׁמֵן וָטוֹב וְהָאָרֶץ רַֽחֲבַת יָדַיִם וְשֹׁקֶטֶת וּשְׁלֵוָה כִּי מִן-חָם הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים שָׁם לְפָנִֽים׃
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.
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלֶּה הַכְּתוּבִים בְּשֵׁמוֹת בִּימֵי׀ יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-אָֽהֳלֵיהֶם וְאֶת-‫(המעינים)‬ הַמְּעוּנִים אֲשֶׁר נִמְצְאוּ-שָׁמָּה וַיַּֽחֲרִימֻם עַד-הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ תַּחְתֵּיהֶם כִּֽי-מִרְעֶה לְצֹאנָם שָֽׁם׃
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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.
וּמֵהֶם׀ מִן-בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן הָֽלְכוּ לְהַר שֵׂעִיר אֲנָשִׁים חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וּפְלַטְיָה וּנְעַרְיָה וּרְפָיָה וְעֻזִּיאֵל בְּנֵי יִשְׁעִי בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃
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.
וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-שְׁאֵרִית הַפְּלֵטָה לַֽעֲמָלֵק וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
43
And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

Places in 1 Chronicles 4

People, Places & Things in 1 Chronicles 4