1 Chronicles 8

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Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul

¹וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן הוֹלִ֖יד אֶת־בֶּ֣לַע בְּכֹר֑וֹ אַשְׁבֵּל֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְאַחְרַ֖ח הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃

¹Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

²נוֹחָה֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י וְרָפָ֖א הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ס

²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³וַיִּהְי֥וּ בָנִ֖ים לְבָ֑לַע אַדָּ֥ר וְגֵרָ֖א וַאֲבִיהֽוּד׃

³The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,^a

⁴וַאֲבִישׁ֥וּעַ וְנַעֲמָ֖ן וַאֲחֽוֹחַ׃

⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵וְגֵרָ֥א וּשְׁפוּפָ֖ן וְחוּרָֽם׃

⁵Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י אֵח֑וּד אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֞ם רָאשֵׁ֤י אָבוֹת֙ לְי֣וֹשְׁבֵי גֶ֔בַע וַיַּגְל֖וּם אֶל־מָנָֽחַת׃

⁶These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:

⁷וְנַעֲמָ֧ן וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה וְגֵרָ֖א ה֣וּא הֶגְלָ֑ם וְהוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־עֻזָּ֖א וְאֶת־אֲחִיחֻֽד׃

⁷Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.^a

⁸וְשַׁחֲרַ֗יִם הוֹלִיד֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מוֹאָ֔ב מִן־שִׁלְח֖וֹ אֹתָ֑ם חוּשִׁ֥ים וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲרָ֖א נָשָֽׁיו׃

⁸Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.

⁹וַיּ֖וֹלֶד מִן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ אֶת־יוֹבָב֙ וְאֶת־צִבְיָ֔א וְאֶת־מֵישָׁ֖א וְאֶת־מַלְכָּֽם׃

⁹His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰וְאֶת־יְע֥וּץ וְאֶת־שָֽׂכְיָ֖ה וְאֶת־מִרְמָ֑ה אֵ֥לֶּה בָנָ֖יו רָאשֵׁ֥י אָבֽוֹת׃

¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.

¹¹וּמֵחֻשִׁ֛ים הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲבִיט֖וּב וְאֶת־אֶלְפָּֽעַל׃

¹¹He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

¹²וּבְנֵ֣י אֶלְפַּ֔עַל עֵ֥בֶר וּמִשְׁעָ֖ם וָשָׁ֑מֶד ה֚וּא בָּנָ֣ה אֶת־אוֹנ֔וֹ וְאֶת־לֹ֖ד וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃

¹²The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),

¹³וּבְרִעָ֣ה וָשֶׁ֔מַע הֵ֚מָּה רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֔וֹת לְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖י אַיָּל֑וֹן הֵ֥מָּה הִבְרִ֖יחוּ אֶת־י֥וֹשְׁבֵי גַֽת׃

¹³and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).

¹⁴וְאַחְי֥וֹ שָׁשָׁ֖ק וִירֵמֽוֹת׃

¹⁴Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

¹⁵וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה וַעֲרָ֖ד וָעָֽדֶר׃

¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

¹⁶וּמִיכָאֵ֧ל וְיִשְׁפָּ֛ה וְיוֹחָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י בְרִיעָֽה׃

¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

¹⁷וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה וּמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם וְחִזְקִ֥י וָחָֽבֶר׃

¹⁷Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

¹⁸וְיִשְׁמְרַ֧י וְיִזְלִיאָ֛ה וְיוֹבָ֖ב בְּנֵ֥י אֶלְפָּֽעַל׃

¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

¹⁹וְיָקִ֥ים וְזִכְרִ֖י וְזַבְדִּֽי׃

¹⁹Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰וֶאֱלִיעֵנַ֥י וְצִלְּתַ֖י וֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃

²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

²¹וַעֲדָיָ֧ה וּבְרָאיָ֛ה וְשִׁמְרָ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י שִׁמְעִֽי׃

²¹Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

²²וְיִשְׁפָּ֥ן וָעֵ֖בֶר וֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃

²²Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³וְעַבְדּ֥וֹן וְזִכְרִ֖י וְחָנָֽן׃

²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²⁴וַחֲנַנְיָ֥ה וְעֵילָ֖ם וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה׃

²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵וְיִפְדְיָ֥ה וּפְנִיאֵל בְּנֵ֥י שָׁשָֽׁק׃

²⁵Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶וְשַׁמְשְׁרַ֥י וּשְׁחַרְיָ֖ה וַעֲתַלְיָֽה׃

²⁶Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

²⁷וְיַעֲרֶשְׁיָ֧ה וְאֵלִיָּ֛ה וְזִכְרִ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יְרֹחָֽם׃

²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֛וֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס

²⁸All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹וּבְגִבְע֥וֹן יָשְׁב֖וּ אֲבִ֣י גִבְע֑וֹן וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מַעֲכָֽה׃

²⁹Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived^a in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,

³⁰וּבְנ֥וֹ הַבְּכ֖וֹר עַבְדּ֑וֹן וְצ֥וּר וְקִ֖ישׁ וּבַ֥עַל וְנָדָֽב׃

³⁰and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal,^a Nadab,

³¹וּגְד֥וֹר וְאַחְי֖וֹ וָזָֽכֶר׃

³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,^a

³²וּמִקְל֖וֹת הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שִׁמְאָ֑ה וְאַף־הֵ֗מָּה נֶ֧גֶד אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עִם־אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ס

³²and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah.^a They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.

The Family of Saul

³³וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת־יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃

³³Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.^a

³⁴וּבֶן־יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן מְרִ֣יב בָּ֑עַל וּמְרִ֥יב בַּ֖עַל הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־מִיכָֽה׃ס

³⁴The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal,^a and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.^b

³⁵וּבְנֵ֖י מִיכָ֑ה פִּית֥וֹן וָמֶ֖לֶךְ וְתַאְרֵ֥עַ וְאָחָֽז׃

³⁵The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea,^a and Ahaz.

³⁶וְאָחָז֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יְהוֹעַדָּ֔ה וִיהֽוֹעַדָּ֗ה הוֹלִ֛יד אֶת־עָלֶ֥מֶת וְאֶת־עַזְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־זִמְרִ֑י וְזִמְרִ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־מוֹצָֽא׃

³⁶Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah^a was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.

³⁷וּמוֹצָ֖א הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־בִּנְעָ֑א רָפָ֥ה בְנ֛וֹ אֶלְעָשָׂ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ אָצֵ֥ל בְּנֽוֹ׃

³⁷Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah^a was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

³⁸וּלְאָצֵל֮ שִׁשָּׁ֣ה בָנִים֒ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עַזְרִיקָ֥ם׀ בֹּ֙כְרוּ֙ וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל וּשְׁעַרְיָ֔ה וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה וְחָנָ֑ן כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י אָצַֽל׃

³⁸Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

³⁹וּבְנֵ֖י עֵ֣שֶׁק אָחִ֑יו אוּלָ֣ם בְּכֹר֔וֹ יְעוּשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וֶֽאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃

³⁹The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

⁴⁰וַֽיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־א֠וּלָם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים גִּבֹּרֵי־חַ֜יִל דֹּ֣רְכֵי קֶ֗שֶׁת וּמַרְבִּ֤ים בָּנִים֙ וּבְנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים מֵאָ֖ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֑ים כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה מִבְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן׃פ

⁴⁰The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.

All these were the descendants of Benjamin.