1 Chronicles 1

1 Chronicles 1 presents a genealogy beginning with Adam and tracing the lineage through Noah's sons, then following the line of Shem through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to establish the ancestral foundation for Israel. The genealogy emphasizes divine election by including certain descendants while omitting others like Cain, illustrating God's purposeful selection of those through whom His covenant purposes would be fulfilled.

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Verse 19
And to Eber and to Eber (from across) and to Ever were born was brought forth was fathered two two of two of sons sons sons the name name-of name of of the one the one the one Peleg Peleg Peleg for for/because for in his days in his days in his days was divided was split apart was split apart the earth the earth the earth and the name and name-of and name-of of his brother his brother his brother Joktan He-will-be-small Yqetan
וּ/לְ/עֵ֥בֶר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤓 uleever And to Eber and to Eber (from across) and to Ever HC/R/Np יֻלַּ֖ד 𐤉𐤋𐤃 yulad fyala (Bemba) were born was brought forth was fathered HVPp3ms שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of two of HAcmdc בָנִ֑ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa שֵׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name name-of name of HNcmsc הָ/אֶחָ֞ד 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤃 haechad Eka (Bemba) of the one the one the one HTd/Acmsa פֶּ֗לֶג 𐤐𐤋𐤂 peleg Peleg Peleg Peleg HNp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC בְ/יָמָי/ו֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤅 veyamayv in his days in his days in his days HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms נִפְלְגָ֣ה 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤄 nifelegah was divided was split apart was split apart HVNp3fs הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem and the name and name-of and name-of HC/Ncmsc אָחִ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv of his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms יָקְטָֽן 𐤉𐤒𐤈𐤍 yaqetan Joktan He-will-be-small Yqetan HNp
Verse 32
the sons of and sons of and sons of Keturah Keturah Qeturah concubine secondary wife concubine of Abraham's Abraham Averaham she bore she bore offspring she bore [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Zimran Zimran Zimeran and Jokshan and Yoqshan and Yqeshan and Medan and Medan and Medan and Midian and Midyan and Mideyan and Ishbak and He-Leaves and Yishebaq and Shuah and Shuach and Shucha and the sons of and sons of and sons of Jokshan Yoqshan Yqeshan Sheba Sheba Sheva and Dedan and Dedan and Dedan
וּ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) the sons of and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc קְטוּרָ֜ה 𐤒𐤈𐤅𐤓𐤄 qeturah Keturah Keturah Qeturah HNp פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ 𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤂𐤔 pilegesh concubine secondary wife concubine of HNcfsc אַבְרָהָ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham's Abraham Averaham HNp יָלְדָ֞ה 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤄 yaledah fyala (Bemba) she bore she bore offspring she bore HVqp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo זִמְרָ֧ן 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤍 zimeran Zimran Zimran Zimeran HNp וְ/יָקְשָׁ֛ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤔𐤍 veyaqeshan and Jokshan and Yoqshan and Yqeshan HC/Np וּ/מְדָ֥ן 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤍 umedan and Medan and Medan and Medan HC/Np וּ/מִדְיָ֖ן 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 umideyan and Midian and Midyan and Mideyan HC/Np וְ/יִשְׁבָּ֣ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤒 veyishebaq and Ishbak and He-Leaves and Yishebaq HC/Np וְ/שׁ֑וּחַ 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤇 veshucha and Shuah and Shuach and Shucha HC/Np וּ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney-2 Bene (Bemba) and the sons of and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc יָקְשָׁ֖ן 𐤉𐤒𐤔𐤍 yaqeshan Jokshan Yoqshan Yqeshan HNp שְׁבָ֥א 𐤔𐤁𐤀 sheva Sheba Sheba Sheva HNp וּ/דְדָֽן 𐤅/𐤃𐤃𐤍 udedan and Dedan and Dedan and Dedan HC/Np
Verse 43
Now these [are] and these and these the kings the kings the kings who that-which who reigned they reigned reigned in the land in land in land of Edom Red-One Edom before to the face of to before the face of reigned to reign to reign king king of king of over the sons to sons of over the sons of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael Bela Belaʿ Bela son son son of Beor Beor Beor and the name and name-of and name-of of his city his settlement-city of his city Dinhabah Dinhabah Dinehavah
וְ/אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh Now these [are] and these and these HC/Pdxcp הַ/מְּלָכִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamelakhim the kings the kings the kings HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr מָלְכוּ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 malekhu reigned they reigned reigned HVqp3cp בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land in land in land HR/Ncbsc אֱד֔וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom of Edom Red-One Edom HNp לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc מְלָךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melakhe reigned to reign to reign HVqc מֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsa לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) over the sons to sons of over the sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בֶּ֚לַע 𐤁𐤋𐤏 bela Bela Belaʿ Bela HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc בְּע֔וֹר 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤓 beor of Beor Beor Beor HNp וְ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem and the name and name-of and name-of HC/Ncmsc עִיר֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 iro of his city his settlement-city of his city HNcfsc/Sp3ms דִּנְהָֽבָה 𐤃𐤍𐤄𐤁𐤄 dinehavah Dinhabah Dinhabah Dinehavah HNp
Verse 46
and died and he died and he died Husham Swift-one Chusham and reigned and he reigned and he reigned in his place beneath him; in his place in his place Hadad Hadad Hadad son of son son Bedad Separated One Bedad who defeated the one who strikes the one who strikes et object-marker [·] Midian Midyan Mideyan in the field of in open-land of in the field of Moab Moab Moav and name and name-of and name-of of his city his settlement-city his city Avith Avith Avit Avith Avith Avit
וַ/יָּ֖מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms חוּשָׁ֑ם 𐤇𐤅𐤔𐤌 chusham Husham Swift-one Chusham HNp וַ/יִּמְלֹ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vayimelokhe and reigned and he reigned and he reigned HC/Vqw3ms תַּחְתָּ֜י/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv in his place beneath him; in his place in his place HR/Sp3ms הֲדַ֣ד 𐤄𐤃𐤃 hadad Hadad Hadad Hadad HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son HNcmsc בְּדַ֗ד 𐤁𐤃𐤃 bedad Bedad Separated One Bedad HNp הַ/מַּכֶּ֤ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤄 hamakeh who defeated the one who strikes the one who strikes HTd/Vhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et et object-marker [·] HTo מִדְיָן֙ 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan Midian Midyan Mideyan HNp בִּ/שְׂדֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 bisedeh in the field of in open-land of in the field of HR/Ncmsc מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp וְ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem and name and name-of and name-of HC/Ncmsc עִיר֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 iro of his city his settlement-city his city HNcfsc/Sp3ms עיות 𐤏𐤉𐤅𐤕 yvt Avith Avith Avit HNp עֲוִֽית 𐤏𐤅𐤉𐤕 avit Avith Avith Avit HNp
Verse 50
and died and he died and he died Baal Baal-has-shown-favor Baal Chanan -hanan Baal has shown favor Baal Chanan and reigned and he reigned and he reigned in his place beneath him; in his place in his place Hadad Hadad Hadad and the name and name-of and name-of of his city his settlement-city of his city was Pai Pai Pau and the name and name-of and name-of of his wife his woman his woman Mehetabel God-does-good Meheytaveel daughter daughter of daughter of of Matred Pursuer Matered daughter daughter of daughter of of Mei- Waters of Gold Mey Zahav -zahab gold Mey Zahav
וַ/יָּ֨מָת֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms בַּ֣עַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal Baal Baal-has-shown-favor Baal Chanan HNp חָנָ֔ן 𐤇𐤍𐤍 chanan -hanan Baal has shown favor Baal Chanan HNp וַ/יִּמְלֹ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vayimelokhe and reigned and he reigned and he reigned HC/Vqw3ms תַּחְתָּי/ו֙ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv in his place beneath him; in his place in his place HR/Sp3ms הֲדַ֔ד 𐤄𐤃𐤃 hadad Hadad Hadad Hadad HNp וְ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem and the name and name-of and name-of HC/Ncmsc עִיר֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 iro of his city his settlement-city of his city HNcfsc/Sp3ms פָּ֑עִי 𐤐𐤏𐤉 pai was Pai Pai Pau HNp וְ/שֵׁ֨ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem-2 and the name and name-of and name-of HC/Ncmsc אִשְׁתּ֤/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto of his wife his woman his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms מְהֵיטַבְאֵל֙ 𐤌𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤁𐤀𐤋 meheytaveel Mehetabel God-does-good Meheytaveel HNp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of daughter of HNcfsc מַטְרֵ֔ד 𐤌𐤈𐤓𐤃 matered of Matred Pursuer Matered HNp בַּ֖ת 𐤁𐤕 bat-2 daughter daughter of daughter of HNcfsc מֵ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mey of Mei- Waters of Gold Mey Zahav HNp זָהָֽב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav -zahab gold Mey Zahav HNp
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