1 Chronicles 4

Genealogies of **Judah**, including his descendants, their towns, and occupations, are listed, with special mention of **Caleb** son of Jephunneh and his lineage.[1] Additional records cover **Shelah**'s descendants and the tribe of **Simeon**, noting their settlements and activities.[1]

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וַ/יִּקְרָ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and he called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms יַ֠עְבֵּץ 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤑 yaebets Jabez Yaabets Yaebets HNp לֵ/אלֹהֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 lelohey Mulimu (Lozi) to the God to mighty ones of to the Elohim of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC בָּרֵ֨ךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤊 barekhe baraka (Swahili) you would bless intensely bless you would bless HVpa תְּבָרֲכֵ֜/נִי 𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤍𐤉 tevarakheni baraka (Swahili) me you will bless me me HVpi2ms/Sp1cs וְ/הִרְבִּ֤יתָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤕 vehirebita and enlarge and you caused to multiply and you would enlarge HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et my object-marker [·] HTo גְּבוּלִ/י֙ 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋/𐤉 gevuli border my boundary boundary HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/הָיְתָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah and be and she became and may it be HC/Vqq3fs יָדְ/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms עִמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with me with me with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/עָשִׂ֥יתָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 veasita and do and you shall do and you would do HC/Vqq2ms מֵּ/רָעָ֖ה 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤄 meraah from evil from evil from evil HR/Ncfsa לְ/בִלְתִּ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti that not so as not to so that not HR/C עָצְבִּ֑/י 𐤏𐤑𐤁/𐤉 atsebi grieve me my pain I would be grieved HVqc/Sp1cs וַ/יָּבֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and brought and he brought in and God brought HC/Vhw3ms אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 what object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which what HTr שָׁאָֽל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 shaal he asked he asked he asked HVqp3ms
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וְ/אִשְׁתּ֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 veisheto and-his-wife and his woman and his woman HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms הַ/יְהֻדִיָּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤄 hayehudiyah the-Judahite-woman the Yehudiyah the Yehudiyah HTd/Ngfsa יָלְדָ֞ה 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤄 yaledah fyala (Bemba) bore she bore offspring she bore HVqp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יֶ֨רֶד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered Jered Descent Yered HNp אֲבִ֤י 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi father-of my father father of HNcmsc גְדוֹר֙ 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤓 gedor Gedor Fortified Enclosure Gedor HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To חֶ֨בֶר֙ 𐤇𐤁𐤓 chever Heber Association Chever HNp אֲבִ֣י 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi-2 father-of my father father of HNcmsc שׂוֹכ֔וֹ 𐤔𐤅𐤊𐤅 sokho Soco Enclosed Settlement Sokhoh HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To יְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤀𐤋 yequtiel Jekuthiel God is hope Yequtiel HNp אֲבִ֣י 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi-3 father-of my father father of HNcmsc זָנ֑וֹחַ 𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤇 zanocha Zanoah Zanoach Zanocha HNp וְ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh and-these and these and these HC/Pdxcp בְּנֵי֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of sons of HNcmpc בִּתְיָ֣ה 𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤄 biteyah Bithiah Daughter of Yah Biteyah HNp בַת 𐤁𐤕 vat daughter-of daughter daughter HNcfsc פַּרְעֹ֔ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which whom HTr לָקַ֖ח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach took he took he took HVqp3ms מָֽרֶד 𐤌𐤓𐤃 mared Mered Rebel Mered HNp
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וַ/יָּבֹ֡אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אֵלֶּה֩ 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp הַ/כְּתוּבִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 haketuvim who were written the written ones the written ones HTd/Vqsmpa בְּ/שֵׁמ֜וֹת 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 beshemot by name in names in names HR/Ncmpa בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in days of in the days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 yechizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah strengthens Chizeqiyah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יַּכּ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and they struck and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אָהֳלֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aholeyhem their tents their tents their tents HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To ה/מעינים 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 hmynym the Meunites the Maon-dwellers the Meuni HTd/Ngmpa הַ/מְּעוּנִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 hameunim the Meunites the Maonites the Meunim HTd/Ngmpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which that which HTr נִמְצְאוּ 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 nimetseu were found they were found they were found HVNp3cp שָׁ֨מָּ/ה֙ 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place there HD/Sd וַ/יַּחֲרִימֻ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤌 vayacharimum and utterly destroyed them and they banned them and they utterly destroyed them HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and they dwelt and they settled and they dwelt HC/Vqw3mp תַּחְתֵּי/הֶ֑ם 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 tacheteyhem in their place beneath them; in place of them in place of them HR/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC מִרְעֶ֥ה 𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤄 mireeh pasture grazing place pasture HNcmsa לְ/צֹאנָ֖/ם 𐤋/𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤌 letsonam for their flocks for their flock for their flock HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp שָֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD
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