1 Chronicles 8

1 Chronicles 8 details the genealogy of the tribe of Binyamin, listing descendants of Binyamin, heads of families such as those of Geva, Ai'alon, and Ono, and notable figures like Elpa'al, Shaharaim, and their sons who resettled cities and begat further progeny.[1][2][3] The chapter culminates in the lineage of Sha'ul (Saul), emphasizing Binyamin's tribal identity, historical continuity, and production of key leaders despite past diminishment.[2][3][5][6]

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וַֽ/יִּהְי֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu And they were and they became and they were HC/Vqw3mp בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc א֠וּלָם 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 ulam Ulam bound entrance-hall of Ulam HNp אֲנָשִׁ֨ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men men HNcmpa גִּבֹּרֵי 𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉 giborey mighty mighty ones of mighty ones of HAampc חַ֜יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil kayila (Lunda) of valor strength strength HNcmsa דֹּ֣רְכֵי 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 dorekhey kanyaga (Swahili) treading treaders of treaders of HVqrmpc קֶ֗שֶׁת 𐤒𐤔𐤕 qeshet bow bow bow HNcfsa וּ/מַרְבִּ֤ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 umarebim and multiplying and those causing to multiply and multipliers of HC/Vhrmpa בָּנִים֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and sons' and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc בָנִ֔ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa מֵאָ֖ה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred one hundred one hundred HAcbsa וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 vachamishim and fifty and fifty and fifty HC/Acbpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp מִ/בְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) of the sons from sons of from sons of HR/Ncmpc בִנְיָמִֽן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 vineyamin of Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp