1 Chronicles 3:22

“And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.”

1 Chronicles 3:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 3:22, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָהshechanya

Shecaniah

Shecaniah: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has dwelt."

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Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya

Shemaiah

Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).

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Hattushחַטּוּשׁchatush

Hattush

Hattush: the name of several Israelites of the time after the exile.

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Igalיִגְאָלyigal

Igal

Igal, a scout from the tribe of Issachar; other men bear the same name. The lexicon explains it as "he redeems."

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Bariahבָרִיחַvariach

Bariah

Bariah: a descendant of David, son of Shemaiah.

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Neariahנְעַרְיָהnearya

Neariah

Neariah: the name of two Israelites: a descendant of David and a chief of the tribe of Simeon.

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and Shaphatשָׁפָטshafat

Shaphat

Shaphat, a scout from the tribe of Simeon; other men bear the same name. It means "judge."

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sixשִׁשָּׁהshisha

six

Six; also "sixth".

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Translation note

The text says “six,” but it names five.

The context

21And the son of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.

22 · This verse (above)

23And the son of Neariah: Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.

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