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And the sonוּבֶןof Ezrah:עֶזְרָהJether,יֶתֶרMered,וּמֶרֶדEpher,וְעֵפֶרand Jalon.וְיָלוֹןAnd she conceivedוַתַּהַרMiriam,אֶת מִרְיָםShammai,וְאֶת שַׁמַּיand Ishbah,וְאֶת יִשְׁבָּחthe fatherאֲבִיof Eshtemoa.אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ
1 Chronicles 4:17
Study it in the app“And the son of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she conceived Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 4:17, word by word
- And the sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Ezrahעֶזְרָהezra
Ezrah
Ezrah: a man of the tribe of Judah. The name means "help." In Hebrew it is written differently from the name of Ezra the scribe.
Where else “ezra” appears- Jetherיֶתֶרyeter
Jether
Jether, the name of several men, such as the father of Amasa (1 Kings 2:5) and the eldest son of Gideon (Judges 8:20). In Exodus 4:18 it is another form of the name of Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses.
Where else “yeter” appears- Meredמֶרֶדmered
Mered
Mered: a man of the tribe of Judah who took Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh, as his wife.
Where else “mered” appears- Epherעֵפֶרefer
Epher
Epher, a son of Midian; also the name of two Israelites.
Where else “efer” appears- and Jalonיָלוֹןyalon
Jalon
Jalon: a man of the tribe of Judah, son of Ezrah.
Where else “yalon” appears- And she conceivedתַּהַרtahar
conceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “tahar” appears- Miriamמִרְיָםmiryam
Miriam
Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).
Where else “miryam” appears- Shammaiשַׁמַּיshamay
Shammai
Shammai: the name of three men of the tribe of Judah.
Where else “shamay” appears- and Ishbahיִשְׁבָּחyishbach
Ishbah
Ishbah: a man of the tribe of Judah, called "father of Eshtemoa."
Where else “yishbach” appears- the fatherאֲבִיavi
founder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “avi” appears- of Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹעַeshtmoa
Eshtemoa
Eshtemoa: a town of Judah in the hill country.
Where else “eshtmoa” appears
Translation note
“And she conceived”: the Hebrew does not say who “she” is. From verse 18 she may be Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered took as his wife.
The context
16And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 · This verse (above)
18And his wife, the Judahite, bore Jared the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Socoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.