Study it in the app“The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the work of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;”
The sonsבְּנֵיof Shelahשֵׁלָהthe sonבֶןof Judah:יְהוּדָהErעֵרthe fatherאֲבִיof Lecah,לֵכָהand Laadahוְלַעְדָּהthe fatherאֲבִיof Mareshah,מָרֵשָׁהand the familiesוּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof the workעֲבֹדַתof fine linen,הַבֻּץof the houseלְבֵיתof Ashbea;אַשְׁבֵּעַ
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appearsShelah
Shelah, the third son of Judah.
Where else “shela” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsEr
Er, the elder son of Judah; also another Israelite.
Where else “er” appearsfounder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “avi” appearsLecah
Lecah: a place of Judah.
Where else “lecha” appearsLaadah
Laadah: a man of the tribe of Judah, called "father of Mareshah."
Where else “lada” appearsMareshah
Mareshah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah; also the name of two men of Judah.
Where else “maresha” appearsfamily
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appearslabor
The task someone does with his hands, above all work in the field.
Where else “avodat” appearsfine linen
Fine linen: a fine, white, costly cloth. It is the word of the later books (Chronicles, Esther, Ezekiel) for the cloth Exodus calls by another Hebrew word, also rendered "fine linen."
Where else “buts” appearsAshbea
Ashbea: the name of a family of Judah that worked fine linen, or of the place where it lived (Beth-ashbea, "house of Ashbea").
Where else “ashbea” appearsFamilies of craftsmen who wove fine linen. “House of Ashbea” may be the name of a family or of a place (Beth-ashbea).
20And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21 · This verse (above)
22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the things are ancient.
