1 Chronicles 4:24

“The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Saul;”

1 Chronicles 4:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 4:24, word by word

The sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

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

Where else “bene” appears
of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon

Simeon

Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".

Where else “shimon” appears
Nemuelנְמוּאֵלnemuel

Nemuel

Nemuel, the name of a son of Simeon and of a Reubenite, brother of Dathan and Abiram.

Where else “nemuel” appears
Jaminיָמִיןyamin

Jamin

Jamin, a son of Simeon; also the name of two other Israelites.

Where else “yamin” appears
Jaribיָרִיבyariv

Jarib

Jarib: the name of several Israelites: a son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24) and two men of Ezra's time.

Where else “yariv” appears
Zerahזֶרַחzerach

Zerah

Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.

Where else “zerach” appears
Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

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Translation note

In Genesis 46:10 the list of the sons of Simeon is: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul; in Numbers 26:12-13: Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, and Saul. Each one is left as it is.

The context

23These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; with the king, in his work, they lived there.

24 · This verse (above)

25Shallum, his son; Mibsam, his son; Mishma, his son.

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