1 Chronicles 9:3

“And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin, and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh:”

1 Chronicles 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 9:3, word by word

And in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

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.

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of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe

Manasseh

Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

2And the first inhabitants, who were in their possession, in their cities, were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

3 · This verse (above)

4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah.

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