I Chronicles 4

bene yehudah perets khetsron vekharmi vekhur veshoval

The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

ure'ayah ven-shoval holid et-yakhat veyakhat holid et-akhumay ve'et-lahad elleh mishpekhot hatsare'ati

Reaiah son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

ve'elleh avi etam yizre'el veyishma veyidbash veshem akhotam hatslelponi

These were [the sons of] the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazlelponi,

ufenu'el avi gedor ve'ezer avi khushah elleh vene-khur bekhor efratah avi bet lakhem

and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

ule'ashkhur avi teqoa hayu shete nashim khelah vena'arah

Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah;

vatteled lo na'arah et-akhuzzam ve'et-khefer ve'et-temeni ve'et-ha'akhashtari elleh bene na'arah

Naarah bore him Ahuzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Ahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

uvene khelah tseret (ytskhr) [vetsokhar] ve'etnan

The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

veqots holid et-anuv ve'et-hatsovevah umishpekhot akharkhel ben-harum

Koz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

vayehi yabets nikhbad me'ekhayw ve'immo qare'ah shemo yabets lemor ki yaladti be'otsev

Jabez was more esteemed than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, “Because,” she said, “I bore him in pain.”

vayyiqra yabets lelohe yisra'el lemor im-barekh tevarekheni vehirbita et-gevuli vehayetah yadekha immi ve'asita mera'ah levilti otsbi vayyave elohim et asher-sha'al

Jabez invoked the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, bless me, enlarge my territory, stand by me, and make me not suffer pain from misfortune!” And God granted what he asked.

ukheluv akhi-shukhah holid et-mekhir hu avi eshton

Chelub the brother of Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

ve'eshton holid et-bet rafa ve'et-paseakh ve'et-tekhinnah avi ir nakhash elleh anshe rekhah

Eshton begot Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.

uvene qenaz otni'el userayah uvene otni'el khatat

The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath

ume'onotay holid et-ofrah userayah holid et-yo'av avi ge kharashim ki kharashim hayu

and Meonothai. He begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were artisans.

uvene kalev ben-yefunneh iru elah vana'am uvene elah uqenaz

The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

uvene yehallelel zif vezifah tireya va'asarel

The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

uven-ezrah yeter umered ve'efer veyalon vattahar et-miryam ve'et-shammay ve'et-yishbakh avi eshtemoa

The son[s] of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. She conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

ve'ishto hayehudiyyah yaledah et-yered avi gedor ve'et-khever avi sokho ve'et-yequti'el avi zanoakh ve'elleh bene bityah vat-paroh asher laqakh mared

And his Judahite wife bore Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Soco, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah. These were the sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.

uvene eshet hodiyyah akhot nakham avi qe'ilah haggarmi ve'eshtemoa hamma'akhati

The sons of Hodiah’s wife—a sister of Naham—were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

uvene shimon amnon verinnah ben-khanan (vtvlvn) [vetilon] uvene yishi zokhet uven-zokhet

The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

bene shelah ven-yehudah er avi lekhah veladah avi mareshah umishpekhot bet-avodat habbuts levet ashbea

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the linen factory at Beth-ashbea;

veyoqim ve'anshe khozeva veyo'ash vesaraf asher-ba'alu lemo'av veyashuvi lakhem vehaddevarim attiqim

and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba and Joash, and Saraph, who married into Moab and Jashubi Lehem (the records are ancient).

hemmah hayyotserim veyosheve neta'im ugederah im-hammelekh bimlakhto yashevu sham

These were the potters who dwelt at Netaim and Gederah; they dwelt there in the king’s service.

bene shimon nemu'el veyamin yariv zerakh sha'ul

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

shallum beno mivsam beno mishma beno

his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, his son Mishma.

uvene mishma khammu'el beno zakkur beno shimi veno

The sons of Mishma: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, his son Shimei.

uleshimi banim shisha asar uvanot shesh ule'ekhayw en banim rabbim vekhol mishpakhtam lo hirbu ad-bene yehudah

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had not many children; in all, their families were not as prolific as the Judahites.

vayyeshevu biver-sheva umoladah vakhatsar shu'al

They dwelt in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

uvevilhah uve'etsem uvetolad

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

uvivtu'el uvekhormah uvetsiqelag

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

uvevet markavot uvakhatsar susim uvevet biri uvesha'arayim elleh arehem ad-melokh david

Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king,

vekhatsrehem etam va'ayin rimmon vetokhen ve'ashan arim khamesh

together with their villages, Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns,

vekhol-khatsrehem asher sevivot he'arim ha'elleh ad-ba'al zot moshevotam vehityakhsam lahem

along with all their villages that were around these towns as far as Baal; such were their settlements. Registered in their genealogy were:

umeshovav veyamlekh veyoshah ben-amatsyah

Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

veyo'el veyehu ben-yoshivyah ben-serayah ben-asi'el

Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel.

ve'elyo'enay veya'aqovah vishokhayah va'asayah va'adi'el visimi'el uvenayah

Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

veziza ven-shifi ven-allon ben-yedayah ven-shimri ben-shemayah

Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah—

elleh habba'im beshemot nesi'im bemishpekhotam uvet avotehem paretsu larov

these mentioned by name were chiefs in their families, and their clans increased greatly.

vayyelekhu limvo gedor ad lemizrakh haggay levaqqesh mireh letsonam

They went to the approaches to Gedor, to the eastern side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.

vayyimtse'u mireh shamen vatov veha'arets rakhavat yadayim veshoqetet ushelevah ki min-kham hayyoshevim sham lefanim

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was ample, quiet, and peaceful. The former inhabitants were of Ham;

vayyavo'u elleh hakketuvim beshemot bime yekhizqiyyahu melekh-yehudah vayyakku et-oholehem ve'et-[hamme'unim] (hmynym) asher nimtse'u-shammah vayyakharimum ad-hayyom hazzeh vayyeshevu takhtehem ki-mireh letsonam sham

those recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, and attacked their encampments and the Meunim who were found there, and wiped them out forever, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

umehem min-bene shimon halekhu lehar se'ir anashim khamesh me'ot ufelatyah une'aryah urefayah ve'uzzi'el bene yishi berosham

And some of them, five hundred of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

vayyakku et-she'erit happeletah la'amaleq vayyeshevu sham ad hayyom hazzeh

and they destroyed the last surviving Amalekites, and they live there to this day.