The Jerusalem Bridge

I Chronicles 5

דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א׳ 5

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1

וּבְנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֥ן בְּכֽוֹר־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ כִּ֣י ה֣וּא הַבְּכוֹר֒ וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ יְצוּעֵ֣י אָבִ֔יו נִתְּנָה֙ בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ לִבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֥א לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃

uvene re'uven bekhor-yisra'el ki hu habbekhor uvekhallelo yetsu'e aviv nittenah bekhorato livne yosef ben-yisra'el velo lehityakhes labbekhorah

The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel. (He was the first-born; but when he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, so he is not reckoned as first-born in the genealogy;

2

כִּ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ גָּבַ֣ר בְּאֶחָ֔יו וּלְנָגִ֖יד מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה לְיוֹסֵֽף׃ {ס}

ki yehudah gavar be'ekhayw ulenagid mimmennu vehabbekhorah leyosef

though Judah became more powerful than his brothers and a leader came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph.)

3

בְּנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא חֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי׃

bene re'uven bekhor yisra'el khanokh ufallu khetsron vekharmi

The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4

בְּנֵ֖י יוֹאֵ֑ל שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה בְנ֛וֹ גּ֥וֹג בְּנ֖וֹ שִׁמְעִ֥י בְנֽוֹ׃

bene yo'el shemayah veno gog beno shimi veno

The sons of Joel: his son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei,

5

מִיכָ֥ה בְנ֛וֹ רְאָיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ בַּ֥עַל בְּנֽוֹ׃

mikhah veno re'ayah veno ba'al beno

his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal,

6

בְּאֵרָ֣ה בְנ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶגְלָ֔ה תִּלְּגַ֥ת פִּלְנְאֶ֖סֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשֻּׁ֑ר ה֥וּא נָשִׂ֖יא לָרֽאוּבֵנִֽי׃

be'erah veno asher heglah tillegat pilne'eser melekh ashur hu nasi laruveni

his son Beerah—whom King Tillegath-pilneser of Assyria exiled—was chieftain of the Reubenites.

7

וְאֶחָיו֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו בְּהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑ם הָרֹ֥אשׁ יְעִיאֵ֖ל וּזְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃

ve'ekhayw lemishpekhotayw behityakhes letoledotam harosh ye'i'el uzekharyahu

And his kindred, by their families, according to their lines in the genealogy: the head, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8

וּבֶ֙לַע֙ בֶּן־עָזָ֔ז בֶּן־שֶׁ֖מַע בֶּן־יוֹאֵ֑ל ה֚וּא יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּעֲרֹעֵ֔ר וְעַד־נְב֖וֹ וּבַ֥עַל מְעֽוֹן׃

uvela ben-azaz ben-shema ben-yo'el hu yoshev ba'aro'er ve'ad-nevo uva'al me'on

and Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel; he dwelt in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

9

וְלַמִּזְרָ֗ח יָשַׁב֙ עַד־לְב֣וֹא מִדְבָּ֔רָה לְמִן־הַנָּהָ֖ר פְּרָ֑ת כִּ֧י מִקְנֵיהֶ֛ם רָב֖וּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ גִּלְעָֽד׃

velammizrakh yashav ad-levo midbarah lemin-hannahar perat ki miqnehem ravu be'erets gilad

He also dwelt to the east as far as the fringe of the wilderness this side of the Euphrates, because their cattle had increased in the land of Gilead.

10

וּבִימֵ֣י שָׁא֗וּל עָשׂ֤וּ מִלְחָמָה֙ עִם־הַֽהַגְרִאִ֔ים וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאׇ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔ם עַֽל־כׇּל־פְּנֵ֖י מִזְרָ֥ח לַגִּלְעָֽד׃ {ס}

uvime sha'ul asu milkhamah im-hahagri'im vayyippelu beyadam vayyeshevu be'oholehem al-kol-pene mizrakh laggilad

And in the days of Saul they made war on the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they occupied their tents throughout all the region east of Gilead.

11

וּבְנֵי־גָ֣ד לְנֶגְדָּ֗ם יָ֥שְׁב֛וּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַבָּשָׁ֖ן עַד־סַלְכָֽה׃

uvene-gad lenegdam yashevu be'erets habbashan ad-salkhah

The sons of Gad dwelt facing them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah:

12

יוֹאֵ֣ל הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְשָׁפָ֖ם הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְיַעְנַ֥י וְשָׁפָ֖ט בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃

yo'el harosh veshafam hammishneh veyanay veshafat babbashan

Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֞ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם מִיכָאֵ֡ל וּמְשֻׁלָּ֡ם וְ֠שֶׁ֠בַע וְיוֹרַ֧י וְיַעְכָּ֛ן וְזִ֥יעַ וָעֵ֖בֶר שִׁבְעָֽה׃ {ס}

va'akhehem levet avotehem mikha'el umeshullam vesheva veyoray veyakan vezia va'ever shivah

And by clans: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven.

14

אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיחַ֗יִל בֶּן־חוּרִ֡י בֶּן־יָ֠ר֠וֹחַ בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֧ד בֶּן־מִיכָאֵ֛ל בֶּן־יְשִׁישַׁ֥י בֶּן־יַחְדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־בּֽוּז׃

elleh bene avikhayil ben-khuri ben-yaroakh ben-gilad ben-mikha'el ben-yeshishay ben-yakhdo ben-buz

These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri son of Jaroah son of Gilead son of Michael son of Jeshishai son of Jahdo son of Buz;

15

אֲחִי֙ בֶּן־עַבְדִּיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־גּוּנִ֔י רֹ֖אשׁ לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם׃

akhi ben-avdi'el ben-guni rosh levet avotam

Ahi son of Abdiel son of Guni was chief of their clan,

16

וַיֵּ֥שְׁב֛וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֥ד בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וּבְכׇֽל־מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י שָׁר֖וֹן עַל־תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃

vayyeshevu baggilad babbashan uvivnoteha uvekhol-migreshe sharon al-totse'otam

and they dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan, and in its dependencies, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon, to their limits.

17

כֻּלָּם֙ הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּ בִּימֵ֖י יוֹתָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י יָרׇבְעָ֥ם מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}

kullam hityakhsu bime yotam melekh-yehudah uvime yarovam melekh-yisra'el

All of them were registered by genealogies in the days of King Jotham of Judah, and in the days of King Jeroboam of Israel.

18

בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וְגָדִ֜י וַחֲצִ֥י שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה֮ מִן־בְּנֵי־חַ֒יִל֒ אֲ֠נָשִׁ֠ים נֹשְׂאֵ֨י מָגֵ֤ן וְחֶ֙רֶב֙ וְדֹ֣רְכֵי קֶ֔שֶׁת וּלְמוּדֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה אַרְבָּעִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵא֥וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים יֹצְאֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃

bene-re'uven vegadi vakhatsi shevet-menasheh min-bene-khayil anashim nose'e magen vekherev vedorekhe qeshet ulemude milkhamah arba'im ve'arba'ah elef usheva-me'ot veshishim yotse'e tsava

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had warriors who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were experienced at war—44,760, ready for service.

19

וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה עִם־הַהַגְרִיאִ֑ים וִיט֥וּר וְנָפִ֖ישׁ וְנוֹדָֽב׃

vayya'asu milkhamah im-hahagri'im vitur venafish venodav

They made war on the Hagrites—Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

20

וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּ בְיָדָם֙ הַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔ים וְכֹ֖ל שֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י לֵאלֹהִ֤ים זָעֲקוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְנַעְתּ֥וֹר לָהֶ֖ם כִּי־בָ֥טְחוּ בֽוֹ׃

vayye'azeru alehem vayyinnatenu veyadam hahagri'im vekhol she'immahem ki lelohim za'aqu bammilkhamah venator lahem ki-vatekhu vo

They prevailed against them; the Hagrites and all who were with them were delivered into their hands, for in the battle they cried to God—who responded to their entreaty because they trusted in [God].

21

וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּ מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם גְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞ם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ וְצֹ֗אן מָאתַ֤יִם וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וַחֲמוֹרִ֖ים אַלְפָּ֑יִם וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ אָדָ֖ם מֵ֥אָה אָֽלֶף׃

vayyishbu miqnehem gemallehem khamishim elef vetson matayim vakhamishim elef vakhamorim alpayim venefesh adam me'ah alef

They carried off their livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 people.

22

כִּֽי־חֲלָלִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ נָפָ֔לוּ כִּ֥י מֵהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ם עַד־הַגֹּלָֽה׃ {פ}

ki-khalalim rabbim nafalu ki meha'elohim hammilkhamah vayyeshevu takhtehem ad-haggolah

For many fell slain, because it was God’s battle. And they dwelt in their place until the exile.

23

וּבְנֵ֗י חֲצִי֙ שֵׁ֣בֶט מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה יָשְׁב֖וּ בָּאָ֑רֶץ מִבָּשָׁ֞ן עַד־בַּ֧עַל חֶרְמ֛וֹן וּשְׂנִ֥יר וְהַר־חֶרְמ֖וֹן הֵ֥מָּה רָבֽוּ׃

uvene khatsi shevet menasheh yashevu ba'arets mibbashan ad-ba'al khermon usenir vehar-khermon hemmah ravu

The members of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land; they were very numerous from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

24

וְאֵ֖לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֣י בֵית־אֲבוֹתָ֑ם וְעֵ֡פֶר וְיִשְׁעִ֡י וֶאֱלִיאֵ֡ל וְ֠עַזְרִיאֵ֠ל וְיִרְמְיָ֨ה וְהוֹדַוְיָ֜ה וְיַחְדִּיאֵ֗ל אֲנָשִׁים֙ גִּבּ֣וֹרֵי חַ֔יִל אַנְשֵׁ֣י שֵׁמ֔וֹת רָאשִׁ֖ים לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם׃

ve'elleh rashe vet-avotam ve'efer veyishi ve'eli'el ve'azri'el veyirmeyah vehodavyah veyakhdi'el anashim gibbore khayil anshe shemot rashim levet avotam

These were the chiefs of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, men of substance, famous men, chiefs of their clans.

25

וַיִּֽמְעֲל֔וּ בֵּאלֹהֵ֖י אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּזְנ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עַמֵּֽי־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־הִשְׁמִ֥יד אֱלֹהִ֖ים מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

vayyimalu belohe avotehem vayyiznu akhare elohe amme-ha'arets asher-hishmid elohim mippenehem

But they trespassed against the God of their ancestors by going astray after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

26

וַיָּ֩עַר֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־ר֣וּחַ ׀ פּ֣וּל מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֗וּר וְאֶת־ר֙וּחַ֙ תִּלְּגַ֤ת פִּלְנֶ֙סֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיַּגְלֵם֙ לָראוּבֵנִ֣י וְלַגָּדִ֔י וְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶט מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַ֠יְבִיאֵ֠ם לַחְלַ֨ח וְחָב֤וֹר וְהָרָא֙ וּנְהַ֣ר גּוֹזָ֔ן עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ {פ}

vayya'ar elohe yisra'el et-ruakh pul melekh-ashur ve'et-ruakh tillegat pilneser melekh ashur vayyaglem laruveni velaggadi velakhatsi shevet menasheh vayevi'em lakhlakh vekhavor vehara unehar gozan ad hayyom hazzeh

So the God of Israel roused the spirit of King Pul of Assyria—the spirit of King Tillegath-pilneser of Assyria—and he carried them away, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, to this day.

27

בְּנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃

bene levi gereshon qehat umerari

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

28

וּבְנֵ֖י קְהָ֑ת עַמְרָ֣ם יִצְהָ֔ר וְחֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ {ס}

uvene qehat amram yitshar vekhevron ve'uzzi'el

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

29

וּבְנֵ֣י עַמְרָ֔ם אַהֲרֹ֥ן וּמֹשֶׁ֖ה וּמִרְיָ֑ם {ס} וּבְנֵ֣י אַֽהֲרֹ֔ן נָדָב֙ וַאֲבִיה֔וּא אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאִיתָמָֽר׃

uvene amram aharon umosheh umiryam uvene aharon nadav va'avihu elazar ve'itamar

The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

30

אֶלְעָזָר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־פִּֽינְחָ֔ס פִּֽינְחָ֖ס הֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲבִישֽׁוּעַ׃

elazar holid et-pinekhas pinekhas holid et-avishua

Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,

31

וַאֲבִישׁ֙וּעַ֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־בֻּקִּ֔י וּבֻקִּ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־עֻזִּֽי׃

va'avishua holid et-buqqi uvuqqi holid et-uzzi

Abishua begot Bukki, Bukki begot Uzzi,

32

וְעֻזִּי֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־זְרַֽחְיָ֔ה וּֽזְרַֽחְיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־מְרָיֽוֹת׃

ve'uzzi holid et-zerakhyah uzerakhyah holid et-merayot

Uzzi begot Zerahiah, Zerahiah begot Meraioth,

33

מְרָיוֹת֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־אֲמַרְיָ֔ה וַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃

merayot holid et-amaryah va'amaryah holid et-akhituv

Meraioth begot Amariah, Amariah begot Ahitub,

34

וַֽאֲחִיטוּב֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־צָד֔וֹק וְצָד֖וֹק הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲחִימָֽעַץ׃

va'akhituv holid et-tsadoq vetsadoq holid et-akhima'ats

Ahitub begot Zadok, Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

35

וַאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־עֲזַרְיָ֔ה וַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־יוֹחָנָֽן׃

va'akhima'ats holid et-azaryah va'azaryah holid et-yokhanan

Ahimaaz begot Azariah, Azariah begot Johanan,

36

וְיוֹחָנָ֖ן הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־עֲזַרְיָ֑ה ה֚וּא אֲשֶׁ֣ר כִּהֵ֔ן בַּבַּ֕יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנָ֥ה שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

veyokhanan holid et-azaryah hu asher kihen babbayit asher-banah shelomoh birushalai͏m

and Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the House that Solomon built in Jerusalem).

37

וַיּ֥וֹלֶד עֲזַרְיָ֖ה אֶת־אֲמַרְיָ֑ה וַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃

vayyoled azaryah et-amaryah va'amaryah holid et-akhituv

Azariah begot Amariah, Amariah begot Ahitub,

38

וַֽאֲחִיטוּב֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־צָד֔וֹק וְצָד֖וֹק הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־שַׁלּֽוּם׃

va'akhituv holid et-tsadoq vetsadoq holid et-shallum

Ahitub begot Zadok, Zadok begot Shallum,

39

וְשַׁלּוּם֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־חִלְקִיָּ֔ה וְחִלְקִיָּ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־עֲזַרְיָֽה׃

veshallum holid et-khilqiyyah vekhilqiyyah holid et-azaryah

Shallum begot Hilkiah, Hilkiah begot Azariah,

40

וַעֲזַרְיָה֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שְׂרָיָ֔ה וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־יְהוֹצָדָֽק׃

va'azaryah holid et-serayah userayah holid et-yehotsadaq

Azariah begot Seraiah, Seraiah begot Jehozadak;

41

וִיהוֹצָדָ֣ק הָלַ֔ךְ בְּהַגְל֣וֹת יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶת־יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם בְּיַ֖ד נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּֽר׃ {פ}

vihotsadaq halakh behaglot Adonai et-yehudah virushalai͏m beyad nevukhadnetsar

and Jehozadak went into exile when GOD exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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