I Chronicles Chapter 1
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אָדָ֥ם שֵׁ֖ת אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃
Adam, Shet, Enosh,
[The son of] Adam: Sheth, [and the son of Sheth:] Enosh.
קֵינָ֥ן מַהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל יָֽרֶד׃
Qenan, Mahalal᾽el, Yered,
[And the son of Enosh:] Kenan, [and the son of Kenan:] Mahalalel, [and the son of Mahalalel:] Yared.
חֲנ֥וֹךְ מְתוּשֶׁ֖לַח לָֽמֶךְ׃
Ḥanokh, Metushelaĥ, Lemekh,
[And the son of Yared:] Chanoch, [and the son of Chanoch:] Methuselah, [and the son of Methuselah:] Lamech.
נֹ֥חַ שֵׁ֖ם חָ֥ם וָיָֽפֶת׃{ס}
Noaĥ, Shem, Ḥam, and Yefet.
[And the son of Lamech:] Noach, [and the sons of Noach:] Shem, Cham, and Yafeth.
בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃{ס}
The sons of Yefet; Gomer, and Magog, and Maday, and Yavan, and Tuval, and Meshekh, and Tiras.
[And the sons of Yefeth:] Gomer, Magog, Maddai, Yavan, Tuval, Meshech, and Tiras.
וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכְּנַ֥ז וְדִיפַ֖ת וְתוֹגַרְמָֽה׃{ס}
And the sons of Gommer; Ashkenaz, and Difat, and Togarma.
And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Difath, and Togarmah.
וּבְנֵ֥י יָוָ֖ן אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה כִּתִּ֖ים וְרוֹדָנִֽים׃{ס}
And the sons of Yavan; Elisha, and Tarshisha, Kittim, and Rodanim.
And the sons of Yavan: Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
בְּנֵ֖י חָ֑ם כּ֥וּשׁ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם פּ֥וּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃
The sons of Ḥam; Kush, and Miżrayim, Put, and Kena῾an.
The sons of Cham: Kush, Mitzrayim, Put, and Canaan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥א וְרַעְמָ֖א וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖א שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃{ס}
And the sons of Kush; Seva, and Ḥavila, and Savta, and Ra῾ma, and Savtekha. And the sons of Ra῾ma; Sheva, and Dedan.
And the sons of Kush: Seva, Chavilah, Savtah, Ra'amah, and Savtecha. And the sons of Ra'amah: Sheva and Dedan.
וְכ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת־נִמְר֑וֹד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִֽהְי֥וֹת גִּבּ֖וֹר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃{ס}
And Kush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
And Kush begot Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth [to cause all to rebel (nimrod = "Let us rebel") against the Holy One Blessed be He (in the counsel of the Tower of Babel)].
וּמִצְרַ֡יִם יָלַ֞ד אֶת־[לוּדִ֧ים] (לודיים) וְאֶת־עֲנָמִ֛ים וְאֶת־לְהָבִ֖ים וְאֶת־נַפְתֻּחִֽים׃
And Miżrayim begot Ludim, and ῾Anamim, and Lehavim, and Naftuĥim,
And Mitzrayim begot Ludim and Anamim and Lehavim and Naftuchim.
וְֽאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִ֞ים וְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצְא֥וּ מִשָּׁ֛ם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃{ס}
and Patrusim, and Kasluĥim, (of whom came to the Pelishtim,) and Kaftorim.
And Pathrusim and Kasluchim, whence came forth Plishtim and Kaftorim [(Pathrusim and Kasluchim "exchanging" their wives, and "between both" begetting Plishtim and Kaftorim)].
וּכְנַ֗עַן יָלַ֛ד אֶת־צִיד֥וֹן בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֵֽת׃
And Kena῾an begot Żidon his firstborn, and Ḥet,
And Canaan begot Tziddon, his first-born, and Cheth.
וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃
and the Yevusi, and the Emori, and the Girgashi,
And the Yevussi and the Emori and the Girgashi.
וְאֶת־הַחִוִּ֥י וְאֶת־הַעַרְקִ֖י וְאֶת־הַסִּינִֽי׃
and the Ḥivvi and the Arqi, and the Sini,
And the Chivi and the Arki and the Sini.
וְאֶת־הָאַרְוָדִ֥י וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִ֖י וְאֶת־הַחֲמָתִֽי׃{ס}
and the Arvadi, and the Żemari, and the Ḥamati.
And the Arvadi and the Tzemari and the Chamathi.
בְּנֵ֣י שֵׁ֔ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֔וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֣וּד וַאֲרָ֑ם וְע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃{ס}
The sons of Shem; ῾Elam, and Ashshur, and Arpakhshad, and Lud, and Aram, and ῾Uż, and Ḥul, and Geter, and Meshekh.
The sons of Shem: Eilam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. [And the sons of Aram:] Utz, Chul, Gether, and Meshech.
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד יָלַ֣ד אֶת־שָׁ֑לַח וְשֶׁ֖לַח יָלַ֥ד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃
And Arpakhshad begot Shelaĥ, and Shelaĥ begot ῾Ever.
And Arpachshad begot Shalach, and Shelach begot Ever.
וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יׇקְטָֽן׃
And to ῾Ever were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Yoqtan.
And to Ever was born two sons; the name of the first Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided (niflegah) [Languages were confounded and men "divided themselves" throughout the earth], and the name of his brother was Yaktan. [(Because he "humbled" (hiktin) himself, he merited the many families (which follow).]
וְיׇקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד וְאֶת־שָׁ֑לֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח׃
And Yoqtan begot Almodad, and Shelef, and Ḥażarmavet, and Yeraĥ,
And Yaktan begot Almodad and Shalef and Chatzarmaveth, and Yarach.
וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָ֥ם וְאֶת־אוּזָ֖ל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָֽה׃
and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diqla,
And Hadoram and Uzzah and Diklah.
וְאֶת־עֵיבָ֥ל וְאֶת־אֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל וְאֶת־שְׁבָֽא׃
and ῾Eval, and Avima᾽el, and Sheva,
And Eival and Avimael and Sheva.
וְאֶת־אוֹפִ֥יר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־יוֹבָ֑ב כׇּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יׇקְטָֽן׃{ס}
and Ofir, and Ḥavila, and Yovav. All these were the sons of Yoqtan.
And Ofir and Chavilah and Yovav — all these are the sons of Yaktan.
שֵׁ֥ם׀אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד שָֽׁלַח׃
Shem, Arpakhshad, Shelaĥ,
Shem, Arpachshad, Shalach,
עֵ֥בֶר פֶּ֖לֶג רְעֽוּ׃
῾Ever, Peleg, Re῾u,
Ever, Peleg, Re'u,
שְׂר֥וּג נָח֖וֹר תָּֽרַח׃
Serug, Naĥor, Teraĥ,
Serug, Nachor, Tarach,
אַבְרָ֖ם ה֥וּא אַבְרָהָֽם׃{ס}
Avram; the same is Avraham.
Avram — this is Abraham.
בְּנֵי֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם יִצְחָ֖ק וְיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃{ס}
The sons of Avraham; Yiżĥaq, and Yishma᾽el.
The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
אֵ֖לֶּה תֹּלְדוֹתָ֑ם בְּכ֤וֹר יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ נְבָי֔וֹת וְקֵדָ֥ר וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃
These are their generations: The firstborn of Yishma᾽el, Nevayot; then Qedar, and Adbe᾽el, and Mivsam,
These are their progeny: the first-born of Ishmael: Nevayoth — and Kedar and Adbe'el and Mivsam,
מִשְׁמָ֣ע וְדוּמָ֔ה מַשָּׂ֖א חֲדַ֥ד וְתֵימָֽא׃
Mishma, and Duma, Massa, Ḥadad, and Tema,
Mishma and Duma and Massa, Chadad and Tema,
יְט֥וּר נָפִ֖ישׁ וָקֵ֑דְמָה אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃{ס}
Yetur, Nafish, and Qedema. These are the sons of Yishma᾽el.
Yetur, Nafish and Kedman — these are the sons of Ishmael.
וּבְנֵ֨י קְטוּרָ֜ה פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אַבְרָהָ֗ם יָלְדָ֞ה אֶת־זִמְרָ֧ן וְיׇקְשָׁ֛ן וּמְדָ֥ן וּמִדְיָ֖ן וְיִשְׁבָּ֣ק וְשׁ֑וּחַ וּבְנֵ֥י יׇקְשָׁ֖ן שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃{ס}
Now the sons of Qetura, Avraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, and Yoqshan, and Medan, and Midyan, and Yishbaq, and Shuaĥ. And the sons of Yoqshan; Sheva, and Dedan.
And the sons of Keturah, the concubine of Abraham: She bore Zimran and Yakshan and Medan and Midyan and Yishbak and Shuach. And the sons of Yakshan were Sheva and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עֵיפָ֤ה וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ וַחֲנ֔וֹךְ וַאֲבִידָ֖ע וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑ה כׇּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י קְטוּרָֽה׃{ס}
And the sons of Midyan; ῾Efa, and ῾Efer, and Ḥanokh, and Avida, and Elda῾a. All these are the sons of Qetura.
And the sons of Midyan: Eifah and Efer and Chanoch and Avida and Elda'ah — all these the sons of Keturah.
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶת־יִצְחָ֑ק בְּנֵ֣י יִצְחָ֔ק עֵשָׂ֖ו וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃{ס}
And Avraham begot Yiżĥaq. The sons of Yiżĥaq; ῾Esav and Yisra᾽el.
And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esav and Israel.
בְּנֵ֖י עֵשָׂ֑ו אֱלִיפַ֛ז רְעוּאֵ֥ל וִיע֖וּשׁ וְיַעְלָ֥ם וְקֹֽרַח׃{ס}
The sons of ῾Esav; Elifaz, Re῾u᾽el, and Ye῾ush, and Ya῾lam, and Qoraĥ.
The sons of Esav: Elifaz and Reuel and Yeush and Ya'alam and Orach.
בְּנֵ֖י אֱלִיפָ֑ז תֵּימָ֤ן וְאוֹמָר֙ צְפִ֣י וְגַעְתָּ֔ם קְנַ֖ז וְתִמְנָ֥ע וַעֲמָלֵֽק׃{ס}
The sons of Elifaz; Teman, and Omar, Żefi, and Ga῾tam, Qenaz, and Timna, and ῾Amaleq.
The sons of Elifaz: Teman and Omar and Tzefi and Ga'atam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek.
בְּנֵ֖י רְעוּאֵ֑ל נַ֥חַת זֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֥ה וּמִזָּֽה׃{ס}
The sons of Re῾u᾽el; Naĥat, Zeraĥ, Shamma, and Mizza.
The sons of Reuel: Nachath and Zerach, Shammah and Mizzah.
וּבְנֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר לוֹטָ֥ן וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֣וֹן וַעֲנָ֑ה וְדִישֹׁ֥ן וְאֵ֖צֶר וְדִישָֽׁן׃{ס}
And the sons of Se῾ir; Lotan, and Shoval, and Żiv῾on, and ῾Ana, and Dishon, and Eżer, and Dishan.
And the sons of Seir [see Genesis 36:20]: Lotan and Shoval and Tzivon and Anah and Dishon and Etzer and Dishan.
וּבְנֵ֥י לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהוֹמָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃{ס}
And the sons of Lotan; Ḥori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
And the sons of Lotan: Chori and Homan. And the sister of Lotan [(by his mother, but not by his father, Seir)] was Timna.
בְּנֵ֣י שׁוֹבָ֔ל עַלְיָ֧ן וּמָנַ֛חַת וְעֵיבָ֖ל שְׁפִ֣י וְאוֹנָ֑ם וּבְנֵ֥י צִבְע֖וֹן אַיָּ֥ה וַעֲנָֽה׃{ס}
The sons of Shoval; ῾Alyan, and Manaĥat, and ῾Eval, Shefi, and Onam. And the sons of Żiv῾on; Ayya, and ῾Ana.
The sons of Shoval: Alyan and Manachath and Eval, Shefi and Onam. And the sons of Tzivon: Ayah and Anah [viz. Rashi on Genesis 36:24].
בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ה דִּישׁ֑וֹן וּבְנֵ֣י דִישׁ֔וֹן חַמְרָ֥ן וְאֶשְׁבָּ֖ן וְיִתְרָ֥ן וּכְרָֽן׃
The sons of ῾Ana; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Ḥamran, and Eshban, and Yitran, and Keran.
The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Chamran and Eshban and Yithran and Ch'ran.
בְּֽנֵי־אֵ֔צֶר בִּלְהָ֥ן וְזַעֲוָ֖ן יַעֲקָ֑ן בְּנֵ֥י דִישׁ֖וֹן ע֥וּץ וַאֲרָֽן׃{פ}
The sons of Eżer; Bilhan, and Za῾avan, and Ya῾aqan. The sons of Dishan; ῾Uż, and Aran.
The sons of Etzer: Bilhan and Za'avan [and] Ya'akan. The sons of Dishon: Utz and Aran.
וְאֵ֣לֶּה הַמְּלָכִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר מָֽלְכוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֔וֹם לִפְנֵ֥י מְלׇךְ־מֶ֖לֶךְ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בֶּ֚לַע בֶּן־בְּע֔וֹר וְשֵׁ֥ם עִיר֖וֹ דִּנְהָֽבָה׃
Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Yisra᾽el; Bela the son of Be῾or: and the name of his city was Dinhava.
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Be'or. And the name of his city was Dinhava.
וַיָּ֖מׇת בָּ֑לַע וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו יוֹבָ֥ב בֶּן־זֶ֖רַח מִבׇּצְרָֽה׃
And when Bela was dead, Yovav the son of Zeraĥ of Bożra reigned in his place.
And Bala died, and there reigned in his stead Yovav the son of Zerach from Batzrah [(a Moavite city)].
וַיָּ֖מׇת יוֹבָ֑ב וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו חוּשָׁ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ הַתֵּימָנִֽי׃
And when Yovav was dead, Ḥusham of the land of the Temani reigned in his place.
And Yovav died, and there reigned in his stead Chusham from the land of the Temani.
וַיָּ֖מׇת חוּשָׁ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְ תַּחְתָּ֜יו הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־בְּדַ֗ד הַמַּכֶּ֤ה אֶת־מִדְיָן֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מוֹאָ֔ב וְשֵׁ֥ם עִיר֖וֹ (עיות) [עֲוִֽית]׃
And when Ḥusham was dead, Ḥadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midyan in the field of Mo᾽av, reigned in his place: and the name of his city was ῾Avit.
And Chusham died, and there reigned in his stead Haddad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moav, [(Edom joining forces with Moav against Midian)]. And the name of his city was Avith.
וַיָּ֖מׇת הֲדָ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו שַׂמְלָ֖ה מִמַּשְׂרֵקָֽה׃
And when Ḥadad was dead, Samla of Masreqa reigned in his place.
And Haddad died, and there reigned in his stead Samlah from Masrekah.
וַיָּ֖מׇת שַׂמְלָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו שָׁא֖וּל מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת הַנָּהָֽר׃
And when Samla was dead, Sha᾽ul of Reĥovot by the river reigned in his place.
And Samlah died, and there reigned in his stead Shaul from Rechovoth Hanahar.
וַיָּ֖מׇת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו בַּ֥עַל חָנָ֖ן בֶּן־עַכְבּֽוֹר׃
And when Sha᾽ul was dead, Ba῾al-ĥanan the son of Akhbor reigned in his place.
And Shaul died, and there reigned in his stead Bal Chanan the son of Achbor.
וַיָּ֙מׇת֙ בַּ֣עַל חָנָ֔ן וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ תַּחְתָּיו֙ הֲדַ֔ד וְשֵׁ֥ם עִיר֖וֹ פָּ֑עִי וְשֵׁ֨ם אִשְׁתּ֤וֹ מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל֙ בַּת־מַטְרֵ֔ד בַּ֖ת מֵ֥י זָהָֽב׃
And when Ba῾al-ĥanan was dead, Ḥadad reigned in his place: and the name of his city was Pa῾i; and his wife’s name was Mehetav᾽el, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahav.
And Bal Chanan died, and there reigned in his stead Haddad. And the name of his city was Pa'i, and the name of his wife was Mehatavel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mei Zahav.
וַיָּ֖מׇת הֲדָ֑ד{פ} וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ אַלּוּפֵ֣י אֱד֔וֹם אַלּ֥וּף תִּמְנָ֛ע אַלּ֥וּף (עליה) [עַֽלְוָ֖ה] אַלּ֥וּף יְתֵֽת׃
Ḥadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were; chief Timna, chief ῾Alva, chief Yetet,
And Haddad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alyah, the chief of Yetheth,
אַלּ֧וּף אׇהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה אַלּ֥וּף אֵלָ֖ה אַלּ֥וּף פִּינֹֽן׃
chief Oholivama, chief Ela, chief Pinon,
the chief of Ahalivamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon,
אַלּ֥וּף קְנַ֛ז אַלּ֥וּף תֵּימָ֖ן אַלּ֥וּף מִבְצָֽר׃
chief Qenaz, chief Teman, chief Mivżar,
the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mivtzar.
אַלּ֥וּף מַגְדִּיאֵ֖ל אַלּ֣וּף עִירָ֑ם אֵ֖לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֥י אֱדֽוֹם׃{פ}
chief Magdi᾽el, chief ῾Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.