1 Chronicles 1 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א פרק א׳
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אָדָםA/DAMAdamשֵׁתShetSethאֱנוֹשׁ׃E/NOSHEnos
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
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קֵינָןKe/NANKenanמַהֲלַלְאֵלMa/ha/lal/ELMahalaleelיָרֶד׃YA/redJared
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
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חֲנוֹךְCha/NOKHEnochמְתוּשֶׁלַחMe/tu/SHE/lachMethuselahלָמֶךְ׃LA/mekhLamech
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
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נֹחַNO/achNoahשֵׁםShemShemחָםChamHamוָיָפֶת׃va/YA/fetand Japheth
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofיֶפֶתYE/fetJaphethגֹּמֶרGO/merGomerוּמָגוֹגu/Ma/GOGand Magogוּמָדַיu/Ma/DAYand Madaiוְיָוָןve/Ya/VANand Javanוְתֻבָלve/Tu/VALand Tubalוּמֶשֶׁךְu/ME/shekhand Meshechוְתִירָס׃ve/Ti/RASand Tiras
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
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וּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofגֹּמֶרGO/merGomerאַשְׁכְּנַזAsh/ke/NAZAshkenazוְדִיפַתve/Di/FATand Diphathוְתוֹגַרְמָה׃ve/To/gar/MAand Togarmah
And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
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וּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofיָוָןYa/VANJavanאֱלִישָׁהE/li/SHAElishahוְתַרְשִׁישָׁהve/Tar/SHI/shaand TarshishכִּתִּיםKit/TIMKittimוְרוֹדָנִים׃ve/Ro/da/NIMand Rodanim
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofחָםChamHamכּוּשׁKushCushוּמִצְרַיִםu/Mits/RA/yimand MizraimפּוּטPutPutוּכְנָעַן׃u/Khe/NA/anand Canaan
The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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וּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofכוּשׁKhushCushסְבָאSe/VASebaוַחֲוִילָהva/Cha/vi/LAand Havilahוְסַבְתָּאve/Sav/TAand Sabtaוְרַעְמָאve/Ra/MAand Raamaוְסַבְתְּכָאve/Sav/te/KHAand Sabtechaוּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofרַעְמָאRa/MARaamaשְׁבָאShe/VAShebaוּדְדָן׃u/De/DANand Dedan
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
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וְכוּשׁve/KHUSHand Cushיָלַדya/LADbegatאֶת־נִמְרוֹדet-Nim/RODNimrodהוּאhuheהֵחֵלhe/CHELbeganלִהְיוֹתlih/YOTto beגִּבּוֹרgib/BORmightyבָּאָרֶץ׃ba/A/retsupon the earth
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
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וּמִצְרַיִםu/Mits/RA/yimand Mizraimיָלַדya/LADbegatאֶת־[לוּדִים]et-Lu/DIMLudimוְאֶת־עֲנָמִיםve/ET-a/na/MIMand Anamimוְאֶת־לְהָבִיםve/ET-le/ha/VIMand Lehabimוְאֶת־נַפְתֻּחִים׃ve/ET-naf/tu/CHIMand Naphtuhim
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
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וְאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִיםve/ET-pat/ru/SIMand Pathrusimוְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִיםve/ET-kas/lu/CHIMand Casluhimאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatיָצְאוּya/tse/Ucame outמִשָּׁםmish/SHAMfrom thereפְּלִשְׁתִּיםPe/lish/TIMthe Philistinesוְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִים׃ve/ET-kaf/to/RIMand Caphtorim
And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
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וּכְנַעַןu/Khe/NA/anand Canaanיָלַדya/LADbegatאֶת־צִידוֹןet-Tsi/DONZidonבְּכֹרוֹbe/kho/ROhis firstbornוְאֶת־חֵת׃ve/ET-chetand Heth
And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
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וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִיve/ET-hay/vu/SIand the Jebusiteוְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִיve/ET-ha/e/mo/RIand the Amoriteוְאֵתve/ETandהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי׃hag/Gir/ga/SHIthe Girgashite
The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
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וְאֶת־הַחִוִּיve/ET-ha/chiv/VIand the Hiviteוְאֶת־הַעַרְקִיve/ET-ha/ar/KIand the Arkiteוְאֶת־הַסִּינִי׃ve/ET-has/si/NIand the Sinite
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
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וְאֶת־הָאַרְוָדִיve/ET-ha/ar/va/DIand the Arvaditeוְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִיve/ET-hats/tse/ma/RIand the Zemariteוְאֶת־הַחֲמָתִי׃ve/ET-ha/cha/ma/TIand the Hamathite
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofשֵׁםShemShemעֵילָםE/LAMElamוְאַשּׁוּרve/Ash/SHURand Asshurוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁדve/Ar/pakh/SHADand Arphaxadוְלוּדve/LUDand Ludוַאֲרָםva/A/RAMand Aramוְעוּץve/UTSand Uzוְחוּלve/CHULand Hulוְגֶתֶרve/GE/terand Getherוָמֶשֶׁךְ׃va/ME/shekhand Meshech
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
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וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁדve/Ar/pakh/SHADand Arphaxadיָלַדya/LADbegatאֶת־שָׁלַחet-SHA/lachShelahוְשֶׁלַחve/SHE/lachand Shelahיָלַדya/LADbegatאֶת־עֵבֶר׃et-E/verEber
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
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וּלְעֵבֶרu/Le/E/verand to Eberיֻלַּדyul/LADwere bornשְׁנֵיshe/NEtwoבָנִיםva/NIMsonsשֵׁםshemthe name ofהָאֶחָדha/e/CHADthe oneפֶּלֶגPE/legPelegכִּיkibecauseבְיָמָיוve/ya/MAYVin his daysנִפְלְגָהnif/le/GAwas dividedהָאָרֶץha/A/retsthe earthוְשֵׁםve/SHEMand the name ofאָחִיוa/CHIVhis brotherיׇקְטָן׃Yok/TANJoktan
And unto Eber 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 Joktan.
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וְיׇקְטָןve/Yok/TANand Joktanיָלַדya/LADbegatאֶת־אַלְמוֹדָדet-Al/mo/DADAlmodadוְאֶת־שָׁלֶףve/ET-SHA/lefand Shelephוְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָוֶתve/ET-cha/tsar/MA/vetand Hazarmavethוְאֶת־יָרַח׃ve/ET-ya/RACHand Jerah
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָםve/ET-ha/do/RAMand Hadoramוְאֶת־אוּזָלve/ET-u/ZALand Uzalוְאֶת־דִּקְלָה׃ve/ET-dik/LAand Diklah
Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
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וְאֶת־עֵיבָלve/ET-e/VALand Ebalוְאֶת־אֲבִימָאֵלve/ET-a/vi/ma/ELand Abimaelוְאֶת־שְׁבָא׃ve/ET-she/VAand Sheba
And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
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וְאֶת־אוֹפִירve/ET-o/FIRand Ophirוְאֶת־חֲוִילָהve/ET-cha/vi/LAand Havilahוְאֶת־יוֹבָבve/ET-yo/VAVand Jobabכׇּל־אֵלֶּהkol-EL/leall theseבְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofיׇקְטָן׃Yok/TANJoktan
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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שֵׁםShemShemאַרְפַּכְשַׁדAr/pakh/SHADArphaxadשָׁלַח׃Sha/LACHShelah
Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
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עֵבֶרE/verEberפֶּלֶגPE/legPelegרְעוּ׃Re/UReu
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
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שְׂרוּגSe/RUGSerugנָחוֹרNa/CHORNahorתָּרַח׃TA/rachTerah
Serug, Nahor, Terah,
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אַבְרָםAv/RAMAbramהוּאhuthe same isאַבְרָהָם׃Av/ra/HAMAbraham
Abram; the same is Abraham.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofאַבְרָהָםAv/ra/HAMAbrahamיִצְחָקYits/CHAKIsaacוְיִשְׁמָעֵאל׃ve/Yish/ma/ELand Ishmael
The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
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אֵלֶּהEL/letheseתֹּלְדוֹתָםtol/do/TAMtheir generationsבְּכוֹרbe/KHORthe firstborn ofיִשְׁמָעֵאלYish/ma/ELIshmaelנְבָיוֹתNe/va/YOTNebaiothוְקֵדָרve/Ke/DARand Kedarוְאַדְבְּאֵלve/Ad/be/ELand Adbeelוּמִבְשָׂם׃u/Miv/SAMand Mibsam
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
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מִשְׁמָעMish/MAMishmaוְדוּמָהve/Du/MAand DumahמַשָּׂאMas/SAMassaחֲדַדCha/DADHadadוְתֵימָא׃ve/Te/MAand Tema
Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
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יְטוּרYe/TURJeturנָפִישׁNa/FISHNaphishוָקֵדְמָהva/KED/maand KedemahאֵלֶּהEL/letheseהֵםhemareבְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofיִשְׁמָעֵאל׃Yish/ma/ELIshmael
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
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וּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofקְטוּרָהKe/tu/RAKeturahפִּילֶגֶשׁpi/LE/geshthe concubine ofאַבְרָהָםAv/ra/HAMAbrahamיָלְדָהya/le/DAshe boreאֶת־זִמְרָןet-Zim/RANZimranוְיׇקְשָׁןve/Yok/SHANand Jokshanוּמְדָןu/Me/DANand Medanוּמִדְיָןu/Mid/YANand Midianוְיִשְׁבָּקve/Yish/BAKand Ishbakוְשׁוּחַve/SHU/achand Shuahוּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofיׇקְשָׁןYok/SHANJokshanשְׁבָאShe/VAShebaוּדְדָן׃u/De/DANand Dedan
Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
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וּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofמִדְיָןMid/YANMidianעֵיפָהE/FAEphahוָעֵפֶרva/E/ferand Epherוַחֲנוֹךְva/Cha/NOKHand Hanochוַאֲבִידָעva/A/vi/DAand Abidaוְאֶלְדָּעָהve/El/da/Aand Eldaahכׇּל־אֵלֶּהkol-EL/leall theseבְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofקְטוּרָה׃Ke/tu/RAKeturah
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
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וַיּוֹלֶדvay/YO/ledand begatאַבְרָהָםAv/ra/HAMAbrahamאֶת־יִצְחָקet-Yits/CHAKIsaacבְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofיִצְחָקYits/CHAKIsaacעֵשָׂוE/SAVEsauוְיִשְׂרָאֵל׃ve/Yis/ra/ELand Israel
And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofעֵשָׂוE/SAVEsauאֱלִיפַזE/li/FAZEliphazרְעוּאֵלRe/u/ELReuelוִיעוּשׁVi/USHand Jeushוְיַעְלָםve/Ya/LAMand Jaalamוְקֹרַח׃ve/KO/rachand Korah
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofאֱלִיפָזE/li/FAZEliphazתֵּימָןTe/MANTemanוְאוֹמָרve/O/MARand OmarצְפִיTse/FIZephiוְגַעְתָּםve/Ga/TAMand GatamקְנַזKe/NAZKenazוְתִמְנָעve/Tim/NAand Timnaוַעֲמָלֵק׃va/A/ma/LEKand Amalek
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofרְעוּאֵלRe/u/ELReuelנַחַתNA/chatNahathזֶרַחZE/rachZerahשַׁמָּהSham/MAShammahוּמִזָּה׃u/Miz/ZAand Mizzah
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
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וּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofשֵׂעִירSe/IRSeirלוֹטָןLo/TANLotanוְשׁוֹבָלve/Sho/VALand Shobalוְצִבְעוֹןve/Tsiv/ONand Zibeonוַעֲנָהva/A/NAand Anahוְדִישֹׁןve/Di/SHONand Dishonוְאֵצֶרve/E/tserand Ezerוְדִישָׁן׃ve/Di/SHANand Dishan
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
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וּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofלוֹטָןLo/TANLotanחֹרִיCho/RIHoriוְהוֹמָםve/Ho/MAMand Homamוַאֲחוֹתva/a/CHOTand the sister ofלוֹטָןLo/TANLotanתִּמְנָע׃Tim/NATimnah
And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofשׁוֹבָלSho/VALShobalעַלְיָןAl/YANAlyanוּמָנַחַתu/Ma/NA/chatand Manahathוְעֵיבָלve/E/VALand EbalשְׁפִיShe/FIShephiוְאוֹנָםve/O/NAMand Onamוּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofצִבְעוֹןTsiv/ONZibeonאַיָּהAy/YAAiahוַעֲנָה׃va/A/NAand Anah
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
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בְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofעֲנָהA/NAAnahדִּישׁוֹןDi/SHONDishonוּבְנֵיu/ve/NEand the sons ofדִישׁוֹןDi/SHONDishonחַמְרָןCham/RANHamranוְאֶשְׁבָּןve/Esh/BANand Eshbanוְיִתְרָןve/Yit/RANand Ithranוּכְרָן׃u/Khe/RANand Cheran
The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
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בְּנֵי־אֵצֶרbe/NE-E/tserthe sons of EzerבִּלְהָןBil/HANBilhanוְזַעֲוָןve/Za/a/VANand ZaavanיַעֲקָןYa/a/KANJaakanבְּנֵיbe/NEthe sons ofדִישׁוֹןDi/SHONDishonעוּץUtsUzוַאֲרָן׃va/A/RANand Aran
The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
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וְאֵלֶּהve/EL/leand theseהַמְּלָכִיםham/me/la/KHIMthe kingsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoמָלְכוּma/le/KHUreignedבְּאֶרֶץbe/E/retsin the land ofאֱדוֹםE/DOMEdomלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeמְלׇךְ־מֶלֶךְme/LOKH-ME/lekha king reignedלִבְנֵיliv/NEover the children ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelבֶּלַעBE/laBelaבֶּן־בְּעוֹרben-Be/ORthe son of Beorוְשֵׁםve/SHEMand the name ofעִירוֹi/ROhis cityדִּנְהָבָה׃Din/HA/vaDinhabah
Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedבָּלַעBA/laBelaוַיִּמְלֹךְvay/yim/LOKHand reignedתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his placeיוֹבָבYo/VAVJobabבֶּן־זֶרַחben-ZE/rachthe son of Zerahמִבׇּצְרָה׃mib/Bots/RAof Bozrah
And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedיוֹבָבYo/VAVJobabוַיִּמְלֹךְvay/yim/LOKHand reignedתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his placeחוּשָׁםChu/SHAMHushamמֵאֶרֶץme/E/retsof the land ofהַתֵּימָנִי׃hat/Te/ma/NIthe Temanites
And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedחוּשָׁםChu/SHAMHushamוַיִּמְלֹךְvay/yim/LOKHand reignedתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his placeהֲדַדHa/DADHadadבֶּן־בְּדַדben-Be/DADthe son of Bedadהַמַּכֶּהham/mak/KEwho struckאֶת־מִדְיָןet-Mid/YANMidianבִּשְׂדֵהbis/DEin the field ofמוֹאָבMo/AVMoabוְשֵׁםve/SHEMand the name ofעִירוֹi/ROhis city[עֲוִית]׃A/VITAvith
And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedהֲדָדHa/DADHadadוַיִּמְלֹךְvay/yim/LOKHand reignedתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his placeשַׂמְלָהSam/LASamlahמִמַּשְׂרֵקָה׃mim/Mas/re/KAof Masrekah
And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedשַׂמְלָהSam/LASamlahוַיִּמְלֹךְvay/yim/LOKHand reignedתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his placeשָׁאוּלSha/ULShaulמֵרְחֹבוֹתMer/cho/VOTof Rehobothהַנָּהָר׃han/na/HARby the river
And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedשָׁאוּלSha/ULShaulוַיִּמְלֹךְvay/yim/LOKHand reignedתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his placeבַּעַלBA/alBaal-חָנָןcha/NANhananבֶּן־עַכְבּוֹר׃ben-Akh/BORthe son of Achbor
And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedבַּעַלBA/alBaal-חָנָןcha/NANhananוַיִּמְלֹךְvay/yim/LOKHand reignedתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his placeהֲדַדHa/DADHadadוְשֵׁםve/SHEMand the name ofעִירוֹi/ROhis cityפָּעִיPA/iPaiוְשֵׁםve/SHEMand the name ofאִשְׁתּוֹish/TOhis wifeמְהֵיטַבְאֵלMe/he/tav/ELMehetabelבַּת־מַטְרֵדbat-Mat/REDthe daughter of Matredבַּתbatthe daughter ofמֵיmeMe-זָהָב׃za/HAVzahab
And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
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וַיָּמׇתvay/YA/motand diedהֲדָדHa/DADHadadוַיִּהְיוּvay/yih/YUand wereאַלּוּפֵיal/lu/FEthe chiefs ofאֱדוֹםE/DOMEdomאַלּוּףal/LUFchiefתִּמְנָעTim/NATimnahאַלּוּףal/LUFchief(עליה)layah[עַלְוָה]Al/VAAlvahאַלּוּףal/LUFchiefיְתֵת׃Ye/TETJetheth
Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
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אַלּוּףal/LUFchiefאׇהֳלִיבָמָהO/ho/li/va/MAAholibamahאַלּוּףal/LUFchiefאֵלָהE/LAElahאַלּוּףal/LUFchiefפִּינֹן׃Pi/NONPinon
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
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אַלּוּףal/LUFchiefקְנַזKe/NAZKenazאַלּוּףal/LUFchiefתֵּימָןTe/MANTemanאַלּוּףal/LUFchiefמִבְצָר׃Miv/TSARMibzar
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
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אַלּוּףal/LUFchiefמַגְדִּיאֵלMag/di/ELMagdielאַלּוּףal/LUFchiefעִירָםI/RAMIramאֵלֶּהEL/letheseאַלּוּפֵיal/lu/FEthe chiefs ofאֱדוֹם׃E/DOMEdom
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.