1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 1:17–18

¹⁷The sons of Shem:

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

[The sons of Aram:]^h Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.ⁱ

¹⁸Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

Footnotes

h 1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some LXX manuscripts (see also Genesis 10:23|GEN 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not include The sons of Aram.
i 1:17 Meshech is a variant of Mash; see Genesis 10:23|GEN 10:23.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Shem	שֵׁ֔ם	šêm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8035 Shem
Elam	עֵילָ֣ם	‘ê·lām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5867 Elam
Asshur	וְאַשּׁ֔וּר	wə·’aš·šūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
Arphaxad	וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד	wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H775 Arpakshad
Lud	וְל֣וּד	wə·lūḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3865 Lud, Lydia
and Aram	וַאֲרָ֑ם	wa·’ă·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H758 Aram
The sons of Aram	וַאֲרָ֑ם	wa·’ă·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H758 Aram
Uz	וְע֥וּץ	wə·‘ūṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5780 Uts
Hul	וְח֖וּל	wə·ḥūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2343 Chul
Gether	וְגֶ֥תֶר	wə·ḡe·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1666 Gether
and Meshech	וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ס	wā·me·šeḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4902 the Moschi

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Arphaxad	וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד	wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H775 Arpakshad
was the father of	יָלַ֣ד	yā·laḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Shelah	שָׁ֑לַח	šā·laḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7974 Shelach
and Shelah	וְשֶׁ֖לַח	wə·še·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7974 Shelach
was the father of	יָלַ֥ד	yā·laḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Eber	עֵֽבֶר׃	‘ê·ḇer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5677 Eber

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1 Chronicles 1:17 Genesis 10:22–32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.