1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 1:43–44

⁴³These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:^t

Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

⁴⁴When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

Footnotes

t 1:43 Or before an Israelite king ruled over them

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1 Chronicles 1:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	וְאֵ֣לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the kings	הַמְּלָכִ֗ים	ham·mə·lā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
reigned	מָלְכוּ֙	mā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Edom	אֱד֔וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
any king	מֶ֖לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
reigned	מְלָךְ־	mə·lāḵ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over the Israelites	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Bela	בֶּ֚לַע	be·la‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1106 Bela
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Beor	בְּע֔וֹר	bə·‘ō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1160 Beor
His city	עִיר֖וֹ	‘î·rōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
was named	וְשֵׁ֥ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Dinhabah	דִּנְהָֽבָה׃	din·hā·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1838 Dinhabah

1 Chronicles 1:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Bela	בָּ֑לַע	bā·la‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1106 Bela
died	וַיָּ֖מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
Jobab	יוֹבָ֥ב	yō·w·ḇāḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3103 Jobab
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Zerah	זֶ֖רַח	ze·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2226 Zerach
from Bozrah	מִבָּצְרָֽה׃	mib·bā·ṣə·rāh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1224 Botsrah
reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ	way·yim·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in his place	תַּחְתָּ֔יו	taḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part

Cross-references

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1 Chronicles 1:43 Genesis 36:31–43 · Genesis 49:10

1 Chronicles 1:44 Isaiah 34:6 · Isaiah 63:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.