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SHAPHAT

1. Simeonite, Hori’s son and one of the 12 spies sent by Moses to search out the land of Canaan (Nm 13:5).

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OET-RV NUM 13:5

• 5 Shafat (Hori’s son) from Shim’on (Simeon) tribe,

OET-LV NUM 13:5

5 For_the _tribe _of Shimˊōn Shāfāţ the _son _of Ḩorī.

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2. Father of the prophet Elisha from the town of Abel-meholah (1 Kgs 19:16, 19 OET KI1 19:16 · OET KI1 19:19; 2 Kgs 3:11; 6:31).

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OET-RV KI1 19:16

16 Also you need to anoint Nimshi’s son Yehu (Jehu) as king over Yisrael (Israel), and you must anoint Shafat’s son Elisha from Avel -Meholah to succeed you as prophet.

OET-RV KI1 19:19

19 So Eliyah (Elijah) left that place and went and found Shafat’s son Elisha. There were twelve teams ploughing a field and he was with the back pair of cattle. Eliyah walked past him and threw his cloak over him.

OET-LV KI1 19:16

16 And_DOM Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) the _son _of Nimshiy you _will _anoint to_king over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM ʼElīshāˊ the _son _of Shāfāţ from_Abel- meholah you _will _anoint to_prophet in_place _of _you.

OET-LV KI1 19:19

19 And_he/it _went from_there and_he _found DOM ʼElīshāˊ the _son _of Shāfāţ and_he was_plowing two _plus ten pairs were_before _of_him and_he was_with_two _plus the_ten and_ ʼĒliy^yāh _he/it _passed _through to_him/it and_he _threw cloak _of_his to_him/it.

Show passage in OET: KI2 3:11

OET-RV KI2 3:11

11 But Yehoshafat asked, “Isn’t there one of Yahweh’s prophets here, so we might inquire from Yahweh through him?”
¶ “There’s Elisha,” one of the servants of Yisrael’s king answered, “Shafat’s son, the prophet who was Eliyah’s (Elijah) assistant.”

OET-LV KI2 3:11

11 And_ Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) _he/it _said is_there_not here a _prophet to/for_YHWH so_that _we _may _consult DOM YHWH from_DOM_him and_ one of_the _servants _of the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he _answered and_he/it _said is_here ʼElīshāˊ the _son _of Shāfāţ who he _poured water on the _hands _of ʼĒliy^yāh.

Show passage in OET: KI2 6:31

OET-RV KI2 6:31

31 and he said, “May God do that to me and more, if Shafat’s son Elisha still has his head on him by the end of the day.”

OET-LV KI2 6:31

31 And_he/it _said thus may _he _do to/for_me god and_thus may _he _add if the _head _of ʼElīshāˊ the _son _of Shāfāţ it _will _remain _standing on/upon/above_him/it the_day.

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3. Youngest of Shemaiah’s six sons from Judah’s tribe and a descendant of David (1 Chr 3:22).

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OET-RV CH1 3:22

22 Shekanyah’s six descendants were Shemayah and Shemayah’s sons Hatush, Yigal, Bariah, Nearyah, and Shafat.

OET-LV CH1 3:22

22 And_the _sons of _Shəkan^yāh were_Shəmaˊ^yāh and_the _sons of _Shəmaˊ^yāh were_Ḩaţţūsh and_Yigʼāl/(Igal) and_Bārīaḩ and_Nəˊar^yāh and_Shāfāţ six.

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4. Gadite chief in Bashan, a region west of the Jordan River (1 Chr 5:12).

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OET-RV CH1 5:12

12 Yoel (Joel) was their leader, Shafam was second-in-command, others were Ya’anay and Shafat in Bashan.

OET-LV CH1 5:12

12 Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the_chief and_Shāfām the_second and_Yaˊₐnay/(Janai) and_Shāfāţ were_in_Bāshān.

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5. Adlai’s son and a member of King David’s staff. Shaphat had charge of David’s cattle in the valleys (1 Chr 27:29).

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OET-RV CH1 27:29

• 29 Shitray from the Plain of Sharon was in charge of the herds of cattle that grazed there.
• Adlay’s son Shafat was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.

OET-LV CH1 27:29

29 And_was_over the_cattle which_grazed in_Shārōn Shiţray the_Shārōnite and_was_over the_cattle in_valleys Shāfāţ the _son _of ˊAdlay.

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