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SHEMA (Person)

1. Judahite, Hebron’s son and a descendant of Caleb (1 Chr 2:43-44).

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OET-RV CH1 2:43

43 Hevron’s sons were Korah, Tapuah, Rekem, and Shema.

OET-RV CH1 2:44

44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Yarekeam. Rekem was the father of Shamay.

OET-LV CH1 2:43

43 And_the _sons of _Ḩeⱱrōn were_Qoraḩ and_Tapūaḩ and_Reqem and_Shemaˊ.

OET-LV CH1 2:44

44 And_Shemaˊ he _fathered DOM Raḩam the _father _of Yorqəˊām/(Jorkeam) and_Reqem he _fathered DOM Shammay.

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2. Reubenite and Joel’s son (1 Chr 5:8). He is perhaps identifiable with Shemaiah or Shimei in 1 Chronicles 5:4.

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OET-RV CH1 5:8

8 Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Yoel. Re’uven’s clan lived near the city of Aroer as far north as the cities of Nevo and Ba’al-Me’on.

OET-LV CH1 5:8

8 And_Belaˊ the _son _of ˊĀzāz the _son _of Shemaˊ the _son _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) he was_dwelling in_ˊArōˊēr and_unto Nəⱱō and_Baˊal- məˊōn.

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OET-RV CH1 5:4

4 Another of Re’uven’s descendants was Yoel (Joel), and his son was Shemayah. Shemayah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.

OET-LV CH1 5:4

4 The _descendants _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) was_Shəmaˊ^yāh son _of_his was_Gōg his/its_son was_Shimˊī son _of_his.

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3. Benjaminite and head of a family in Aijalon, who helped defeat the inhabitants of Gath (1 Chr 8:13).

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OET-RV CH1 8:13

13 plus Beriah and Shema, who were leaders of their clans, who lived in Ayalon city. They forced the people who lived in Gat city to flee.

OET-LV CH1 8:13

13 And_Bərīˊāh and_Shemaˊ they were_the _heads _of the _fathers of_the _inhabitants _of of _ʼAyyālōn they they _put _to _flight DOM the _inhabitants _of Gat.

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4. Levite who explained to the people passages from the law read by Ezra (Neh 8:4).

Show passage in OET: NEH 8:4

OET-RV NEH 8:4

4 Ezra the scribe stood on a raised wooden platform that they had made especially for this purpose. Standing on his right were Matityah, Shema, Anayah, Uriyah, Hilkiyah, and Ma’aseyah, and on his left stood Pedayah, Mishael, Malkiyah, Hashum, Hashbadanah, Zekaryah (Zechariah), and Meshulam.

OET-LV NEH 8:4

4 And_ ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe _he _stood on a _high _platform _of wood which people _had _made to_the _message/thing/matter and_he _stood beside_him Mattit^yāh and_Shemaˊ and_ˊAnā^yāh and_ʼŪriy^yāh and_Ḩilqiy^yāh and_Maˊₐsē^yāh on hand _of_his _right and_were_from_left _of_his Pədā^yāh and_Mīshā^ʼēl and_Malkīy^yāh and_Ḩāshum and_Ḩashbaddānāh Zəkar^yāh Məshullām.

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