1 CHR 2:42 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ υἱοὶ Χαλὲβ ἀδελφοῦ Ἱεραμεὴλ, Μαρισὰ ὁ πρωτότοκος αὐτοῦ· οὗτος πατὴρ Ζίφ· καὶ υἱοὶ Μαρισὰ πατρὸς Χεβρών.
(Kai huioi Ⱪaleb adelfou Hierameaʸl, Marisa ho prōtotokos autou; houtos pataʸr Zif; kai huioi Marisa patros Ⱪebrōn.)

BrTr And the sons of Chaleb the brother of Jerameel were, Marisa his first-born, he is the father of Ziph:—and the sons of Marisa the father of Chebron.

ULT ⇔ And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, he, was the father of Ziph. And the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

UST The oldest son of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, was Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.

BSB & MSB • The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel:
• Mesha[fn] his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.

2:42 Hebrew; LXX Mareshah

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WEBBE & WMBB The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

NET The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother:
¶ His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

LSV And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, he [is] father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.

FBV The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron.

T4T • Jerahmeel’s younger brother was Caleb.
• Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.

LEB And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn; he was the father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah: Hebron.

BBE And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mareshah, his oldest son, who was the father of Ziph and Hebron.

Moff Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, was the father of Mareshah his eldest son, and Mareshah was the founder of Ziph and of Hebron.

JPS And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

ASV And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

DRA Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa father of Hebron.

YLT And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, he [is] father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.

Drby And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

RV And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
(And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.)

SLT And the sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother, Mesha his first-born, he the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

Wbstr Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were , Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

KJB-1769 ¶ Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
(¶ Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his first-born, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Now the sonnes of Caleb the brother of Ierahmeel were, Mesha his first-borne, which was the father of Ziph: and the sonnes of Maresha the father of Hebron.
(¶ Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Yerahmeel were, Mesha his first-born, which was the father of Ziph: and the sons of Maresha the father of Hebron.)

Bshps The sonnes of Caleb the brother of Ierahmeel: Mesa his eldest sonne, which was the father of Ziph: and the sonnes of Maresa the father of Hebron.
(The sons of Caleb the brother of Yerahmeel: Mesa his eldest son, which was the father of Ziph: and the sons of Maresa the father of Hebron.)

Gnva Also the sonnes of Caleb the brother of Ierahmeel, were Mesha his eldest sonne, which was the father of Ziph: and the sonnes of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
(Also the sons of Caleb the brother of Yerahmeel, were Mesha his eldest son, which was the father of Ziph: and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.)

Cvdl The children of Caleb the brother of Ierahmeel are, Mesa his first sonne, which is the father of Siph, and of the children of Maresa the father of Hebron.
(The children of Caleb the brother of Yerahmeel are, Mesa his first son, which is the father of Siph, and of the children of Maresa the father of Hebron.)

Wycl Forsothe the sones of Caleph, brothir of Jerameel, weren Mosa, the firste gendrid sone of hym; thilke is the fadir of Ziph; and the sones of Maresa, the fadir of Hebron.
(For_certain/Truly the sons of Caleb, brother of Yerameel, were Mosa, the firstborn son of him; that is the father of Ziph; and the sons of Maresa, the father of Hebron.)

Luth Die Kinder Kalebs, des Bruders Jerahmeels, sind: Mesa, sein erster Sohn, der ist der Vater Siphs, und der Kinder Maresas, des Vaters Hebrons.
(The children Caleb’s, the brothers Jerahmeel’s, are: Mesha, be first son, the/of_the is the/of_the father Ziph’s, and the/of_the children Mareshah’s, the father Hebron’s.)

ClVg Filii autem Caleb fratris Jerameel: Mesa primogenitus ejus; ipse est pater Ziph: et filii Maresa patris Hebron.
(Children however Caleb brother’s Yerahmeel: Mesha firstborn his/her; exactly_that/himself it_is father Ziph: and children Mareshah of_the_father Hebron.)

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Poster Map of the Towns and Clans of Eastern Judah, circa 1200 B.C.

As Israel invaded Canaan and conquered the land, the Israelite tribe of Judah was allotted a very large portion of it for their inheritance. Their territory was the southernmost allotment of all the tribes, stretching from Jerusalem in the north to Kadesh-barnea in the south. In reality, though, their primary area of occupation was limited to the region shown on this map, due to the Philistines’ occupation of the western coast and the extremely arid conditions of the land in the far south. Also, the Bible notes that the allotment of the tribe of Simeon “formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance within their inheritance” (Joshua 19:9), and this is confirmed by the explicit mention of over twenty towns being allotted to both tribes (see Joshua 15:20-63; 19:1-9). The Kenites, who were not ethnic Israelites (they were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law; see Judges 1:16) but lived in peaceful coexistence with them, also occupied the arid land to the southwest of the Dead Sea.

Scripture further details many of the clans and sub-clans of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:1-55; 4:1-23). Most (or perhaps all) of these clan names corresponded with names of various towns in Judah, since towns in ancient Israel were often named after the ancestor of the clan that founded or predominantly occupied the town. It is interesting to note that an Israelite judge named Jair was descended from Judah by his father’s lineage, but his father’s mother was from the tribe of Manasseh, and when Jair conquered many towns in Manasseh’s territory of Gilead and Bashan (Numbers 32:40-42; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30; Judges 10:3-5; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22-23; see “Bashan” map), those towns continued to be regarded as belonging to Manasseh. Perhaps this was in keeping with the tribe of Manasseh’s openness to inheritance by female descendants in certain cases, such as with Zelophahad’s daughters (Numbers 27; Joshua 17:1-6; see “Poster Map of the Tribe of Manasseh (West) and Its Surroundings, circa 1200 B.C.”).

Two centuries later the tribe of Judah gave rise to the enduring dynasty of King David, who initially ruled over only the tribe of Judah but eventually over all the Israelite tribes (2 Samuel 2-4; see “David and Ishbosheth” map). After the death of David’s son Solomon, however, the northern tribes revolted, leaving only Judah and Benjamin under the Davidic dynasty’s domain (1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10; see “The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah” map). Several decades after the northern kingdom was exiled by the Assyrians (2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map) the kingdom of Judah suffered a similar fate at the hands of the Babylonians (Daniel 1; 2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36; Jeremiah 39; 52; see “Judah Is Exiled to Babylon” map). Unlike the northern kingdom, however, Judah was typically allowed to maintain their common identity and religious distinctives during their time in exile (see The Land of Exile map), thus fostering their sense of continuity with the past tribe and kingdom of Judah.

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Poster Map of the Towns and Clans of Eastern Judah, circa 1200 B.C.

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