1 CHR 4:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ Μαναθὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Γοφερά. καὶ Σαραΐα ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰωβὰβ, πατέρα Ἀγεαδδαῒρ, ὅτι τέκτονες ἦσαν.
(Kai Manathi egennaʸse ton Gofera. kai Saraia egennaʸse ton Yōbab, patera Ageaddair, hoti tektones aʸsan.)

BrTr And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

ULT And Meonothai fathered Ophrah, and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

UST 13-15 Caleb was the son of Jephunneh, another descendant of Judah. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah.
⇔ Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
⇔ Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. People gave the valley that name because many of the ones who lived there were craftsmen.

BSB & MSB • Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge -harashim, [which was given this name] because [its people] were craftsmen.[fn]

4:14 Literally Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen. The Hebrew Ge-harashim means valley of craftsmen.

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WEBBE & WMBB Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

NET Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
¶ Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in Ge Harashim, who were craftsmen.

LSV And Meonothai begot Ophrah, and Seraiah begot Joab father of the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.

FBV Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father[fn] of Ge Harashim, so called because craftsmen lived there.

4:14 “Father”: probably in the sense of “founder.” Ge Harashim means “valley of craftsmen.”

T4T • 13-15 Another descendant of Judah was Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah.
• Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
• Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were ◄craftsmen/men who were experts in making things►.

LEB And Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-Harashim, because they were craftsmen.

BBE And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.

Moff and
¶ Meonothai, Meonothai of Ophrah; Seraiah was the father of Joab, founder of Craftsvale (for they were craftsmen).

JPS And Meonothai begot Ophrah; and Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

ASV And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

DRA Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.

YLT And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

Drby And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.

RV And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

SLT And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of the valley of workmen; for they were artificers.

Wbstr And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were artificers.

KJB-1769 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.[fn][fn][fn]

4.14 valley: or, inhabitants of the valley

4.14 Charashim: that is, craftsmen

4.14 Hathath…: or, Hathath, and Meonothai, who begat, etc

KJB-1611 And Meonothai begate Ophrah: and Seraiah begate Ioab, the father of the [fn]valley of [fn]Charasim, for they were craftesmen.
(And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Yoab, the father of the valley of Charasim, for they were craftsmen.)

4:14 Or, inhabitants of the valley.

4:14 That is, craftesmen.

Bshps And Meonathi begat Ophrah: And Seraia begat Ioab the father of the valley of craftes men, so called because they were craftes men.
(And Meonathi begat Ophrah: And Seraia begat Yoab the father of the valley of crafts men, so called because they were crafts men.)

Gnva And Meonothai begate Ophrah. And Seraiah begate Ioab the father of the valley of craftesmen: for they were craftesmen.
(And Meonothai begat Ophrah. And Seraiah begat Yoab the father of the valley of craftsmen: for they were craftsmen.)

Cvdl And Meonothai begat Aphra. And Saraia begat Ioab the father of Geharasim: for they were carpenters.
(And Meonothai begat Aphra. And Saraia begat Yoab the father of Geharasim: for they were carpenters.)

Wycl Sotheli the sones of Othonyel weren Athiath, and Maonaththa, that gendride Opham. Forsothe Saraia gendride Joab, the fadir of the valey of crafti men; for there weren crafti men.
(Truly the sons of Othonyel were Athiath, and Maonaththa, that begat/gave_birth_to Opham. For_certain/Truly Saraia begat/gave_birth_to Yoab, the father of the valley of crafty men; for there were crafty men.)

Luth Und Meonothai zeugete Ophra. Und Seraja zeugete Joab, den Vater des Tals der Zimmerleute, denn sie waren Zimmerleute.
(And Meonothai fathered Ophrah. And Seraiah fathered Joab, the father the valley’s the/of_the carpenters, because/than they/she/them were carpenters.)

ClVg Maonathi genuit Ophra, Saraia autem genuit Joab patrem Vallis artificum: ibi quippe artifices erant.
(Maonathi gave_birth Ophrah, Seraiah however gave_birth Yoab father Valley of_craftsmen: there indeed/sure craftsmen they_were.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Meonothai … Ophrah … Joab

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Meonothai he/it_fathered DOM ˊĀfərāh and,Seraiah he/it_fathered DOM Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) father_of Ge- -harashim that/for/because/then/when craftsmen they_were )

These are names of men.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Ge-Harashim, whose people were craftsmen

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Meonothai he/it_fathered DOM ˊĀfərāh and,Seraiah he/it_fathered DOM Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) father_of Ge- -harashim that/for/because/then/when craftsmen they_were )

Ge-Harashim means “Valley of Craftsmen.” This can be made explicit with an explanation. Alternate translation: [Ge-Harashim, which means ‘Craftsmen’s Valley.’ It was called this because its people were craftsmen] (See also: figs-explicit)

(Occurrence 0) craftsmen

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Meonothai he/it_fathered DOM ˊĀfərāh and,Seraiah he/it_fathered DOM Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) father_of Ge- -harashim that/for/because/then/when craftsmen they_were )

people skilled at making or building things

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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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