King James Version

1 Chronicles 1:17

The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

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בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […שֵׁ֔םshemShemשֵׁםnoun, proper name — “Shem”H8035Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)Sem, Shem.עֵילָ֣םeylamElamעֵילָםnoun, proper name — “Elam”H5867Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six IsraelitesElam.וְאַשּׁ֔וּרveashurand Assyriaאַשּׁוּרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דvearpakhshadand Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Arphaxad”H775Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by himArphaxad.וְל֣וּדveludand Ludלוּדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Lud”H3865Lud, the name of two nationsLud, Lydia.וַאֲרָ֑םvaaramand Aramאֲרָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Aram”H758Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an IsraeliteAram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.וְע֥וּץveutsand Uzעוּץconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Uz”H5780Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.Uz.וְח֖וּלvechuland Hulחוּלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Hul”H2343Chul, a son of Aram; also the region settled by himHul.וְגֶ֥תֶרvegeterand Getherגֶּתֶרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Gether”H1666Gether, a son of Aram, and the region settled by himGether.וָמֶֽשֶׁךְvameshekhand Mesechמֶשֶׁךְconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mesech”H4902Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from himMesech, Meshech.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The Sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

World English Bible

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Darby Translation

The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The Sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sons of Sem, Ælam, and Assur,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ Σὴμ, Αἰλὰμ, καὶ Ἀσσοὺρ,