King James Version

1 Chronicles 1:44

And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

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וַיָּ֖מָתvayamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…בָּ֑לַעbalaBelaבֶּלַעnoun, proper name — “Bela”H1106Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two IsraelitesBela.וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvayimlokheand reignמָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and reign”, the next action in the storyH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.תַּחְתָּ֔יוtachtayvwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.יוֹבָ֥בyovavJobabיוֹבָבnoun, proper name — “Jobab”H3103Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreignersJobab.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, 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, […זֶ֖רַחzerachZarahזֶרַחnoun, proper name — “Zarah”H2226Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian princeZarah, Zerah.מִבָּצְרָֽהmibatserahfrom Bozrahבׇּצְרָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Bozrah”H1224Botsrah, a place in EdomBozrah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Bela dieth, and reign in his stead doth Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrali;

World English Bible

Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

Darby Translation

And Bela died; and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

Douay-Rheims

And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Balac died, and Jobab the son of Zara of Bosorrha reigned in his stead.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέθανε Βαλὰκ, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ Ἰωβὰβ υἱὸς Ζαρὰ ἐκ Βοσόῤῥας.

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World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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