King James Version

1 Chronicles 2:16

Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

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ואחיתיהםvchytyhmand sisterאָחוֹתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶ֖םveachyoteyhemand sisterאָחוֹתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.צְרוּיָ֣הtseruyahZeruiahצְרוּיָהnoun, proper name — “Zeruiah”H6870Tserujah, an IsraelitessZeruiah.וַאֲבִיגָ֑יִלvaavigayiland Abigalאֲבִיגַיִלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abigal”H26Abigail or Abigal, the name of two IsraelitessesAbigal.וּבְנֵ֣יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and 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, […צְרוּיָ֗הtseruyahZeruiahצְרוּיָהnoun, proper name — “Zeruiah”H6870Tserujah, an IsraelitessZeruiah.אַבְשַׁ֛יavshayAbishaiאֲבִישַׁיnoun, proper name — “Abishai”H52Abishai, an IsraeliteAbishai.וְיוֹאָ֥בveyoavand Joabיוֹאָבconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Joab”H3097Joab, the name of three IsraelitesJoab.וַעֲשָׂהvaasahand Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Asahel”H6214Asahel, the name of four IsraelitesAsahel.אֵ֖לelAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵלnoun, proper name — “Asahel”H6214Asahel, the name of four IsraelitesAsahel.שְׁלֹשָֽׁהsheloshahthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

Young’s Literal Translation

and their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El — three.

World English Bible

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

Darby Translation

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

Douay-Rheims

And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And their sister was Saruia, and another Abigaia: and the sons of Saruia were Abisa, and Joab, and Asael, three.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἡ ἀδελφὴ αὐτῶν Σαρουία, καὶ Ἀβιγαία· καὶ υἱοὶ Σαρουία, Ἀβισὰ, καὶ Ἰωὰβ, καὶ Ἀσαὴλ, τρεῖς.