King James Version

1 Chronicles 2:28

And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.

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וַיִּהְי֥וּvayihyvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְנֵיvenesonבֵּןnoun, 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, […אוֹנָ֖םonamOnamאוֹנָםnoun, proper name — “Onam”H208Onam, the name of an Edomite and of an IsraeliteOnam.שַׁמַּ֣יshamayShammaiשַׁמַּיnoun, proper name — “Shammai”H8060Shammai, the name of three IsraelitesShammai.וְיָדָ֑עveyadaand Jadaיָדָעconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jada”H3047Jada, an IsraeliteJada.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, […שַׁמַּ֔יshamayShammaiשַׁמַּיnoun, proper name — “Shammai”H8060Shammai, the name of three IsraelitesShammai.נָדָ֖בnadavNadabנָדָבnoun, proper name — “Nadab”H5070Nadab, the name of four IsraelitesNadab.וַאֲבִישֽׁוּרvaavishurand Abishurאֲבִישׁוּרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abishur”H51Abishur, an IsraeliteAbishur.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada; and the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.

Young’s Literal Translation

And sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

World English Bible

The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

Darby Translation

And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

Douay-Rheims

And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada; and the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the sons of Ozom were, Samai, and Jadae: and the sons of Samai; Nadab, and Abisur.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦσαν υἱοὶ Ὀζὸμ, Σαμαῒ, καὶ Ἰαδαέ· καὶ υἱοὶ Σαμαῒ, Ναδὰβ καὶ Ἀβισούρ.