And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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וּמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתumishpechotand familyמִשְׁפָּחָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).סֹפְרִים֙soferimcommuneסָפַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “commune”, the ordinary formH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.ישבוyshvvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…יַעְבֵּ֔ץyabetsJabezיַעְבֵּץnoun, proper name — “Jabez”H3258Jabets, the name of an Israelite, and also of a place in PalestineJabez.תִּרְעָתִ֥יםtiratimTirathiteתִּרְעָתִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Tirathite”, the ordinary formH8654a Tirathite or inhabitant of an unknown TirahTirathite.שִׁמְעָתִ֖יםshimatimShimeathitesשִׁמְעָתִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Shimeathites”, the ordinary formH8101a Shimathite (collectively) or descendants of ShimahShimeathites.שׂוּכָתִ֑יםsukhatimSuchathiteשׂוּכָתִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Suchathite”, the ordinary formH7756a Sukathite or descendant of an unknown Israelite named SukahSuchathite.הֵ֚מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.הַקִּינִ֣יםhaqinimthe Keniteקֵינִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Kenite”, the ordinary formH7017a Kenite or member of the tribe of KajinKenite.הַבָּאִ֔יםhabaimthe to comeבּוֹאdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the to come”, a verb used as a describing wordH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…מֵחַמַּ֖תmechamatfrom Hammathחַמַּתpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Hammath”H2575Chammath, a place in PalestineHammath.אֲבִ֥יavifatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.בֵיתveytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…רֵכָֽבrekhavRechabרֵכָבnoun, proper name — “Rechab”H7394Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two IsraelitesRechab.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Young’s Literal Translation
and the families of the scribes the inhabitants of Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Suchathites. They [are] the Kenites, those coming of Hammath father of the house of Rechab.
World English Bible
The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Darby Translation
and the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tireathites, the Shimeathites, the Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Douay-Rheims
And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of Rechab,
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
The families of the scribes dwelling in Jabis; Thargathiim, and Samathiim, and Sochathim, these are the Kinæans that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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