King James Version

1 Chronicles 4:14

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

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וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יumeonotayand Meonothaiמְעוֹנֹתַיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Meonothai”H4587Meonothai, an IsraeliteMeonothai.הוֹלִ֣ידholidbearיָלַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עָפְרָ֑הaferahOphrahעׇפְרָהnoun, proper name — “Ophrah”H6084Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in PalestineOphrah.וּשְׂרָיָ֗הuserayahand Seraiahשְׂרָיָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Seraiah”H8304Serajah, the name of nine IsraelitesSeraiah.הוֹלִ֤ידholidbearיָלַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יוֹאָב֙yoavJoabיוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Joab”H3097Joab, the name of three IsraelitesJoab.אֲבִי֙avifatherאָבnoun, 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-'.גֵּ֣יאgeyvalleyגַּיְאnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “valley”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1516a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)valley.חֲרָשִׁ֔יםcharashimCharashimחֲרָשִׁיםnoun, proper name — “Charashim”H2798mechanics, the name of a valley in JerusalemCharashim, craftsmen.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חֲרָשִׁ֖יםcharashimartificerחָרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “artificer”, the ordinary formH2796a fabricator or any materialartificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.הָיֽוּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Meonothai begot Ophrah; and Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

World English Bible

Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

Darby Translation

And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.

Douay-Rheims

Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Meonothai begot Ophrah; and Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Μαναθὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Γοφερά. καὶ Σαραΐα ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰωβὰβ, πατέρα Ἀγεαδδαῒρ, ὅτι τέκτονες ἦσαν.