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1 Chronicles 4:17

And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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וּבֶןuvenand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, 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, […עֶזְרָ֔הezrahEzrahעֶזְרָהnoun, proper name — “Ezrah”H5834Ezrah, an IsraeliteEzrah.יֶ֥תֶרyeterJetherיֶתֶרnoun, proper name — “Jether”H3500Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one MidianiteJether, Jethro. Compare H3503 (יִתְרוֹ).וּמֶ֖רֶדumeredand Meredמֶרֶדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mered”H4778Mered, an IsraeliteMered.וְעֵ֣פֶרveeferand Epherעֵפֶרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Epher”H6081Epher, the name of an Arabian and of two IsraelitesEpher.וְיָל֑וֹןveyalonand Jalonיָלוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jalon”H3210Jalon, an IsraeliteJalon.וַתַּ֨הַר֙vataharand be with childהָרָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be with child”, the next action in the storyH2029to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.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).מִרְיָ֣םmiryamMiriamמִרְיָםnoun, proper name — “Miriam”H4813Mirjam, the name of two IsraelitessesMiriam.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).שַׁמַּ֔יshamayShammaiשַׁמַּיnoun, proper name — “Shammai”H8060Shammai, the name of three IsraelitesShammai.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).יִשְׁבָּ֖חyishbachIshbahיִשְׁבַּחnoun, proper name — “Ishbah”H3431Jishbach, an IsraeliteIshbah.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-'.אֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַeshtemoaEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹעַnoun, proper name — “Eshtemoa”H851Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in PalestineEshtemoa, Eshtemoh.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Young’s Literal Translation

And sons of Ezra [are] Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she beareth Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

World English Bible

The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Darby Translation

— And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Jishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Douay-Rheims

And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he beget Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthæmon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ υἱοὶ Ἐσρὶ, Ἰεθὲρ, Μωρὰδ, καὶ Ἄφερ, καὶ Ἰαμών· καὶ ἐγέννησεν Ἰεθὲρ τὸν Μαρὼν, καὶ τὸν Σεμεῒ, καὶ τὸν Ἰεσβὰ πατέρα Ἐσθαίμων·