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1 Chronicles 4:21

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

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בְּנֵי֙benesonבֵּןnoun, 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, […שֵׁלָ֣הshelahShelahשֵׁלָהnoun, proper name — “Shelah”H7956Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an IsraeliteShelah.בֶןvensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, 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, […יְהוּדָ֔הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.עֵ֚רerErעֵרnoun, proper name — “Er”H6147Er, the name of two IsraelitesEr.אֲבִ֣יavifatherאָבnoun, 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-'.לֵכָ֔הlekhahLecahלֵכָהnoun, proper name — “Lecah”H3922Lekah, a place in PalestineLecah.וְלַעְדָּ֖הveladahand Laadahלַעְדָּהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Laadah”H3935Ladah, an IsraeliteLaadah.אֲבִ֣יavifatherאָבnoun, 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-'.מָרֵשָׁ֑הmareshahMareshahמַרְאֵשָׁהnoun, proper name — “Mareshah”H4762Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in PalestineMareshah.וּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתumishpechotand 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).בֵּיתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, 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,…עֲבֹדַ֥תavodatworkעֲבֹדָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.הַבֻּ֖ץhabutsthe fine linenבּוּץdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the fine linen”, the ordinary formH948probably cotton (of some sort)fine (white) linen.לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to 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,…אַשְׁבֵּֽעַashbeaAshbeaאַשְׁבֵּעַnoun, proper name — “Ashbea”H791Asbea, an IsraeliteAshbea.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Ladah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

Young’s Literal Translation

Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

World English Bible

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

Darby Translation

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Sela the son of Juda: Her the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen in the House of oath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Ladah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family of Ephrathabac belonging to the house of Esoba.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ Σηλὼμ υἱοῦ Ἰούδα, Ἢρ πατὴρ Ληχὰβ, καὶ Λααδὰ πατὴρ Μαρισά· καὶ γενέσεις οἰκείων Ἐφραθαβὰκ τῷ οἴκῳ Ἐσοβὰ,