King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:8

And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

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וּבֶ֨לַע֙uvelaand Belaבֶּלַעconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Bela”H1106Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two IsraelitesBela.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, 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, […עָזָ֔זazazAzazעָזָזnoun, proper name — “Azaz”H5811Azaz, an IsraeliteAzaz.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, 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, […שֶׁ֖מַעshemaShemaשֶׁמַעnoun, proper name — “Shema”H8087Shema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four IsraelitesShema.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, 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, […יוֹאֵ֑לyoelJoelיוֹאֵלnoun, proper name — “Joel”H3100Joel, the name of twelve IsraelitesJoel.ה֚וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יוֹשֵׁ֣בyoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “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…בַּעֲרֹעֵ֔רbaaroerin Aroerעֲרוֹעֵרpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Aroer”H6177Aroer, the name of three places in or near PalestineAroer.וְעַדveadand evenעַדconjunction, preposition — “and even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.נְב֖וֹnevvoNeboנְבוֹnoun, proper name — “Nebo”H5015Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in PalestineNebo.וּבַ֥עַלuvaaland Baal-meonבַּעַל מְעוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Baal-meon”H1186Baal-Meon, a place East of the JordanBaal-meon.מְעֽוֹןmeonBaal-meonבַּעַל מְעוֹןnoun, proper name — “Baal-meon”H1186Baal-Meon, a place East of the JordanBaal-meon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:

Young’s Literal Translation

and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel — he is dwelling in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-Meon;

World English Bible

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;

Darby Translation

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;

Douay-Rheims

And Bala the son of Azaz, the son of Samma, the son of Joel, dwelt in Aroer as far as Nebo, and Beelmeon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Balec the son of Azuz, the son of Sama, the son of Joel: he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Naban, and Beelmasson.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ Βαλὲκ υἱὸς Ἀζοὺζ, υἱὸς Σαμὰ, υἱὸς Ἰωήλ· οὗτος κατῴκησεν ἐν Ἀροὴρ, καὶ ἐπὶ Ναβαῦ, καὶ Βεελμασσών.