King James Version

1 Chronicles 8:3

And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

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וַיִּהְי֥וּvayihyvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to 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.בָנִ֖יםvanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a 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, […לְבָ֑לַעlevalato Belaבֶּלַעpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Bela”H1106Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two IsraelitesBela.אַדָּ֥רadarAddarאַדָּרnoun, proper name — “Addar”H146Addar, a place in Palestine; also an IsraeliteAddar.וְגֵרָ֖אvegeraand Geraגֵּרָאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Gera”H1617Gera, the name of six IsraelitesGera.וַאֲבִיהֽוּדvaavihudand Abihudאֲבִיהוּדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abihud”H31Abihud, the name of two IsraelitesAbihud.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Bela had sons, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

Young’s Literal Translation

And there are sons to Bela: Addar, and Gera,

World English Bible

Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

Darby Translation

And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

Douay-Rheims

And the sons of Bale were Addar, and Gera, and Abiud,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Bela had sons, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the sons of Bale were, Adir, and Gera, and Abiud,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦσαν υἱοὶ τῷ Βαλὲ, Ἀδὶρ, καὶ Γηρὰ, καὶ Ἀβιοὺδ,