Genesis 25:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמוֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל בִּשְׁמֹתָ֖ם לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑ם בְּכֹ֤ר יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ נְבָיֹ֔ת וְקֵדָ֥ר וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾēlleh šəmôt bənê yišmāʿēʾl bi-šmōtām lə-tôləḏōtām bəḵōr yišmāʿēʾl nəḇāyōt wə-qēḏār wə-ʾaḏbəʾēl û-miḇśām

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾēlleh*: waw conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - and these
• *šəmôt*: noun, masculine plural construct - names of
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *yišmāʿēʾl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ishmael
• *bi-šmōtām*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - by their names
• *lə-tôləḏōtām*: preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - according to their generations
• *bəḵōr*: noun, masculine singular construct - firstborn of
• *nəḇāyōt*: proper noun, masculine singular - Nebaioth
• *wə-qēḏār*: waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Kedar
• *wə-ʾaḏbəʾēl*: waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Adbeel
• *û-miḇśām*: waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Mibsam

Word Meanings

• *šəmôt*: names/titles
• *bi-šmōtām*: by their names/according to their names
• *lə-tôləḏōtām*: according to their generations/by their genealogies/by their birth order

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their nerations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and these are the names{H8034} of the sons{H1121} of Ishmael,{H3458} by their names,{H8034} according to their generations:{H8435} the first-born{H1060} of Ishmael,{H3458} Nebaioth;{H5032} and Kedar,{H6938} and Adbeel,{H110} and Mibsam,{H4017}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And these are the names{H8034} of the sons{H1121} of Ishmael{H3458}, by their names{H8034}, according to their generations{H8435}: the firstborn{H1060} of Ishmael{H3458}, Nebajoth{H5032}; and Kedar{H6938}, and Adbeel{H110}, and Mibsam{H4017},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And these are the names of the sones of Ismaell with their names in their kireddes. The eldest sone of Ismael Neuatoth the Redar Adbeel Mibsa

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And these are the names of Ismaels children, of whom their kynredes are named. The eldest sonne of Ismael, Nebaioth, Cedar, Abdeel, Mibsan,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And these are the names of the sonnes of Ishmael, name by name, according to their kinreds; the eldest sonne of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And these are the names of the sonnes of Ismael, accordyng to the names of their kindred: the eldest sonne of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And these [are] the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and these `are' the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their births: first-born of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

• World English Bible (2000)

  These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth(Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 1:29-31 : 29 These were their descendants: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema. 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
• Isa 60:7 : 7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will go up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my splendor.
• Gen 36:3 : 3 And Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth.
• Ps 120:5 : 5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, and live among the tents of Kedar.
• Song 1:5 : 5 I am dark but lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
• Isa 21:16-17 : 16 For this is what the Lord said to me: 'In one year, as if it were the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.' 17 And the remaining number of the archers, the warriors of the sons of Kedar, will be few, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
• Isa 42:11 : 11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, along with the villages where Kedar lives. Let the inhabitants of the rock sing for joy; let them shout from the top of the mountains.