1 Chronicles 4:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּנֵי֙ שֵׁלָ֣ה בֶן־יְהוּדָ֔ה עֵ֚ר אֲבִ֣י לֵכָ֔ה וְלַעְדָּ֖ה אֲבִ֣י מָרֵשָׁ֑ה וּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹת בֵּית־עֲבֹדַ֥ת הַבֻּ֖ץ לְבֵ֥ית אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃

Transliteration

bᵊnê šēlāh ben-yᵊhûdāh ʿēr ʾăbî lēkāh wᵊlaʿdāh ʾăbî mārēšāh ûmišpᵊḥôt bêt-ʿăbōdat habbūṣ lᵊbêt ʾašbēaʿ

Grammar Details

*bᵊnê*: construct plural - sons of
*šēlāh*: proper name - Shelah
*ben*-*yᵊhûdāh*: construct singular + proper name - son of Judah
*ʿēr*: proper name - Er
*ʾăbî*: construct singular - father of
*lēkāh*: proper name - Lecah
*wᵊlaʿdāh*: conjunction + proper name - and Laadah
*mārēšāh*: proper name - Mareshah
*ûmišpᵊḥôt*: conjunction + feminine plural construct - and families of
*bêt*-*ʿăbōdat*: construct singular + construct singular - house of the workmen of
*habbūṣ*: definite article + noun - the fine linen
*lᵊbêt*: preposition + construct singular - of the house of
*ʾašbēaʿ*: proper name - Ashbea

Word Meanings

*bᵊnê*: sons/descendants of
*ʾăbî*: father of/founder of
*ûmišpᵊḥôt*: and families/and clans
*bêt*-*ʿăbōdat* *habbūṣ*: house of the workers in fine linen/guild of linen workers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 38:5 : 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
Gen 46:12 : 12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Num 26:20 : 20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
1 Chr 2:3 : 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
1 Chr 9:5 : 5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
Neh 11:5 : 5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

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72%
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1 Chr 2:3-4
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1 Chr 26:21
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1 Chr 23:9
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1 Chr 2:47
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1 Chr 7:14
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1 Chr 26:4
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