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1 Chronicles chapter 8 in Hebrew and English

40 verses, about 3 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

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וּבִנְיָמִן הוֹלִיד אֶת־בֶּלַע בְּכֹרוֹ אַשְׁבֵּל הַשֵּׁנִי וְאַחְרַח הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃

And Benjamin begot Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third;

נוֹחָה הָרְבִיעִי וְרָפָא הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃

Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

וַיִּהְיוּ בָנִים לְבָלַע אַדָּר וְגֵרָא וַאֲבִיהֽוּד׃

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

וַאֲבִישׁוּעַ וְנַעֲמָן וַאֲחֽוֹחַ׃

and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah;

וְגֵרָא וּשְׁפוּפָן וְחוּרָֽם׃

and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אֵחוּד אֵלֶּה הֵם רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת לְיוֹשְׁבֵי גֶבַע וַיַּגְלוּם אֶל־מָנָֽחַת׃

And these are the sons of Ehud - these are the heads of fathers’houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried captive to Manahath;

וְנַעֲמָן וַאֲחִיָּה וְגֵרָא הוּא הֶגְלָם וְהוֹלִיד אֶת־עֻזָּא וְאֶת־אֲחִיחֻֽד׃

and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, were they that carried them captive - and he begot Uzza, and Ahihud.

וְשַׁחֲרַיִם הוֹלִיד בִּשְׂדֵה מוֹאָב מִן־שִׁלְחוֹ אֹתָם חוּשִׁים וְאֶת־בַּעֲרָא נָשָֽׁיו׃

And Shaharaim begot children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away, to wit, Hushim and Baara his wives;

וַיּוֹלֶד מִן־חֹדֶשׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ אֶת־יוֹבָב וְאֶת־צִבְיָא וְאֶת־מֵישָׁא וְאֶת־מַלְכָּֽם׃

he begot of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam;

וְאֶת־יְעוּץ וְאֶת־שָׂכְיָה וְאֶת־מִרְמָה אֵלֶּה בָנָיו רָאשֵׁי אָבֽוֹת׃

and Jeuz, and Sachiah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’houses.

וּמֵחֻשִׁים הוֹלִיד אֶת־אֲבִיטוּב וְאֶת־אֶלְפָּֽעַל׃

and of Hushim he begot Abitub, and Elpaal.

וּבְנֵי אֶלְפַּעַל עֵבֶר וּמִשְׁעָם וָשָׁמֶד הוּא בָּנָה אֶת־אוֹנוֹ וְאֶת־לֹד וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃

And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof;

וּבְרִעָה וָשֶׁמַע הֵמָּה רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְיוֹשְׁבֵי אַיָּלוֹן הֵמָּה הִבְרִיחוּ אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי גַֽת׃

and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers’houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.

וְאַחְיוֹ שָׁשָׁק וִירֵמֽוֹת׃

And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth;

וּזְבַדְיָה וַעֲרָד וָעָֽדֶר׃

and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder;

וּמִיכָאֵל וְיִשְׁפָּה וְיוֹחָא בְּנֵי בְרִיעָֽה׃

and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, were the sons of Beriah.

וּזְבַדְיָה וּמְשֻׁלָּם וְחִזְקִי וָחָֽבֶר׃

And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber;

וְיִשְׁמְרַי וְיִזְלִיאָה וְיוֹבָב בְּנֵי אֶלְפָּֽעַל׃

and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, were the sons of Elpaal.

וְיָקִים וְזִכְרִי וְזַבְדִּֽי׃

And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi;

וֶאֱלִיעֵנַי וְצִלְּתַי וֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃

and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel;

וַעֲדָיָה וּבְרָאיָה וְשִׁמְרָת בְּנֵי שִׁמְעִֽי׃

and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, were the sons of Shimei.

וְיִשְׁפָּן וָעֵבֶר וֶאֱלִיאֵֽל׃

And Ishpan, and Ebed, and Eliel;

וְעַבְדּוֹן וְזִכְרִי וְחָנָֽן׃

and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan;

וַחֲנַנְיָה וְעֵילָם וְעַנְתֹתִיָּֽה׃

and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothiah;

וְיִפְדְיָה וּפְנוּאֵל בְּנֵי שָׁשָֽׁק׃

and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, were the sons of Shashak.

וְשַׁמְשְׁרַי וּשְׁחַרְיָה וַעֲתַלְיָֽה׃

And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah;

וְיַעֲרֶשְׁיָה וְאֵלִיָּה וְזִכְרִי בְּנֵי יְרֹחָֽם׃

and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, were the sons of Jeroham.

אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָם רָאשִׁים אֵלֶּה יָשְׁבוּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

These were heads of fathers’houses throughout their generations, chief men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

וּבְגִבְעוֹן יָשְׁבוּ אֲבִי גִבְעוֹן וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ מַעֲכָֽה׃

And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon [, Jeiel], whose wife’s name was Maacah;

וּבְנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר עַבְדּוֹן וְצוּר וְקִישׁ וּבַעַל וְנָדָֽב׃

and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab;

וּגְדוֹר וְאַחְיוֹ וָזָֽכֶר׃

and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.

וּמִקְלוֹת הוֹלִיד אֶת־שִׁמְאָה וְאַף־הֵמָּה נֶגֶד אֲחֵיהֶם יָשְׁבוּ בִירוּשָׁלִַם עִם־אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃

And Mikloth begot Shimeah. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

וְנֵר הוֹלִיד אֶת־קִישׁ וְקִישׁ הוֹלִיד אֶת־שָׁאוּל וְשָׁאוּל הוֹלִיד אֶת־יְהוֹנָתָן וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁוּעַ וְאֶת־אֲבִינָדָב וְאֶת־אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃

And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

וּבֶן־יְהוֹנָתָן מְרִיב בָּעַל וּמְרִיב בַּעַל הוֹלִיד אֶת־מִיכָֽה׃

And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begot Micah.

וּבְנֵי מִיכָה פִּיתוֹן וָמֶלֶךְ וְתַאְרֵעַ וְאָחָֽז׃

And the sons of Micah; Pithon, and Melech, and Taarea, and Ahaz.

וְאָחָז הוֹלִיד אֶת־יְהוֹעַדָּה וִיהוֹעַדָּה הוֹלִיד אֶת־עָלֶמֶת וְאֶת־עַזְמָוֶת וְאֶת־זִמְרִי וְזִמְרִי הוֹלִיד אֶת־מוֹצָֽא׃

And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza;

וּמוֹצָא הוֹלִיד אֶת־בִּנְעָא רָפָה בְנוֹ אֶלְעָשָׂה בְנוֹ אָצֵל בְּנֽוֹ׃

and Moza begot Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

וּלְאָצֵל שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם עַזְרִיקָם בֹּכְרוּ וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל וּשְׁעַרְיָה וְעֹבַדְיָה וְחָנָן כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אָצַֽל׃

And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

וּבְנֵי עֵשֶׁק אָחִיו אוּלָם בְּכֹרוֹ יְעוּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי וֶאֱלִיפֶלֶט הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃

And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־אוּלָם אֲנָשִׁים גִּבֹּרֵי־חַיִל דֹּרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת וּמַרְבִּים בָּנִים וּבְנֵי בָנִים מֵאָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים כָּל־אֵלֶּה מִבְּנֵי בִנְיָמִֽן׃

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and had many sons, and sons’sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, free to view and copy, compared letter by letter with a second edition, Miqra according to the Masorah, under the CC BY-SA licence. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

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How many verses does 1 Chronicles chapter 8 have?

1 Chronicles chapter 8 has 40 verses and 301 words.

How does 1 Chronicles chapter 8 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words ובנימן הוליד את־בלע בכרו.

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It is chapter 8 of the 29 chapters of 1 Chronicles, which is one of the Writings.

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