1 Chronicles 7:14-19
New English Translation
Manasseh’s Descendants
14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh’s Aramean concubine.[a] She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. 15 Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites.[b] (His sister’s name was Maacah.)
Zelophehad was Manasseh’s second son;[c] he had only daughters.
16 Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 The son[d] of Ulam: Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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- 1 Chronicles 7:14 sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 1:32.
- 1 Chronicles 7:15 tn Some translations treat the terms שֻׁפִּים (shuppim) and חֻפִּים (khuppim) as proper names of individuals (“Huppim” and “Shuppim”), but others consider these forms to be plurals and refer to tribal or clan names.
- 1 Chronicles 7:15 tn Heb “and the name of the second was Zelophehad.”
- 1 Chronicles 7:17 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.
1 Chronicles 7:14-19
Christian Standard Bible
Manasseh’s Descendants
14 Manasseh’s(A) sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. 15 Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters.
16 Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 Ulam’s son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 Shemida’s sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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