KJV King James Version
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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1 Chronicles 2:55
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
WEB World English Bible
The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
ASV American Standard Version
And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the families of the scribes the inhabitants of Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Suchathites. They are the Kenites, those coming of Hammath father of the house of Rechab.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 2
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, [and] half of the Manahethites.
53 And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
54 The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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וּמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyסֹפְרִים֙H5608 · sa.pharto recountיֹשְׁבֵ֣יH3427 · ya.shavto dwellיַעְבֵּ֔ץH3258 · ya.betsJabezתִּרְעָתִ֥יםH8654 · tir.a.tiTirathiteשִׁמְעָתִ֖יםH8101 · shim.a.tiShimeathiteשׂוּכָתִ֑יםH7756 · su.kha.tiSucathitesהֵ֚מָּהH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)הַקִּינִ֣יםH7017 · qe.niKeniteהַבָּאִ֔יםH935 · boto come (in): comeמֵחַמַּ֖תH2575 · cham.matHammathאֲבִ֥יH1 · avfatherבֵית־H1004 · betplaceרֵכָֽב׃ סH7394 · re.khavRechab
Cross-references
Judges 1:16And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.2 Kings 10:15And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart [is] with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give [me] thine hand. And he gave [him] his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.Jeremiah 35:2-8Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.Judges 4:11Now Heber the Kenite, [which was] of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which [is] by Kedesh.Jeremiah 35:19Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.1 Samuel 15:6And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.Jeremiah 8:8How do ye say, We [are] wise, and the law of the LORD [is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he [it]; the pen of the scribes [is] in vain.1 Chronicles 4:9-10And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.Ezra 7:6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he [was] a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
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