KJV King James Version
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren [were] strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
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1 Chronicles 26:7
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren [were] strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
ASV American Standard Version
The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sons of Shemaiah are Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad; his brethren are sons of valour, Elihu and Semachiah,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 26
4 Moreover the sons of Obededom [were], Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they [were] mighty men of valour.
7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren [were] strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
8 All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, [were] threescore and two of Obededom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for [though] he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
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בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הH8098 · she.ma.yahShemaiahעָ֠תְנִיH6273 · ot.niOthniוּרְפָאֵ֨לH7501 · re.pha.elRephaelוְעוֹבֵ֧דH5744 · o.vedObedאֶלְזָבָ֛דH443 · el.za.vadElzabadאֶחָ֖יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingבְּנֵי־H1121 · benson: childחָ֑יִלH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersאֱלִיה֖וּH453 · e.li.huElihuוּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃H5565 · se.makh.ya.huSemachiah
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