KJV King James Version
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,
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1 Chronicles 4:21
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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
ASV American Standard Version
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: 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;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 4
18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these [are] the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
19 And the sons of [his] wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 And the sons of Shimon [were], Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi [were], Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
21 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,
22 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And [these are] ancient things.
23 These [were] the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
24 The sons of Simeon [were], Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Shaul:
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בְּנֵי֙H1121 · benson: childשֵׁלָ֣הH7956 · she.lahShelahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahעֵ֚רH6147 · erErאֲבִ֣יH1 · avfatherלֵכָ֔הH3922 · le.khahLecahוְלַעְדָּ֖הH3935 · la.dahLaadahאֲבִ֣יH1 · avfatherמָרֵשָׁ֑הH4762 · mar.e.shahMareshahוּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceעֲבֹדַ֥תH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceהַבֻּ֖ץH948 · butsfine linenלְבֵ֥יתH1004 · betplaceאַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃H791 · ash.be.a(Beth)-ashbea
Cross-references
Genesis 38:5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.Numbers 26:20And 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.Genesis 46:12And 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.1 Chronicles 2:3The 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.Nehemiah 11:5And 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.1 Chronicles 9:5And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
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