KJV King James Version
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
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1 Chronicles 4:4
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
WEB World English Bible
and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
ASV American Standard Version
and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Penuel is father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These are sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 4
1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These [are] the families of the Zorathites.
3 And these [were of] the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister [was] Hazelelponi:
4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These [were] the sons of Naarah.
7 And the sons of Helah [were], Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
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וּפְנוּאֵל֙H6439 · pe.nu.elPenielאֲבִ֣יH1 · avfatherגְדֹ֔רH1446 · ge.dorGedorוְעֵ֖זֶרH5829 · e.zerEzerאֲבִ֣יH1 · avfatherחוּשָׁ֑הH2364 · chu.shahHushahאֵ֤לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childחוּר֙H2354 · churHurבְּכ֣וֹרH1060 · be.khorfirstbornאֶפְרָ֔תָהH672 · eph.ra.tahEphrathahאֲבִ֖יH1 · avfatherבֵּ֥יתH1035 · bet le.chemBethlehemלָֽחֶם׃H1035 · bet le.chemBethlehem
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 2:50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,1 Chronicles 4:18And 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.1 Chronicles 4:39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.Joshua 15:36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:1 Chronicles 2:19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
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