KJV King James Version
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
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1 Chronicles 5:8
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
WEB World English Bible
and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon:
ASV American Standard Version
and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel—he is dwelling in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-Meon;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 5
5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away [captive]: he [was] prince of the Reubenites.
7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, [were] the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east [land] of Gilead.
11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבֶ֙לַע֙H1106 · be.laBelaבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעָזָ֔זH5811 · a.zazAzazבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשֶׁ֖מַעH8087 · she.maShemaבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיוֹאֵ֑לH3100 · yo.elJoelה֚וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיוֹשֵׁ֣בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבַּעֲרֹעֵ֔רH6177 · a.ro.erAroerוְעַד־H5704 · adtillנְב֖וֹH5015 · ne.voNeboוּבַ֥עַלH1186 · ba.al me.onBaal-meonמְעֽוֹן׃H1186 · ba.al me.onBaal-meon
Cross-references
Numbers 32:38And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.Numbers 32:34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,1 Chronicles 5:4The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,Isaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer [are] forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.Isaiah 15:2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads [shall be] baldness, [and] every beard cut off.Ezekiel 25:9Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities [which are] on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,Joshua 13:17Heshbon, and all her cities that [are] in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,Deuteronomy 34:1And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that [is] over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,Deuteronomy 32:49Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, [unto] mount Nebo, which [is] in the land of Moab, that [is] over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:
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