KJV King James Version
(And his daughter [was] Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
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1 Chronicles 7:24
(And his daughter [was] Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
WEB World English Bible
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
ASV American Standard Version
And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and his daughter is Sherah, and she buildeth Beth-Horon, the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah—
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 7
21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath [that were] born in [that] land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
24 (And his daughter [was] Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
25 And Rephah [was] his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Non his son, Jehoshua his son.
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וּבִתּ֣וֹH1323 · batdaughterשֶׁאֱרָ֔הH7609 · she.e.rahSheerahוַתִּ֧בֶןH1129 · ba.nahto buildאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בֵּית־H1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonחוֹר֛וֹןH1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonהַתַּחְתּ֖וֹןH8481 · tach.tonLower (Beth Horon)וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעֶלְי֑וֹןH5945 · el.yonhighוְאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]אֻזֵּ֥ןH242 · uz.zen she.e.rahUzzen-sheerahשֶׁאֱרָֽה׃H242 · uz.zen she.e.rahUzzen-sheerah
Cross-references
Joshua 16:3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.Joshua 16:5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was [thus]: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;2 Chronicles 8:5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;Joshua 10:10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.1 Kings 9:17And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
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