1 Chronicles 1 · Verse 20

1 Chronicles 1:20

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
1 Chronicles 1:20, King James Version

1 Chronicles 1:20 in other translations

BSBAnd Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
WEBJoktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
ASVAnd Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
YLTAnd Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
DARBYAnd Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
BBEAnd Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
WebsterAnd Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

What does 1 Chronicles 1:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 1:4-23

4-23. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth--The three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partly because they were the founders of the new world, and partly because the fulfilment of Noah's prophecy (Ge 9:25-27) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Joktan begat Almodad - "He divided and measured the earth by lines. Sheleph; he assigned rivers to be boundaries. Hazarmaveth; he prepared a place of snares to kill by the highways. Jerah; he built inns, and when any person came to eat and drink, he gave him deadly poison, and so took his property." - T. According to these traditions, the two first were geographers; the third, a public robber; and the fourth, an unprincipled innkeeper, who gave poison to his rich guests, that he might get their property. Such things have been done even in modern times.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:1-27

This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in the Bible history, and put them together, with many added. When compared with other places, there are some differences found; yet we must not therefore stumble at the word, but bless God that the things necessary to salvation are plain enough. The original of the Jewish nation is here traced from the first man that God…

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1 Chronicles 1:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיָקְטָ֣ןve.ya.ke.Tanand JoktanH3355
יָלַ֔דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadAlmodadH486
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefShelephH8026
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetHazarmavethH2700
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
יָֽרַח\׃Ya.rachJerahH3392

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 1:20

  • Genesis 10:26-27

    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hazarmaveth.
Ge 10:26,27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 1:19

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:20

    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

  • 1 Chronicles 1:21

    Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

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1 Chronicles 1:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Joctán engendró á Elmodad, Seleph, Asarmaveth, y Jera,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Joktan engendra Almodad, et Shéleph, et Hatsarmaveth, et Jérakh,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Joktan zeugte Almodad und Scheleph und Hazarmaweth und Jerach,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jectan autem genuit Elmodad, et Saleph, et Asarmoth, et Jare,