1 Chronicles 4:21 BSB

1 Chronicles 4:21

The sons of Shelah son of Judah:

BSB

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ASV

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;

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Their knowledge of the art of linen manufacture had been, most probably, acquired in Egypt, where the duty of bringing up families to the occupations of their forefathers was a compulsory obligation, whereas in Israel, as in many parts of Asia to this day, it was optional, though common.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This Laadah is said to be the father of those that wrought fine linen, as before the flood Jubal is said to be the father of musicians and Jabal of shepherds, &c. His posterity inhabited the city of Mareshah, the manufacture or staple commodity of which place was linen-cloth, with which their kings and priests were clothed.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בְּנֵי֙	be.Nei	[the] sons of	H1121 →
שֵׁלָ֣ה	she.Lah	Shelah	H7956 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
עֵ֚ר	'er	Er	H6147 →
אֲבִ֣י	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
לֵכָ֔ה	le.Khah	Lecah	H3922 →
וְלַעְדָּ֖ה	ve.la'.Dah	and Laadah	H3935 →
אֲבִ֣י	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
מָרֵשָׁ֑ה	ma.re.Shah	Mareshah	H4762 →
וּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹת	u.mish.pe.Chot	and [the] clans of	H4940 →
בֵּית־	beit-	[the] House of	H1004 →
עֲבֹדַ֥ת	'a.vo.Dat	[the] Work of	H5656 →
הַבֻּ֖ץ	ha.Butz	<the> Fine linen	H948 →
לְבֵ֥ית	le.Veit	of [the] House of	H1004 →
אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃	'ash.Be.a'	Ashbea	H791 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Numbers 26:20
These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
leads to
- Genesis 46:12
  The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Nehemiah 11:24
  Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
Through
Genesis 38:5
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
leads to
- Numbers 26:20
  These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
leads to
- Genesis 38:2–10
  There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
- Numbers 26:19
  The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
Through
Nehemiah 11:5
and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 9:5
  From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
leads to
- Genesis 38:7
  But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
- Genesis 29:35
  And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.

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