1 Chronicles 5:3
in 1 Chronicles 5The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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ASV
the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
KJV
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 5
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi
on 1 Chronicles 5:3-10
The list runs Reuben's line down to Beerah, prince of the Reubenites when Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried him captive, so the genealogy itself reaches forward to the exile the chapter names again at its close. Between the names sits one clause of history: in the days of Saul the tribe warred against the Hagarites and took their land east of Jordan, in Gilead, where their herds had already multiplied. Wesley and Barnes both note gaps in the line, since nine generations from Joel to Beerah cannot span the centuries from Saul to Tiglath-pileser without the omissions ancient genealogies regularly keep.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. As in Gen 46:9.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רְאוּבֵ֖ן | reuven | Reuben | H7205 → | 72 times |
| בְּכ֣וֹר | bekhor | [the] firstborn of | H1060 → | 122 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| חֲנ֥וֹךְ | chanokh | Hanoch | H2585 → | 16 times |
| וּפַלּ֖וּא | ufalu' | and Pallu | H6396 → | |
| חֶצְר֥וֹן | chetzron | Hezron | H2696 → | 18 times |
| וְכַרְמִֽי׃ | vekharmi | and Carmi | H3756 → | 8 times |
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
רְאוּבֵ֖ןReuben
reuvenH7205 →72 times
בְּכ֣וֹר[the] firstborn of
bekhorH1060 →122 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
חֲנ֥וֹךְHanoch
chanokhH2585 →16 times
וּפַלּ֖וּאand Pallu
ufalu'H6396 →
חֶצְר֥וֹןHezron
chetzronH2696 →18 times
וְכַרְמִֽי׃and Carmi
vekharmiH3756 →8 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 6:14These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
it leads to
- Genesis 46:9
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- Numbers 26:5–7
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
- 1 Chronicles 7:7
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
- 1 Chronicles 8:6
These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
- 1 Chronicles 5:24
These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel.
- Genesis 46:9
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.