1 Chronicles 5:3

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Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:

Hebrew Names Version
the sons of Re'uven the firstborn of Yisra'el: Hanokh, and Pallu, Hetzron, and Karmi.

King James Version
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

English Standard Version
the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

New Century Version
Reuben was Israel's first son. Reuben's sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

New English Translation
The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Amplified Bible
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

New American Standard Bible
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.

World English Bible
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel, were Hanoch & Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Legacy Standard Bible
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Contemporary English Version
Reuben had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Complete Jewish Bible
So these are the sons of Re'uven the firstborn of Isra'el: Hanokh, Pallu, Hetzron and Karmi.

Darby Translation
—the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch and Phallu, Hezron and Carmi.

George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Good News Translation
Reuben, the oldest of Jacob's sons, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Lexham English Bible
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Literal Translation
the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children now of Ruben the first sonne of Israel are these: Hanoch, Pallu, Hesron and Charmi.

American Standard Version
the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Bible in Basic English
The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes then of Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel, were: Henoch, Phalu, Hezron, and Charmi.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

King James Version (1611)
The sonnes, I say, of Reuben the first borne of Israel were: Hanoch, and Pallu, Ezron, and Carmi.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel; Enoch, and Phallus, Asrom, and Charmi.

English Revised Version
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the sones of Ruben, the firste gendrid sone of Israel, weren Enoch, and Phallu, Esrom, and Charmy.

Update Bible Version
the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Webster's Bible Translation
The sons, [I say], of Reuben the first-born of Israel [were], Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

New King James Version
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

New Living Translation
The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

New Life Bible
The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

New Revised Standard
The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons then of Ruben the firstborn of Israel were Enoch, and Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.

Revised Standard Version
the sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

THE MESSAGE
The sons of Reuben, firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Contextual Overview

¹Reuben was Israel's first son. Reuben should have received the special privileges of the oldest son. But he had sexual relations with his father's wife. So those privileges were given to Joseph's sons. In the family history, Reuben's name is not listed as the first son. Judah became stronger than his brothers, so the leaders came from his family. But Joseph's family got the other privileges that belong to the oldest son. Reuben's sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ⁴ These are the names of Joel's descendants: Shemaiah was Joel's son. Gog was Shemaiah's son. Shimei was Gog's son. ⁵ Micah was Shimei's son. Reaiah was Micah's son. Baal was Reaiah's son. ⁶ Beerah was Baal's son. King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria forced Beerah to leave his home. So Beerah became the king's prisoner. Beerah was a leader of the tribe of Reuben. ⁷ Joel's brothers and all his tribes are listed just as they are written in the family histories: Jeiel was the first son, then Zechariah, ⁸ and Bela. Bela was Azaz's son. Azaz was Shema's son. Shema was Joel's son. They lived in the area of Aroer all the way to Nebo and Baal Meon. ⁹ Bela's people lived to the east as far as the edge of the desert, near the Euphrates River. They lived there because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead. ¹⁰ When Saul was king, Bela's people fought a war against the Hagrites. They defeated the Hagrites. Bela's people lived in the tents that had belonged to the Hagrites. They lived in those tents and traveled throughout the area east of Gilead. ¹¹ The people of Gad lived across the river from Reuben, in the area of Bashan. They spread all the way to the town of Salecah. ¹² Joel was the first leader in Bashan. Shapham was the second leader. Then Janai became the leader.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sons: Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14, Numbers 26:5-9

Hanoch: Genesis 25:4

Pallu: Genesis 46:9, Phallu, Numbers 26:5

Hezron: Genesis 46:9

Carmi: 1 Chronicles 4:1

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:3 - my firstborn

Cross-References

Genesis 4:25
Adam again had sexual relations with his wife, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth. Eve said, "God has given me another son. Cain killed Abel, but now I have Seth."

Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female. And on the same day he made them, he blessed them and called them "humans."

Genesis 5:3
After Adam was 130 years old, he had another son. This son looked just like Adam. Adam named his son Seth.

Genesis 5:14
So Kenan lived a total of 910 years; then he died.

Genesis 5:16
After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

Job 14:4
"No one can make something clean from something so dirty.

Job 25:4
How can anyone claim to be right before God? No human being can really be pure.

Psalms 51:5
I was born to do wrong, a sinner before I left my mother's womb.

Luke 1:35
The angel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High God will cover you. The baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

John 3:6
The only life people get from their human parents is physical. But the new life that the Spirit gives a person is spiritual.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The sons, [I say], of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. As in Genesis 46:9.