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New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and
King James Version
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jerahmeel's brother Caleb's descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph. The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows:
A Conservative Version
And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
American Standard Version
And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Amplified
The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn was the father of Ziph; and his son Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
Bible in Basic English
And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mareshah, his oldest son, who was the father of Ziph and Hebron.
Darby Translation
And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, Mesha his first-born, he the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
King James 2000
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn; he [was] the father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah: Hebron.
Modern King James verseion
And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, the father of Ziph. And the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Meshah his eldest son, which was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
NET Bible
The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
New Heart English Bible
The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, the sons of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel, were, Mesha his firstborn, the same, was the father of Ziph, - and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Webster
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
World English Bible
The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Youngs Literal Translation
And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, he is father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 2:42
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Judah's Descendants
41
and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and
Cross References
Genesis 49:3
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, principal in dignity, and the principal in power.
Exodus 4:22-23
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, The LORD hath said thus: Israel is my son, even my firstborn.
Joshua 15:24
Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
1 Samuel 23:19
Then those of Ziph came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the woods in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right hand side of the wilderness?
1 Samuel 26:1
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does David not hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
1 Chronicles 2:18-19
And Caleb, the son of Hezron, begat Jerioth of Azubah, his wife. And her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
1 Chronicles 2:23-24
And Geshur and Aram took the cities of Jair from them, with Kenath and its towns, even sixty cities. All these were of the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 2:45
And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
1 Chronicles 2:49
She also gave birth to Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, Sheva, the father of Machbenah and father of Gibea. And Achsah was the daughter of Caleb.
1 Chronicles 2:52
And the sons of Shobal, the father of Kirjathjearim, who was lord of half of Manaheth.
1 Chronicles 8:29
And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah,
Ezra 2:21-35
The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three.
Nehemiah 7:25-38
The sons of Gibeon, ninety-five.
Romans 8:29
For unto those whom he knew beforehand, he also marked out beforehand the way that they might be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Hebrews 12:23
to the congregation of the called out ones of the firstborn, who are registered in the heavens and to God the Judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect