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Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 5:3

The sonnes of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel, were Hanoch & Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hanoch;   Hezron;   Pallu;   Phallu;   Reuben;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Pallu;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bohan;   Chronicles, the Books of;   Pallu;   Reuben;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Pallu;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Carmi;   Hezron;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Carmi ;   Hanoch, Henoch ;   Hezron ;   Pallu, Palluites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Car'mi;   Ha'noch;   Pal'lu;   Reu'ben;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Carmi;   Hanoch;   Pallu;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Carmi;   Hanoch;  

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.
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

1 The sonnes also of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel (for he was the eldest, but had defiled his fathers bed, therefore his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, so that the genealogie is not rekoned after his birthright. 2 For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the prince, but the birthright was Iosephs) 3 The sonnes of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel, were Hanoch & Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. 4 The sonnes of Ioel, Shemaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Shimei his sonne, 5 Michah his sonne, Reaiah his sonne, and Baal his sonne, 6 Beerah his sonne: whom Tilgath Pilneeser King of Asshur caryed away: he was a prince of the Reubenites. 7 And when his brethren in their families rekoned the genealogie of their generations, Ieiel and Zechariah were the chiefe, 8 And Bela the sonne of Azaz, the sonne of Shema, the sonne of Ioel, which dwelt in Aroer, euen vnto Nebo and Baal meon. 9 Also Eastwarde he inhabited vnto the entring in of the wildernes fro the riuer Perath for they had much cattel in the land of Gilead. 10 And in the dayes of Saul they warred with the Hagarims, which fell by their hands: and they dwelt in their tentes in all the East partes of Gilead.

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
And Adam knewe his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, and she called his name Sheth: for God, saide she, hath appointed me another seede for Habel, because Kain slewe him.
Genesis 5:2
Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day that they were created.
Genesis 5:3
Nowe Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a childe in his owne likenes after his image, and called his name Sheth.
Genesis 5:14
So all the dayes of Kenan were nine hundreth and tenne yeeres: and he died.
Genesis 5:16
Also Mahalaleel liued, after he begate Iered, eight hundreth and thirtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Job 14:4
Who can bring a cleane thing out of filthinesse? there is not one.
Job 25:4
And howe may a man be iustified with God? or how can he be cleane, that is borne of woman?
Psalms 51:5
Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.
Luke 1:35
And the Angel answered, & said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.
John 3:6
That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh: and that that is borne of the Spirit, is spirit.

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.


 
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