1 Chronicles 4:8

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler compiles a genealogical register of Judah’s descendants, placing Koz’s lineage between the record of Helah’s sons and the account of Jabez.

The words — The text employs הוֹלִ֔יד (ho.Lid), literally “he fathered,” and מִשְׁפְּחֹת (mish.pe.Chot), literally “clans,” to document Koz’s direct offspring and the family groups descending from Aharhel.

The thread — This genealogical pattern of recording clan founders appears throughout the tribal lists of 1 Chronicles 2–4 and parallels the family registers in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge the documented continuity of Judah’s tribal structure and the specific origins of its regional families.

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