Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 8:9
His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler compiles a genealogical register for the tribe of Benjamin, listing Shaharaim’s children immediately after recording his divorce and his prior offspring.
The words — וַ/יּ֖וֹלֶד (va/i.Yo.led) renders literally as "and he fathered," and מִן־ (min-) operates here as "by" or "from," directly attaching the listed sons to their mother, Hodesh.
The thread — This entry functions as a standard genealogical checkpoint within 1 Chronicles 8, running alongside the birth records in 1 Chronicles 8:8 and the family headings in 1 Chronicles 8:10 to map successive household branches.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to track recorded names and maternal lines to verify the documented continuation of a specific family without importing external tribal or theological claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,