1-Chronicles - 7:17



17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 7:17.

Differing Translations

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And the son of Ulam, Baden. These are the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir the son of Manasses.
And son of Ulam: Bedan. These are sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
And the son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir the son of Manasseh.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

These were the sons of Gilead - i. e. these descendants of Machir were reckoned to the family of Gilead. The name "Gilead" prevailed above all others in the line of Manasseh, the term "Gileadite" almost taking the place of "Manassite."

And the sons of Ulam: Bedan,.... See 1-Samuel 12:11.
these were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh; that is, were of his posterity, or belonged to his family; for Ulam and Rakem were sons of a brother of Gilead, 1-Chronicles 7:16.

These - Ashriel and Zelophehad, named 1-Chronicles 7:14-15, the relative being here referred to the remoter antecedent; as is frequent in the Hebrew.

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