1 Chronicles 1:17
Strong's Lexicon
The sons
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Shem:
שֵׁ֔ם (šêm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8035: Shem = 'name' 1) the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes

Elam,
עֵילָ֣ם (‘ê·lām)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5867: Elam = 'eternity' n pr m 1) a Korhite Levite in the time of David 2) a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin 3) ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 4) a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5) another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 6) a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) another head of a family of returning exiles n pr loc 8) a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris

Asshur,
וְאַשּׁ֔וּר (wə·’aš·šūr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 804: Asshur or Assyria = 'a step' n pr m 1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians 2) the people of Assyria n pr loc 3) the nation, Assyria 4) the land, Assyria or Asshur

Arphaxad,
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד (wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 775: Arphaxad = 'I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle' 1) third son of Shem

Lud, and Aram.
וְל֣וּד (wə·lūḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3865: Lud or Lydia = 'strife' n pr m 1) the 4th listed son of Shem and supposed progenitor of the Lydians n patr 2) descendants of Lud the son of Shem who settled in northern Africa

The sons of Aram:
וַאֲרָ֑ם (wa·’ă·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 758: Aram or Arameans = 'exalted' n pr m 1) Aram or Syriathe nation 2) the Syrian or Aramean people Aram = 'exalted' n m 3) fifth son of Shem 4) a grandson of Nahor 5) a descendant of Asher

Uz,
וְע֥וּץ (wə·‘ūṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5780: Uz = 'wooded' n pr m 1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth 2) son of Nahor by Milcah 3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir n pr loc 4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert

Hul,
וְח֖וּל (wə·ḥūl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2343: Hul = 'circle' 1) the second son of Aram and grandson of Shem

Gether,
וְגֶ֥תֶר (wə·ḡe·ṯer)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1666: Gether = 'fear' 1) the third in order of the sons of Aram

and Meshech.
וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ (wā·me·šeḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4902: Mesech or Meshech = 'drawing out' 1) son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel 1a) descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Shem [were] Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

King James Bible
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

New Living Translation
The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

English Standard Version
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

King James Bible
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

International Standard Version
Shem's descendants were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

NET Bible
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

American Standard Version
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

English Revised Version
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether., and Meshech.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
















Cross References
Luke 3:36
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

Genesis 10:22
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 10:23
And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

1 Chronicles 1:16
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

1 Chronicles 1:18
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

1 Chronicles 1:15
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

1 Chronicles 1:14
The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

1 Chronicles 1:19
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.

1 Chronicles 1:20
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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