1st Chronicles Chapter 4 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV 1stChronicles 4:14

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
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BBE 1stChronicles 4:14

And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.
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DARBY 1stChronicles 4:14

And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.
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KJV 1stChronicles 4:14

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
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WBT 1stChronicles 4:14

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were artificers.
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WEB 1stChronicles 4:14

Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.
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YLT 1stChronicles 4:14

And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewMeonothaiוּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖י (ū·mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯay)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 4587: Meonothai -- a man of Judahwas the father ofהוֹלִ֣יד (hō·w·lîḏ)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineageOphrah,עָפְרָ֑ה (‘ā·p̄ə·rāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6084: Ophrah -- an Israelite, also two places in Israeland Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֗ה (ū·śə·rā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8304: Seraiah -- 'Yah persists', the name of a number of Israeliteswas the father ofהוֹלִ֤יד (hō·w·lîḏ)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineageJoab,יוֹאָב֙ (yō·w·’āḇ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelitesthe fatherאֲבִי֙ (’ă·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1: Fatherof those living inגֵּ֣יא (gê)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1516: A valleyGe-harashim,חֲרָשִׁ֔ים (ḥă·rā·šîm)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 2798: Ge-harashim -- 'craftsmen', a man of Judah[which was called this] becauseכִּ֥י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthey wereהָיֽוּ׃ (hā·yū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, becraftsmen.חֲרָשִׁ֖ים (ḥă·rā·šîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2796: A fabricator, any materialJump to PreviousArtificers Begat Begot Craftsmen Expert Ge-Harashim Joab Jo'ab Meonothai Meo'nothai Ophrah Seraiah Serai'ah So-Called Valley Workmen