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12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash.[a] These were the men of Recah.

13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah.

The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.[b] 14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.

Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in the Valley of the Craftsmen,[c] for they were craftsmen.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:12 tn Or “of the city of Nahash.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:13 tc “Meonothai” is read here by some mss of the LXX, along with the Vulgate. The name apparently was dropped from the Hebrew text by haplography. Note that the name appears at the beginning of the next verse as well.
  3. 1 Chronicles 4:14 tn Heb “Ge-harashim,” which could be left untranslated as a place name.