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20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

21 Later[a] Hezron slept with[b] the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had married[c] her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub. 22 Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:21 sn This means “later” in relation to the births of the three sons (Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb) mentioned in v. 9.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:21 tn The expression בּוֹא אֶל (boʾ ʾel) means “come to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for sexual relations.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:21 tn Heb “he took,” referring to taking in marriage.

20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.(A)

21 Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead.(B) He made love to her, and she bore him Segub. 22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.

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