Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. New Living Translation Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. English Standard Version Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. Berean Standard Bible Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. King James Bible Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. New King James Version Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. New American Standard Bible Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan also had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha. NASB 1995 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. NASB 1977 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. Legacy Standard Bible Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. Amplified Bible Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. But Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. Christian Standard Bible Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. Holman Christian Standard Bible Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. American Standard Version Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. English Revised Version Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. GOD'S WORD® Translation Sheshan had no sons, but he had daughters. He had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. Good News Translation Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha, International Standard Version Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. However, Sheshan had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. Majority Standard Bible Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. NET Bible Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. New Heart English Bible Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. Webster's Bible Translation Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. World English Bible Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan has a servant, an Egyptian, and his name [is] Jarha, Young's Literal Translation And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan hath a servant, an Egyptian, and his name is Jarha, Smith's Literal Translation And there will be no sons to Sheshan, but daughters. And to Sheehan a servant, an Egyptian, and his name Jarha. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Sheshan did not have sons, but only daughters, and an Egyptian servant named Jarha. New American Bible Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; he had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. New Revised Standard Version Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave, whose name was Jarha. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Shushan had given him his daughter to wife; and she bore him Attai. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shushan had no male children, but only daughters, and Shushan had one man, one son in law from Matsra, and his name was Yardakha. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Sosan had no sons, but daughters. And Sosan had an Egyptian servant, and his name was Jochel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sons of Israel…33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. 34Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha. 35Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.… Cross References Numbers 27:1-11 Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached / the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said, / “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. ... Numbers 36:1-12 Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them, / saying, “When the LORD commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, He also commanded him to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters. / But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away. ... Joshua 17:3-6 But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. / They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD. / Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan, ... Ruth 4:13-22 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. / Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. / He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” ... Matthew 1:1-16 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ... Luke 3:23-38 Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ... Genesis 38:6-30 Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. / But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death. / Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” ... Deuteronomy 25:5-10 When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. / But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” ... 1 Kings 11:1-8 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ... Ezra 2:61-63 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). / These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. / The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. Nehemiah 7:63-65 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). / These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. / The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. Matthew 22:23-33 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. / “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. ... Mark 12:18-27 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him: / “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children. ... Luke 20:27-40 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him. / “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless. ... Romans 4:13-25 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. / For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless, / because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression. ... Treasury of Scripture Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. no sons. Numbers 27:3,4,8 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons… but daughters. Numbers 36:2,10,11 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters… Jarha. 1 Chronicles 2:35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. Jump to Previous Daughters Egyptian Jarha Servant Sheshan SlaveJump to Next Daughters Egyptian Jarha Servant Sheshan Slave1 Chronicles 2 1. The sons of Israel.3. The posterity of Judah by Tamar. 13. The children of Jesse. 18. The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron. 21. Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir. 25. Jerahmeel's posterity. 34. Sheshan's posterity. 42. Another branch of Caleb's posterity. 50. The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur. Now Sheshan had no sons The mention of Sheshan having no sons is significant in the context of ancient Israelite society, where lineage and inheritance were typically passed through male descendants. The Hebrew root for "sons" is "בָּנִים" (banim), which emphasizes the importance of male heirs in maintaining family lineage and property. This situation sets the stage for an unusual inheritance practice, highlighting God's providence and the flexibility within the law to ensure the continuation of a family line. only daughters But he had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha Hebrew Sheshanלְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן (lə·šê·šān) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8348: Sheshan -- a man of Judah had הָיָ֧ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no sons, בָּנִ֖ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son only כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction daughters, בָּנ֑וֹת (bā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1323: A daughter but he וּלְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן (ū·lə·šê·šān) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8348: Sheshan -- a man of Judah did have an Egyptian מִצְרִ֖י (miṣ·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt servant עֶ֥בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant named וּשְׁמ֥וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Jarha. יַרְחָֽע׃ (yar·ḥā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3398: Jarha -- an Egyptian slave Links 1 Chronicles 2:34 NIV1 Chronicles 2:34 NLT 1 Chronicles 2:34 ESV 1 Chronicles 2:34 NASB 1 Chronicles 2:34 KJV 1 Chronicles 2:34 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 2:34 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 2:34 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 2:34 French Bible 1 Chronicles 2:34 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 2:34 Now Sheshan had no sons but daughters (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |