The Tribe of Naphtali
1 Chronicles 7:14-19
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1 C.7.14 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אשריאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אשר: PRON,rel
- ילדה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- פילגשו: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss:3,ms
- הארמיה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- ילדה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- מכיר: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- גלעד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Genesis 46:20-21 (verbal): Early patriarchal genealogy identifying Machir as the son of Manasseh and ‘father of Gilead,’ paralleling the same filial and territorial attribution.
- Numbers 26:29-34 (verbal): Tribal census listing the sons and clans of Manasseh (including Asriel/Asriel and Machir), providing a parallel genealogical enumeration.
- Genesis 50:23 (thematic): Mentions the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh being raised with Joseph’s family—ties to Machir’s place in Joseph/Manasseh’s lineage and household.
- Judges 5:14 (allusion): Deborah’s song refers to Machir as a source of leaders/commanders, alluding to Machir’s prominence in Gilead and his tribal legacy.
Alternative generated candidates
- The sons of Manasseh: Asriel. His concubine, the Aramean woman, bore Machir, the father of Gilead.
- The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine Aramiah bore; she bore Machir, the father of Gilead.
1 C.7.15 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומכיר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לקח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- אשה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- לחפים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ולשפים: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחתו: NOUN,f,sg,cons,3,m
- מעכה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- השני: ADJ,m,sg,def
- צלפחד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ותהינה: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,f,pl
- לצלפחד: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
Parallels
- Numbers 27:1-11 (verbal): Directly recounts the daughters of Zelophehad and their petition for inheritance; same family/person (Zelophehad) mentioned in 1 Chr 7:15.
- Numbers 36:1-12 (structural): Gives the legal resolution about the daughters of Zelophehad and restrictions on their marriages so that inheritance remains within the tribe—follows up on the family situation alluded to in Chronicles.
- Joshua 17:3-6 (thematic): Narrates how Zelophehad's daughters received land allotment among the tribes; thematically linked to the genealogical note that Zelophehad had daughters.
- Numbers 26:29-33 (verbal): Genealogical listing that includes Zelophehad and related families—parallels the genealogical material and names found in 1 Chronicles 7:15.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim; the name of one was Maachah, and the name of the other was Zelophehad—these became the daughters of Zelophehad.
- And Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim; the name of his wife was Maachah, and the name of the other was Zelophehad—Zelophehad had daughters.
1 C.7.16 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ותלד: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- מעכה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אשת: NOUN,f,sg,cns
- מכיר: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ותקרא: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- שמו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- פרש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
- שרש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובניו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- אולם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ורקם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 7:15-17 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter — continuation of the same genealogical register naming Maachah/Machir and their offspring (same family string).
- Judges 11:1 (allusion): Identifies Machir as ancestor of Gilead and of Jephthah, showing Machir’s role as a named progenitor in Israelite tribal genealogy parallel to Machir here.
- Numbers 26:29 (thematic): Part of the census/genealogical listings for the tribe of Manasseh that records Machir and his descendants; parallels the chronicler’s function of recording tribal/household names and lineages.
- Joshua 17:1-2 (thematic): Describes the allotment and inheritance tied to Machir/Gilead among the sons of Joseph (Manasseh), providing territorial and historical background for Machir’s family recorded in Chronicles.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Maachah, the wife of Machir, bore a son and called his name Peresh; the name of his brother was Sheresh; and their sons were Ulam and Rakem.
- Maachah, the wife of Machir, bore a son and named him Peresh; the name of his brother was Sheresh, and their sons were Ulam and Rakem.
1 C.7.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- אולם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בדן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלה: DEM,pl,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- גלעד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מכיר: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Deuteronomy 3:15 (verbal): Explicitly links Machir son of Manasseh with Gilead—'I gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh'—confirming the tribal/clan association cited in 1 Chr 7:17.
- Numbers 26:29 (verbal): In the census/genealogical listings Machir and his descendants (including Gilead) are enumerated among the sons of Manasseh, paralleling the genealogy in Chronicles.
- Joshua 17:1-2 (structural): Describes the inheritance/allotment of land to the tribe of Manasseh (including Gilead/Machir), providing an historical/geographical background to the family association named in 1 Chr 7:17.
- 1 Chronicles 7:16 (structural): Immediate parallel within the same chapter—neighboring genealogical verse that continues the list of Gilead/Machir’s descendants and helps situate Ulam among those families.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
- And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
1 C.7.18 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואחתו: CONJ
- המלכת: VERB,hiph,perf,2,m,sg
- ילדה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- אישהוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- אביעזר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מחלה: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 17:1-6 (structural): Genealogical material and land allotment for the descendants of Manasseh (Machir/Gilead), parallel context for the family lines named in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Numbers 26:29-34 (verbal): Census and family lists for the tribe of Manasseh that contain many of the same personal and clan names found in 1 Chronicles 7, showing overlapping genealogical tradition.
- Judges 6:11 (verbal): Mentions the 'house of Abiezer' (Abiezer/Abiezrite), connecting the personal name Abiezer in 1 Chronicles 7:18 with later tribal/clan identity (Gideon’s origin).
- Numbers 27:1; 36:11 (verbal): Lists Mahlah as one of Zelophehad’s daughters (and later in inheritance regulations), echoing the same personal name Mahalah/Mechalah found in the Chronicles genealogy.
Alternative generated candidates
- And his wife Maalath bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
- And his sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
1 C.7.19 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- שמידע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחין: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ושכם: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ולקחי: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואניעם: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chr 7:18 (structural): Immediate literary context—adjacent verse in the same genealogical list that frames the same family grouping and continues the enumeration of names.
- 1 Chr 4:1-23 (thematic): Another section of Chronicles presenting clan and family lists (sons and descendants) using the same genealogical reporting style to record tribal/clan identities.
- 1 Chr 2:3-15 (thematic): Genealogical catalogue of Judah that demonstrates the same function and literary form—listing sons and clan heads to trace lineage and inheritance within Israel.
- Ezra 2:1-70 (structural): Post‑exilic list of returning families; parallels in method and purpose—preserving family names and clan identities in a catalog format comparable to the Chronicler’s genealogies.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Shema: Ahian, Shechem, Lekhi, and Aniam.
- And the sons of Shemidah were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; and she bore Machir, the father of Gilead. And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim; the name of one was Maachah, and the name of the other was Zelophehad—and Zelophehad had daughters.
Maachah, the wife of Machir's son, bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; the name of his brother was Sheresh; and their sons were Ulam and Rakem. And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. And his wife Maachah bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. And the sons of Shemidah: Ahian, Shechem, Lekhi, and Aniam.