Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. Young's Literal Translation And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters, King James Bible But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. Hebrew But Abijahאֲבִיָּ֔הוּ (’ă·ḇî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 29: Abijah -- 'Yah is my father', an Israelite name grew strong, וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק (way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer married וַיִּ֨שָּׂא־ (way·yiś·śā-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take fourteen אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four wives, נָשִׁ֖ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and became the father וַיּ֗וֹלֶד (way·yō·w·leḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage of twenty-two עֶשְׂרִ֤ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth sons בָּנִ֔ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son and sixteen וְשֵׁ֥שׁ (wə·šêš) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number) daughters. בָּנֽוֹת׃ (bā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1323: A daughter |
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