Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house.
Parallel translations
- WEB He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house.
- KJV And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
- BSB And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
- NKJV And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
- NLT Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because of the tragedy his family had suffered.
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Ephraim fathers another son named Beriah, meaning trouble, because misfortune had struck his house.
Overview
Out of grief comes new life as Ephraim's wife bears a son whose name memorializes the family's hardship. Naming the child Beriah turns sorrow into remembrance, acknowledging that affliction had touched the household. The verse quietly testifies that God grants continuance and hope even after deep loss.
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- 2 Sam 23:5Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn’t make it grow.
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