The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
- KJV The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
- BSB The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
- NKJV The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns;
- NLT The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built the towns of Ono and Lod and their nearby villages),
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Elpaal's sons Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with their towns, are named.
Overview
This verse credits Elpaal's family with building the towns of Ono and Lod, sites that would later figure in post-exilic resettlement. The record of building activity shows the tribe's industry and lasting influence on the land. For the returning exiles, knowing their forefathers founded these towns affirmed their rightful inheritance.
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- Neh 7:37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
- Neh 11:35Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
- Ezra 2:33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
- Neh 6:2Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to harm me.
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