1 Chronicles 8:13
Strong's Lexicon
Beriah
וּבְרִעָ֣ה (ū·ḇə·ri·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1283: Beriah = 'with a friend' 1) a son of Asher 2) a son of Ephraim 3) a Benjamite 4) a Levite

and Shema
וָשֶׁ֔מַע (wā·še·ma‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8087: Shema = 'hear' n pr m 1) a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela 2) a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham 3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi' 4) an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people

( who
הֵ֚מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

were the heads
רָאשֵׁ֣י (rā·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

of families
הָאָב֔וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)

of the inhabitants
לְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖י (lə·yō·wō·šə·ḇê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

of Aijalon
אַיָּל֑וֹן (’ay·yā·lō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 357: Ajalon or Aijalon = 'field of deer' 1) Levitical city in Dan, 14 miles or 25 km NW of Jerusalem, later ruled by the Amorites, then the Benjamites of Judah, then by the Philistines 2) a city of Zebulun, site unknown

and who
הֵ֥מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

drove out
הִבְרִ֖יחוּ (hiḇ·rî·ḥū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1272: 1) to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, pass through 1a2) to flee 1a3) to hasten, come quickly 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to pass through 1b2) to cause to flee, put to flight 1b3) to drive away

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the inhabitants
י֥וֹשְׁבֵי (yō·wō·šə·ḇê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

of Gath ).
גַֽת׃ (ḡaṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1661: Gath = 'winepress' 1) one of the five royal or chief cities of the Philistines and the native city of Goliath

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).

Young's Literal Translation
and Beriah and Shema, (they [are] the heads of fathers to the inhabitants of Aijalon—they caused to flee the inhabitants of Gath),

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Beriah and Shema, who were the heads of families of Aijalon’s residents and who drove out the residents of Gath,

New American Standard Bible
and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers' [households] of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

King James Bible
Beriah also, and Shema, who [were] heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

New Living Translation
Beriah, and Shema. They were the leaders of the clans living in Aijalon, and they drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

English Standard Version
and Beriah and Shema (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee);

New American Standard Bible
and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers' households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

King James Bible
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Beriah and Shema, who were the heads of families of Aijalon's residents and who drove out the residents of Gath,

International Standard Version
Beriah and Shema, leaders of ancestral households in Aijalon who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath,

NET Bible
Beriah, and Shema. They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath.

American Standard Version
and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

English Revised Version
and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

Young's Literal Translation
and Beriah and Shema, (they are the heads of fathers to the inhabitants of Aijalon -- they caused to flee the inhabitants of Gath),
















Cross References
Joshua 10:12
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Joshua 11:22
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.

1 Chronicles 8:12
The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

1 Chronicles 8:14
And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

1 Chronicles 8:11
And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

1 Chronicles 8:10
And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

1 Chronicles 8:15
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

1 Chronicles 8:16
And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
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