1 Chronicles 4:14
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Maonathi begot Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.

valley.

2 Kings 24:14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the valiant men of the army, to the number of ten thousand, into captivity: and every artificer and smith: and none were left, but the poor sort of the people of the land.

Nehemiah 11:35 And Ono the valley of craftsmen.

Context
More Descendants of Judah
13And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi. 14Maonathi begot Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.15And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.…
Cross References
1 Chronicles 4:13
And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.

1 Chronicles 4:15
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.

Lexicon
Meonothai
וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖י (ū·mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4587: Meonothai -- a man of Judah

was the father of
הוֹלִ֣יד (hō·w·lîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Ophrah,
עָפְרָ֑ה (‘ā·p̄ə·rāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6084: Ophrah -- an Israelite, also two places in Israel

and Seraiah
וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה (ū·śə·rā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8304: Seraiah -- 'Yah persists', the name of a number of Israelites

was the father of
הוֹלִ֤יד (hō·w·lîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Joab,
יוֹאָב֙ (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

the father
אֲבִי֙ (’ă·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

of those living in
גֵּ֣יא (gê)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1516: A valley

Ge-harashim,
חֲרָשִׁ֔ים (ḥă·rā·šîm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2798: Ge-harashim -- 'craftsmen', a man of Judah

[which was called this] because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

they were
הָיֽוּ׃ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

craftsmen.
חֲרָשִׁ֖ים (ḥă·rā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2796: A fabricator, any material


Additional Translations
Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was called this because they were craftsmen.And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were artificers.

Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.
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