4:17a The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.

The sons of Ezrah ⌊were⌋ Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.
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Ezrah ⌊was⌋ the father of sons ⌊named⌋ Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.

4:17b And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah

One of the wives of Mered, whose name was Bithiah, bore him Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah.
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One of the women Mered married ⌊was called Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh⌋ . She became the mother of Miriam,(fem) Shammai, and Ishbah.

4:17c the father of Eshtemoa.

Ishbah ⌊was⌋ the father of Eshtemoa.
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Ishbah was the founder of ⌊the town of⌋ Eshtemoa.

4:17b-c (reordered)

These are the sons of Bithiah, ⌊the daughter of Pharaoh,⌋ whom Mered married. She conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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Mered married ⌊Pharaoh’s daughter named⌋ Bithiah. She gave birth to Miriam(fem) , and ⌊two sons⌋ who were Shammai and Ishbah. ⌊Ishbah was⌋ the founder of ⌊the town of⌋ Eshtemoa.

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