4:18a These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah.
Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah ⌊whom Mered had married⌋ .
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Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, was the mother of these children ⌊just mentioned⌋ .
4:18b Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor,
Mered’s wife from the tribe of Judah bore him Jered. ⌊Jered⌋ became the founder of Gedor.
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Mered’s wife from the tribe of Judah had Jered. ⌊Jered⌋ founded ⌊the city of⌋ Gedor.
4:18c Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
⌊She also bore him⌋ Heber ⌊the founder⌋ of Soko and Jekuthiel ⌊the founder of⌋ Zanoah.
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⌊She gave birth to⌋ Heber who founded ⌊the city⌋ of Soko. ⌊She also gave birth to⌋ Jekuthiel who founded ⌊the city⌋ of Zanoah.
4:17-18 (combined and reordered)
Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah. Her father was the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered also had a wife who was an Israelite. Her sons were Jered, Heber and Jekuthiel. Jered became the father of Gedor. Heber became the father of Soco. And Jekuthiel became the father of Zanoah. (Easy English Bible)
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Ezrah had four sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, a daughter of the king of Egypt. They had ⌊a daughter named⌋ Miriam, and ⌊two sons named⌋ Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah founded ⌊the town of⌋ Eshtemoa. Mered also married a woman from the tribe of Judah. They had three sons. ⌊One was⌋ Jered. He founded⌊the town of⌋ Gedor. ⌊Another son was⌋ Heber. He founded ⌊the town of⌋ Soco. ⌊Another son was⌋ Jekuthiel. He founded ⌊the town of⌋ Zanoah.
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