1 Chronicles 4:4 (YLT)

Passage

and Penuel <FI>is<Fi> father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad; these <FI>are<Fi> families of the Zorathite.

1 Chronicles 4:3 And these <FI>are<Fi> of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister <FI>is<Fi> Hazzelelponi,

1 Chronicles 4:4 and Penuel <FI>is<Fi> father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

1 Chronicles 4:5 And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

1 Chronicles 4:6 and Naarah beareth to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these <FI>are<Fi> sons of Naarah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "penuel", "father", "gedor", "ezer", "hushah", "sons", and "first-born". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "penuel" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And these FI are Fi of the..." into verse 5's "And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were...", so "penuel" and "father" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "penuel" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.