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1 Chronicles 26:2-14

2Meshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֤הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jediaelיְדִֽיעֲאֵ֣לye.di.'a.'ElH3043the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ze.vad.Ya.huH2069the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,Jathnielיַתְנִיאֵ֖לyat.ni.'ElH3496the fourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243,

3Elamעֵילָ֤ם'ei.LamH5867the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345,and Eliehoenaiאֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637.

4And Obed-edomH5654also had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הshe.ma'.YahH8098the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֣דye.ho.za.VadH3075the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992,Sacharוְשָׂכָ֣רve.sa.KharH7940the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243,Nethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֖לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,

5Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֤ל'a.mi.'ElH5988the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ha.shi.ShiH8345,Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637,and Peullethaiפְּעֻלְּתַ֖יpe.'u.le.TaiH6469the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֑יha.she.mi.NiH8066.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430had blessedבֵרֲכ֖וֹve.ra.KhoH1288Obed-edom.

6Also to his sonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121Shemaiahוְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הve.lish.ma'.YahH8098were bornנוֹלַ֣דno.LadH3205sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121who ruledהַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖יםha.mi.sha.LimH4474over their familiesלְבֵ֣ית אֲבִיהֶ֑םle.Veit 'a.vi.HemH1 H1004becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992were strongגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368,capable menחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

7Shemaiah’sשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121wereOthniעָ֠תְנִי'A.te.niH6273,Rephaelוּרְפָאֵ֨לu.re.fa.'ElH7501,Obedוְעוֹבֵ֧דve.'o.VedH5744,and Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֛ד'el.za.VadH443;his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251wereElihuאֱלִיה֖וּ'e.li.HuH453and Semachiahוּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃u.se.makh.Ya.huH5565,also capableחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121.

8Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428weredescendantsמִבְּנֵ֣י׀mi.be.NeiH1121of Obed-edomH5654;theyהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶם֙u.ve.nei.HemH1121and brothersוַאֲחֵיהֶ֔םva.'a.chei.HemH251were capableחַ֥יִלCha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376with strengthבַּכֹּ֖חַba.Ko.achH3581to do the workלַעֲבֹדָ֑הla.'a.vo.DahH5656—62שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִםshi.Shim u.she.Na.yimH8346 H8147in allH5654from Obed-edomH5654.

9Meshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920also had sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and brothersוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251who were capableחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121—18שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ סshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240in all.

10Hosahוּלְחֹסָ֥הu.le.cho.SahH2621מִן־min-H4480the Merariteבְּנֵי־ מְרָרִ֖יbe.nei- me.ra.RiH1121 H4847also had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Shimriשִׁמְרִ֤יshim.RiH8113the firstהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218(althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588he wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808the firstbornבְכ֔וֹרve.KhorH1060,his fatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1had appointed himוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760as the firstלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218),

11Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֤הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145,Tebaliahטְבַלְיָ֣הוּte.val.Ya.huH2882the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,and Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the fourthהָרְבִעִ֑יha.re.vi.'IH7243.The sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and brothersוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251of Hosahלְחֹסָ֖הle.cho.SahH2621numbered13שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

12Theseלְ֠אֵלֶּהLe.'e.lehH428divisionsמַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the gatekeepersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,through their chiefלְרָאשֵׁ֧יle.ra.SheiH7218menהַגְּבָרִ֛יםha.ge.va.RimH1397,had dutiesמִשְׁמָר֖וֹתmish.ma.RotH4931for ministeringלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,just asלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980their relatives didאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251.

13They castוַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486for each gateH8179,according to their familiesלְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖םle.Veit 'a.vo.TamH1 H1004,youngכַּקָּטֹ֧ןka.ka.TonH6996and old alikeכַּגָּד֛וֹלka.ga.DolH1419.

14The lotהַגּוֹרָ֛לha.go.RalH1486for the Eastמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217Gatefellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307to Shelemiahלְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּle.she.lem.Ya.huH8018.Then lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486were castהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307for his sonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,a wiseבְּשֶׂ֗כֶלbe.Se.khelH7922counselorיוֹעֵ֣ץ׀yo.'EtzH3289,and the lotגוֹרָל֖וֹgo.ra.LoH1486for the North Gateצָפֽוֹנָה׃ סtza.Fo.nahH6828fell to himוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.

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