New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Chronicles 26

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1For the divisionsלְמַחְלְק֖וֹתle.mach.le.KotH4256of the gatekeepersלְשֹׁעֲרִ֑יםle.sho.'a.RimH7778there wereof the Korahitesלַקָּרְחִ֕יםla.ka.re.ChimH7145,Meshelemiahמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הוּme.she.lem.Ya.huH4920the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Koreקֹרֵ֖אko.Re'H6981,of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAsaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623.

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,Johananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345, andEliehoenaiאֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637.

4Obed-edomH5654had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הshe.ma'.YahH8098the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֣דye.ho.za.VadH3075the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992,Sacarוְשָׂכָ֣רve.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, andPeullethaiפְּעֻלְּתַ֖יpe.'u.le.TaiH6469the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֑יha.she.mi.NiH8066;Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430had indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588blessedבֵרֲכ֖וֹve.ra.KhoH1288him.

6Also to his sonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121Shemaiahוְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הve.lish.ma'.YahH8098sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121were bornנוֹלַ֣דno.LadH3205who ruledהַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖יםha.mi.sha.LimH4474over the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1,for they were valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428mightyגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368.

7The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098wereOthniעָ֠תְנִי'A.te.niH6273,Rephaelוּרְפָאֵ֨לu.re.fa.'ElH7501,Obedוְעוֹבֵ֧דve.'o.VedH5744,and Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֛ד'el.za.VadH443,whose brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּ'e.li.HuH453and Semachiahוּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃u.se.makh.Ya.huH5565,were valiantחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121.

8Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428wereof the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣י׀mi.be.NeiH1121of Obed-edomH5654;they and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶם֙u.ve.nei.HemH1121and relativesוַאֲחֵיהֶ֔םva.'a.chei.HemH251wereableחַ֥יִלCha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376with strengthבַּכֹּ֖חַba.Ko.achH3581for the serviceלַעֲבֹדָ֑הla.'a.vo.DahH5656,sixty-twoשִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִםshi.Shim u.she.Na.yimH8346 H8147from Obed-edomH5654.

9Meshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920had sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and relativesוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251,eighteenשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ סshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240valiantחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121.

10AlsoHosahוּלְחֹסָ֥הu.le.cho.SahH2621, oneof the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Merariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Shimriשִׁמְרִ֤יshim.RiH8113the firstהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218(althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588he was not the firstbornבְכ֔וֹרve.KhorH1060,his fatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him firstלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218),

11Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֤הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145,Tebaliahטְבַלְיָ֣הוּte.val.Ya.huH2882the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992, andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the fourthהָרְבִעִ֑יha.re.vi.'IH7243;the sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and relativesוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251of Hosahלְחֹסָ֖הle.cho.SahH2621werethirteenשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

12To theseלְ֠אֵלֶּהLe.'e.lehH428divisionsמַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the gatekeepersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,to the chiefלְרָאשֵׁ֧יle.ra.SheiH7218menהַגְּבָרִ֛יםha.ge.va.RimH1397, were givendutiesמִשְׁמָר֖וֹתmish.ma.RotH4931likeלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980their relativesאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251,to serveלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13They castוַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,the smallכַּקָּטֹ֧ןka.ka.TonH6996and the greatכַּגָּד֛וֹלka.ga.DolH1419alike, according to their fathers’אֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,for everyלְשַׁ֥עַרle.Sha.'arH8179gateוָשָֽׁעַר׃ פva.Sha.'arH8179.

14The lotהַגּוֹרָ֛לha.go.RalH1486to the eastמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307toShelemiahלְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּle.she.lem.Ya.huH8018.Then they castהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486forhis sonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,a counselorיוֹעֵ֣ץ׀yo.'EtzH3289with insightבְּשֶׂ֗כֶלbe.Se.khelH7922,and his lotגוֹרָל֖וֹgo.ra.LoH1486cameH3318outH3318to the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃ סtza.Fo.nahH6828.

15For Obed-edomH5654it fellto the southנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121went the storehouseהָאֲסֻפִּֽים׃ha.'a.su.PimH624.

16For Shuppimלְשֻׁפִּ֤יםle.shu.PimH8206and Hosahוּלְחֹסָה֙u.le.cho.SahH2621it wasto the westלַֽמַּעֲרָ֔בla.ma.'a.RavH4628,by the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Shallechethשַׁלֶּ֔כֶתsha.Le.khetH7996,on the ascendingהָעוֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5927highwayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֖הbam.si.LahH4546.Guardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929correspondedלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980to guardמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929.

17On the eastלַמִּזְרָח֮la.miz.RachH4217there were sixשִׁשָּׁה֒shi.ShahH8337Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,on the northלַצָּפ֤וֹנָהla.tza.Fo.nahH6828fourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'AhH702dailyלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117,on the southלַנֶּ֥גְבָּהla.Neg.bahH5045fourאַרְבָּעָ֑ה'ar.ba.'AhH702dailyלַיּ֖וֹםlai.YomH3117,and at the storehouseוְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖יםve.la.'a.su.PimH624twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147by twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147.

18At theannexלַפַּרְבָּ֖רla.par.BarH6503on the westלַֽמַּעֲרָ֑בla.ma.'a.RavH4628there werefourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702at the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֔הlam.si.LahH4546and twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147at the annexלַפַּרְבָּֽר׃la.par.BarH6503.

19Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428were the divisionsמַחְלְקוֹת֙mach.le.kOtH4256of the gatekeepersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778of the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Korahהַקָּרְחִ֖יha.ka.re.ChiH7145and of the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִֽי׃me.ra.RiH4847.

Keepers of the Treasure

20The Levitesוְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,their relativesH251,were inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the treasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and of the treasuresוּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of the dedicatedH6944giftsH6944.

21The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ladanלַ֠עְדָּןLa'.donH3936,the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649belonging to Ladanלְלַעְדָּ֗ןle.la'.DanH3936, namely,the Jehielitesיְחִיאֵלִֽי׃ye.chi.'e.LiH3172, werethe headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1households,belonging to Ladanלְלַעְדָּ֥ןle.la'.DanH3936the Gershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649.

22The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Jehieliיְחִֽיאֵלִ֑יye.chi.'e.LiH3172,Zethamזֵתָם֙ze.TamH2241,and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,were inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the treasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23As for the Amramitesלַֽעַמְרָמִי֙la.'am.ra.MiH6020,the Izharitesלַיִּצְהָרִ֔יlai.yitz.ha.RiH3325,the Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖יla.chev.ro.NiH2276,and the Uzzielitesלָֽעָזִּיאֵלִֽי׃La.'a.zi.'e.LiH5817,

24Shebuelוּשְׁבֻאֵל֙u.she.vu.'ElH7619the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gershomגֵּרְשׁ֣וֹםge.re.ShomH1647,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,was officerנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921the treasuresהָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃ha.'o.tza.RotH214.

25His relativesוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251by Eliezerלֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461wereRehabiahרְחַבְיָ֨הוּre.chav.Ya.huH7345his sonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121,Jeshaiahוִֽישַׁעְיָ֤הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470his sonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121,Joramוְיֹרָ֣םve.yo.RamH3141his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,Zichriוְזִכְרִ֥יve.zikh.RiH2147his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,and ShelomothH8013his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

26Thisה֧וּאhu'H1931Shelomothשְׁלֹמ֣וֹתshe.lo.MotH8013and his relativesוְאֶחָ֗יוve.'e.ChavH251were inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the treasuresאֹצְר֤וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the dedicatedH6944giftsH6944whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732and the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֧יve.ra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1households,the commandersלְשָׂרֵֽי־le.sa.rei-H8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֥יםha.'a.la.FimH505and hundredsוְהַמֵּא֖וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967,and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַצָּבָֽא׃ha.tza.Va'H6635,had dedicatedהִקְדִּ֜ישׁhik.DishH6942.

27They dedicatedהִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּhik.Di.shuH6942part of the spoilsהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998won in battlesהַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹתha.mil.cha.MotH4421to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

28And allוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605that Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050the seerהָרֹאֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7203had dedicatedהַֽהִקְדִּ֜ישׁha.hik.DishH6942,and Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027,Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,and Joabוְיוֹאָ֖בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870,everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who had dedicatedהַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁha.mak.DishH6942anything, all of this wasunder the careיַד־yad-H3027ofShelomothשְׁלֹמִ֖יתshe.lo.MitH8019and his relativesוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251.

Outside Duties

29As for the Izharitesלַיִּצְהָרִ֞יlai.yitz.ha.RiH3325,Chenaniahכְּנַנְיָ֣הוּke.nan.Ya.huH3663and his sonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121were assignedto outsideהַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435dutiesלַמְּלָאכָ֤הla.me.la.KhahH4399for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, asofficersלְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםle.sho.te.RimH7860and judgesוּלְשֹׁפְטִֽים׃u.le.sho.fe.TimH8199.

30As for the Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֡יla.chev.ro.NiH2276,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהוּ֩cha.shav.ya.HuH2811and his relativesוְאֶחָ֨יוve.'e.ChavH251,1,700אֶ֣לֶף וּשְׁבַע־ מֵא֗וֹת'E.lef u.she.va'- me.'otH505 H7651 H3967capableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121,were responsibleעַ֚ל'alH5921for the affairsפְּקֻדַּ֣תpe.ku.DatH6486of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478westמַעְרָ֑בָהma'.Ra.vahH4628of the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383,for allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and the serviceוְלַעֲבֹדַ֖תve.la.'a.vo.DatH5656of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

31As for the Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִי֙la.chev.ro.NiH2276,Jerijahיְרִיָּ֣הye.ri.YahH3404the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218(these Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֥יla.chev.ro.NiH2276were soughtH1875outH1875according to their genealogiesלְתֹלְדֹתָ֖יוle.to.le.do.TavH8435and fathers’לְאָב֑וֹתle.'a.VotH1households,in the fortiethהָֽאַרְבָּעִ֜יםha.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of David’sדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732reignלְמַלְכ֤וּתle.mal.KhutH4438,and menH1368ofH1368outstandingH1368capabilityחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428were foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672among them atJazerבְּיַעְזֵ֥ירbe.ya'.ZeirH3270of Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568)

32and his relativesוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251,capableחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121, numbered2,700אַלְפַּ֛יִם וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת'al.Pa.yim u.she.Va' me.'otH505 H7651 H3967,headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1households.And Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732appointedוַיַּפְקִידֵ֞םvai.yaf.ki.DemH6485them as overseersעַל־'al-H6485 H5921of the Reubenitesהָראוּבֵנִ֤יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,the Gaditesוְהַגָּדִי֙ve.ha.ga.DiH1425,and the half-tribeוַחֲצִי֙ שֵׁ֣בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of the Manassitesהַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔יham.na.ShiH4520concerningallלְכָל־le.kholH3605the affairsH1697of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

Keepers of the Treasure

Outside Duties

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26