New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 7:40
40Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records.
1 Chronicles 7:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
- New International Version (NIV)All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers' houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders. And they were recorded by genealogies among the army fit for battle; their number was twenty-six thousand.
Context of 1 Chronicles 7:40
38The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. 39The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records.
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כָּל־אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־אָ֠שֵׁר רָאשֵׁ֨י בֵית־הָאָב֤וֹת בְּרוּרִים֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י חֲיָלִ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֖י הַנְּשִׂיאִ֑ים וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֤ם בַּצָּבָא֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה מִסְפָּרָ֣ם אֲנָשִׁ֔ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
- headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- choiceבָּרַרbârar · to purifyH1305
- mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
- of the princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- And the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
- throughout the genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
- of them that were apt to the warצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: dutyH6635
- to battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40The children of Asher - The rabbins say that the daughters of Asher were very beautiful, and were all matched with kings or priests. Several things relative to the subjects in this chapter may be found explained in the parallel places marked in the margin.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40This chapter provides the genealogies of the remaining tribes of Israel. The sections on the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin, and Asher may come from a military census. These lists are almost the same length, use military terms, record the father's houses, and do not mention settlements. The tribes of Zebulun and Dan are completely omitted, and Naphtali has only a short record.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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