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1 Chronicles 23:7-11

7Of the Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649were,Laadanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936,and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Laadanלַעְדָּ֗ןla'.DanH3936;the chiefהָרֹ֧אשׁha.RoshH7218wasJehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171,and Zethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241,and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969.

9The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096;Shelomithשְׁלוֹמִ֧יתshe.lo.motH8013 H8019,and Hazielוַחֲזִיאֵ֛לva.cha.zi.'ElH2381,and Haranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969. These werethe chiefרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Laadanלְלַעְדָּֽן׃ סle.la'.DanH3936.

10And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096were,Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189,ZinaH2126,and Jeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266,and Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֑הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283.These fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702werethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096.

11And Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189was the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,and Zizahוְזִיזָ֖הve.zi.ZahH2125the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145:but Jeushוִיע֤וּשׁvi.'UshH3266and Beriahוּבְרִיעָה֙u.ve.ri.'AhH1283had not manyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121;therefore they were in oneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.ChatH259reckoningלִפְקֻדָּ֖הlif.ku.DahH6486, according to theirfather’sאָ֔ב'AvH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.

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