Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 25

1Moreover Davidדָּוִיד֩da.VidH1732and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the hostהַצָּבָ֜אha.tza.Va'H6635separatedוַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.DelH914to the serviceלַעֲבֹדָ֗הla.'a.vo.DahH5656of the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623,and of Hemanוְהֵימָ֣ןve.hei.ManH1968,and of Jeduthunוִֽידוּת֔וּןvi.du.TunH3038,who should prophesyהַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםha.ne.bi.'imH5030 H5012with harpsבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658,with psalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035,and with cymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700:and the numberמִסְפָּרָ֔םmis.pa.RamH4557of the workmenאַנְשֵׁ֥י מְלָאכָ֖ה'an.Shei me.la.KhahH4399 H582according to their serviceלַעֲבֹדָתָֽם׃la.'a.vo.da.TamH5656was:

2Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָ֗ף'a.SafH623;Zaccurזַכּ֧וּרza.KurH2139,and Josephוְיוֹסֵ֛ףve.yo.SefH3130,and Nethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֥הu.ne.tan.YahH5418,and Asarelahוַאֲשַׂרְאֵ֖לָהva.'a.sar.'E.lahH841,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָ֑ף'a.SafH623under the handsיַד־yad-H3027of Asaphאָסָ֔ף'a.SafH623,which prophesiedהַנִּבָּ֖אha.ni.Ba'H5012according to the orderיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

3Of Jeduthunלִידוּת֑וּןli.du.TunH3038:the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jeduthunיְדוּת֡וּןye.du.TunH3038;Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֡הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,and Zeriוּצְרִ֡יu.tze.RiH6874,and Jeshaiahוִֽ֠ישַׁעְיָהוּVi.sha'.ya.huH3470,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֨הוּcha.shav.Ya.huH2811,and Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֜הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993,sixשִׁשָּׁ֗הshi.ShahH8337,under the handsיְדֵ֨יye.DeiH3027of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֤ם'a.vi.HemH1Jeduthunיְדוּתוּן֙ye.du.TunH3038,who prophesiedהַנִּבָּ֕אha.ni.Ba'H5012with a harpבַּכִּנּ֔וֹרba.ki.NorH3658,to give thanksהֹד֥וֹתho.DotH3034and to praiseוְהַלֵּ֖לve.ha.LelH1984Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

4Of Hemanלְהֵימָ֑ןle.hei.ManH1968:the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Hemanהֵימָ֡ןhei.ManH1968;Bukkiahבֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּbu.ki.Ya.huH1232,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֡הוּma.tan.Ya.huH4983,Uzzielעֻ֠זִּיאֵל'U.zi.'elH5816,Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֨לshe.vu.'ElH7619,and Jerimothוִֽירִימ֜וֹתvi.ri.MotH3406,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֣הcha.nan.YahH2608,Hananiחֲנָ֗נִיcha.Na.niH2607,Eliathahאֱלִיאָ֤תָה'e.li.'A.tahH448,Giddaltiגִדַּ֙לְתִּי֙gi.Dal.tiH1437,and Romamti–ezerH7320,Joshbekashahיָשְׁבְּקָ֣שָׁהya.she.be.Ka.shahH3436,Mallothiמַלּ֔וֹתִיma.Lo.tiH4413,Hothirהוֹתִ֖ירho.TirH1956, andMahaziothמַחֲזִיאֽוֹת׃ma.cha.zi.'otH4238:

5All these werethe sonsבָנִ֜יםva.NimH1121of Hemanלְהֵימָ֗ןle.hei.ManH1968the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374in the wordsבְּדִבְרֵ֥יbe.div.ReiH1697of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to lift upלְהָרִ֣יםle.ha.RimH7311the hornקָ֑רֶןKa.renH7161.And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Hemanלְהֵימָ֗ןle.hei.ManH1968fourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702sonsבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121and threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersוּבָנ֥וֹתu.va.NotH1323.

6All these wereunder the handsיְדֵי֩ye.DeiH3027of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֨ם'a.vi.HemH1for songבַּשִּׁ֜ירba.ShirH7892inthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,with cymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙bim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,psalteriesנְבָלִ֣יםne.va.LimH5035,and harpsוְכִנֹּר֔וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658,for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,according to the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ סha.Me.lekhH4428orderיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027to Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623,Jeduthunוִידוּת֖וּןvi.du.TunH3038,and Hemanוְהֵימָֽן׃ve.hei.ManH1968.

7So the numberמִסְפָּרָם֙mis.pa.RamH4557of them, with their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251that were instructedמְלֻמְּדֵי־me.lu.me.dei-H3925in the songsשִׁ֖ירshirH7892of Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, evenall that were cunningהַ֨מֵּבִ֔יןha.me.VinH995,was two hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967fourscoreשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084and eightוּשְׁמוֹנָֽה׃u.she.mo.NahH8083.

8And they castוַיַּפִּ֜ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּוֹרָל֣וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,wardמִשְׁמֶ֗רֶתmish.Me.retH4931againstלְעֻמַּת֙le.'u.MatH5980ward,as well the smallכַּקָּטֹ֣ןka.ka.TonH6996as the greatכַּגָּד֔וֹלka.ga.DolH1419,the teacherמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995as the scholarתַּלְמִֽיד׃ פtal.MidH8527.

9Now the firstהָרִאשׁ֛וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223lotהַגּוֹרָ֧לha.go.RalH1486came forthוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318for Asaphלְאָסָ֖ףle.'a.SafH623to Josephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130:the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436,who with his brethrenH251and sonsH1121weretwelveH6240 H8147:

10The thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֣יha.she.li.ShiH7992to Zaccurזַכּ֔וּרza.KurH2139, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

11The fourthהָרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243to Izriלַיִּצְרִ֔יlai.yitz.RiH3339, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

12The fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֣יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549to Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

13The sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֣יha.shi.ShiH8345to Bukkiahבֻקִּיָּ֔הוּvu.ki.Ya.huH1232, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

14The seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֣יha.she.vi.'IH7637to Jesharelahיְשַׂרְאֵ֔לָהye.sar.'E.lahH3480, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

15The eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066to Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

16The ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֣יha.te.shi.'IH8671to Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֔הוּma.tan.Ya.huH4983, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

17The tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֣יha.'a.si.RiH6224to Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

18The eleventhעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֣ר'ash.tei- 'a.SarH6240 H6249to Azareelעֲזַרְאֵ֔ל'a.zar.'ElH5832, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

19The twelfthהַשְּׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ha.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147to Hashabiahלַחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הla.cha.shav.YahH2811, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

20The thirteenthלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙lish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969to Shubaelשֽׁוּבָאֵ֔לshu.va.'ElH7619, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

21The fourteenthלְאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙le.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702to Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֔הוּma.tit.Ya.huH4993, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

22The fifteenthלַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙la.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568to Jeremothלִֽירֵמ֔וֹתli.re.MotH3406, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

23The sixteenthלְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙le.shi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H8337to Hananiahלַחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּla.cha.nan.Ya.huH2608, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

24The seventeenthלְשִׁבְעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙le.shiv.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H7651to Joshbekashahלְיָשְׁבְּקָ֔שָׁהle.ya.she.be.Ka.shahH3436, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

25The eighteenthלִשְׁמוֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙lish.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083to Hananiלַחֲנָ֔נִיla.cha.Na.niH2607, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

26The nineteenthלְתִשְׁעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙le.tish.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H8672to Mallothiלְמַלּ֔וֹתִיle.ma.Lo.tiH4413, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

27The twentiethלְעֶשְׂרִים֙le.'es.RimH6242to Eliathahלֶֽאֱלִיָּ֔תָהle.'e.li.Ya.tahH448, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

28The oneלְאֶחָ֤דle.'e.ChadH259and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242to Hothirלְהוֹתִ֔ירle.ho.TirH1956, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

29The twoלִשְׁנַ֤יִםlish.Na.yimH8147and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242to Giddaltiלְגִדַּ֔לְתִּיle.gi.Dal.tiH1437, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

30The threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הlish.lo.ShahH7969and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242to Mahaziothלְמַ֣חֲזִיא֔וֹתle.Ma.cha.zi.'otH4238, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

31The fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֤הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242to Romamti–ezerH7320, he,his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ פshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147.

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