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1 Chronicles 26:12-19

12Among these werethe divisionsמַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the portersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778, evenamong the chiefלְרָאשֵׁ֧יle.ra.SheiH7218menהַגְּבָרִ֛יםha.ge.va.RimH1397, havingwardsמִשְׁמָר֖וֹתmish.ma.RotH4931one againstלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980anotherאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251,to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And they castוַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,as well the smallכַּקָּטֹ֧ןka.ka.TonH6996as the greatכַּגָּד֛וֹלka.ga.DolH1419,according to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1,for every gateH8179.

14And the lotהַגּוֹרָ֛לha.go.RalH1486eastwardמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307to Shelemiahלְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּle.she.lem.Ya.huH8018.Then for Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148his sonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121,a wiseבְּשֶׂ֗כֶלbe.Se.khelH7922counsellorיוֹעֵ֣ץ׀yo.'EtzH3289,they castהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486;and his lotגוֹרָל֖וֹgo.ra.LoH1486came outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318northwardצָפֽוֹנָה׃ סtza.Fo.nahH6828.

15To Obed–edomH5654southwardנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045;and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Asuppimהָאֲסֻפִּֽים׃ha.'a.su.PimH624.

16To Shuppimלְשֻׁפִּ֤יםle.shu.PimH8206and Hosahוּלְחֹסָה֙u.le.cho.SahH2621the lot came forthwestwardלַֽמַּעֲרָ֔בla.ma.'a.RavH4628,with the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179Shallechethשַׁלֶּ֔כֶתsha.Le.khetH7996,by the causewayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֖הbam.si.LahH4546of the going upהָעוֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5927,wardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929againstלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980wardמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929.

17Eastwardלַמִּזְרָח֮la.miz.RachH4217weresixשִׁשָּׁה֒shi.ShahH8337Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,northwardלַצָּפ֤וֹנָהla.tza.Fo.nahH6828fourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'AhH702a dayלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117,southwardלַנֶּ֥גְבָּהla.Neg.bahH5045fourאַרְבָּעָ֑ה'ar.ba.'AhH702a dayלַיּ֖וֹםlai.YomH3117,and toward Asuppimוְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖יםve.la.'a.su.PimH624twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147.

18At Parbarלַפַּרְבָּ֖רla.par.BarH6503westwardלַֽמַּעֲרָ֑בla.ma.'a.RavH4628,fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702at the causewayלַֽמְסִלָּ֔הlam.si.LahH4546, andtwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147at Parbarלַפַּרְבָּֽר׃la.par.BarH6503.

19These arethe divisionsמַחְלְקוֹת֙mach.le.kOtH4256of the portersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778among the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Koreהַקָּרְחִ֖יha.ka.re.ChiH7145,and among the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִֽי׃me.ra.RiH4847.

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