Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 26:2-14

2And the sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121of Meshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920were,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,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345,Elioenaiאֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637.

4Moreover the sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121of Obed–edomH5654were,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הshe.ma'.YahH8098the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֣דye.ho.za.VadH3075the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992,and Sacarוְשָׂכָ֣רve.sa.KharH7940the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243,and Nethaneelוּנְתַנְאֵ֖לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,

5Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֤ל'a.mi.'ElH5988the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ha.shi.ShiH8345,Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637,Peulthaiפְּעֻלְּתַ֖יpe.'u.le.TaiH6469the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֑יha.she.mi.NiH8066:for Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430blessedבֵרֲכ֖וֹve.ra.KhoH1288him.

6Also unto Shemaiahוְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הve.lish.ma'.YahH8098his sonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121were sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121bornנוֹלַ֣דno.LadH3205,that ruledהַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖יםha.mi.sha.LimH4474throughout the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1: for they weremighty menגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

7The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098;Othniעָ֠תְנִי'A.te.niH6273,and Rephaelוּרְפָאֵ֨לu.re.fa.'ElH7501,and Obedוְעוֹבֵ֧דve.'o.VedH5744,Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֛ד'el.za.VadH443,whose brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251werestrongחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121,Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּ'e.li.HuH453,and Semachiahוּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃u.se.makh.Ya.huH5565.

8All these of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣י׀mi.be.NeiH1121of Obed–edomH5654:they and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶם֙u.ve.nei.HemH1121and their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֔םva.'a.chei.HemH251,ableחַ֥יִלCha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376for strengthבַּכֹּ֖חַba.Ko.achH3581for the serviceלַעֲבֹדָ֑הla.'a.vo.DahH5656, werethreescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147of Obed–edomH5654.

9And Meshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920had sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and brethrenוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251,strongחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121,eighteenשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ סshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083.

10Also Hosahוּלְחֹסָ֥הu.le.cho.SahH2621,of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Merariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847,had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;Simriשִׁמְרִ֤יshim.RiH8113the chiefהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218, (for thoughhe was not the firstbornבְכ֔וֹרve.KhorH1060,yet his fatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him the chiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218;)

11Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֤הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145,Tebaliahטְבַלְיָ֣הוּte.val.Ya.huH2882the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the fourthהָרְבִעִ֑יha.re.vi.'IH7243:all the sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and brethrenוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251of Hosahלְחֹסָ֖הle.cho.SahH2621werethirteenשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969.

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.

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