Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 9:9-22

9And their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶם֙va.'a.chei.HemH251,according to their generationsלְתֹ֣לְדוֹתָ֔םle.To.le.do.TamH8435,nineתְּשַׁ֥עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֑הve.shi.ShahH8337.All these menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582werechiefרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathersאָב֖וֹת'a.VotH1in the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

10And of the priestsהַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548;Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֥הye.da'.YahH3048,and Jehoiaribוִיהוֹיָרִ֖יבvi.ho.ya.RivH3080,and Jachinוְיָכִֽין׃ve.ya.KhinH3199,

11And Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֨הva.'a.zar.YahH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הchil.ki.YahH2518,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֣םme.shu.LamH4918,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meraiothמְרָיוֹת֙me.ra.yOtH4812,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,the rulerנְגִ֖ידne.GidH5057of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430;

12And Adaiahוַעֲדָיָה֙va.'a.da.YahH5718the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֔םye.ro.ChamH3395,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pashurפַּשְׁח֖וּרpash.ChurH6583,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֑הmal.ki.YahH4441,and Maasiaiוּמַעְשַׂ֨יu.ma'.SaiH4640the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Adielעֲדִיאֵ֧ל'a.di.'ElH5717,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jahzerahיַחְזֵ֛רָהyach.Ze.rahH3170,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֥םme.shu.LamH4918,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshillemithמְשִׁלֵּמִ֖יתme.shi.le.MitH4921,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Immerאִמֵּֽר׃'i.MerH564;

13And their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֗םva.'a.chei.HemH251,headsרָאשִׁים֙ra.ShimH7218of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,a thousandאֶ֕לֶף'E.lefH505and sevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֑יםve.shi.ShimH8346;very ableחֵ֔ילCheilH2428menגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368for the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14And of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hasshubחַשּׁ֛וּבcha.ShuvH2815,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azrikamעַזְרִיקָ֥ם'az.ri.KamH5840,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֖הcha.shav.YahH2811,of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִֽי׃me.ra.RiH4847;

15And Bakbakkarוּבַקְבַּקַּ֥רu.vak.ba.KarH1230,Hereshחֶ֖רֶשׁChe.reshH2792,and Galalוְגָלָ֑לve.ga.LalH1559,and Mattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָה֙u.ma.tan.YahH4983the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micahמִיכָ֔אmi.Kha'H4316,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623;

16And Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָה֙ve.'oad.YahH5662the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Galalגָּלָ֖לga.LalH1559,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeduthunיְדוּת֑וּןye.du.TunH3038,and Berechiahוּבֶרֶכְיָ֤הu.ve.rekh.YahH1296the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֔ה'el.ka.NahH511,that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the villagesבְּחַצְרֵ֥יbe.chatz.ReiH2691of the Netophathitesנְטוֹפָתִֽי׃ne.to.fa.TiH5200.

17And the portersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778were,Shallumשַׁלּ֣וּםsha.LumH7967,and Akkubוְעַקּ֔וּבve.'a.KuvH6126,and Talmonוְטַלְמֹ֖ןve.tal.MonH2929,and Ahimanוַאֲחִימָ֑ןva.'a.chi.ManH289,and their brethrenוַאֲחִיהֶ֥םva.'a.chi.HemH251:Shallumשַׁלּ֖וּםsha.LumH7967wasthe chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218;

18Who hitherto waitedin the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179eastwardמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217: they wereportersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778in the companiesלְמַחֲנ֖וֹתle.ma.cha.NotH4264of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

19And Shallumוְשַׁלּ֣וּםve.sha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Koreק֠וֹרֵאKo.re'H6981,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebiasaphאֶבְיָסָ֨ף'ev.ya.SafH43,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Korahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141,and his brethrenוְֽאֶחָ֧יוve.'e.ChavH251,of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,the Korahitesהַקָּרְחִ֗יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145, wereover the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the serviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֔הha.'a.vo.DahH5656,keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the gatesהַסִּפִּ֖יםha.si.PimH5592of the tabernacleלָאֹ֑הֶלla.'O.helH168:and their fathersוַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙va.'a.vo.tei.HemH1, beingover the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, werekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the entryהַמָּבֽוֹא׃ha.ma.Vo'H3996.

20And Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֣סu.fin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֗ר'el.'a.ZarH499was the rulerנָגִ֨ידna.GidH5057over them in time pastלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440, andYhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068was with him.

21AndZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּ֣ןbenH1121of Meshelemiahמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔הme.she.lem.YahH4920wasporterשֹׁעֵ֥רsho.'ErH7778of the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleלְאֹ֥הֶלle.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22All these which werechosenהַבְּרוּרִים֙ha.be.ru.RimH1305to be portersלְשֹׁעֲרִ֣יםle.sho.'a.RimH7778in the gatesבַּסִּפִּ֔יםba.si.PimH5592weretwo hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147.These were reckoned by their genealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֔םhit.yach.SamH3187in their villagesבְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ve.chatz.rei.HemH2691,whomH1992Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֥לu.she.mu.'ElH8050the seerH7200did ordainיִסַּ֥דyi.SadH3245in their set officeבֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃be.'e.mu.na.TamH530.

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