Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 26

1For the courses of the doorkeepers: of theKorahitesלַקָּרְחִ֕יםla.ka.re.ChimH7145;Meshelemiahמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הוּme.she.lem.Ya.huH4920thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofKoreקֹרֵ֖אko.Re'H6981, of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAsaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623.

2AndMeshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920hadsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֤הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jediaelיְדִֽיעֲאֵ֣לye.di.'a.'ElH3043thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ze.vad.Ya.huH2069thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,Jathnielיַתְנִיאֵ֖לyat.ni.'ElH3496thefourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243;

3Elamעֵילָ֤ם'ei.LamH5867thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345,Eliehoenaiאֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637.

4AndObed-edomH5654hadsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הshe.ma'.YahH8098thefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֣דye.ho.za.VadH3075thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992, andSacarוְשָׂכָ֣רve.sa.KharH7940thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243, andNethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֖לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417thefifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549;

5Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֤ל'a.mi.'ElH5988thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ha.shi.ShiH8345,Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637,Peullethaiפְּעֻלְּתַ֖יpe.'u.le.TaiH6469theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֑יha.she.mi.NiH8066: forGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430blessedבֵרֲכ֖וֹve.ra.KhoH1288him.

6Also untoShemaiahוְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הve.lish.ma'.YahH8098hissonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121weresonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121bornנוֹלַ֣דno.LadH3205, thatruledהַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖יםha.mi.sha.LimH4474over thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1: for they weremightyגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368of valour.

7ThesonsH1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098;Othniעָ֠תְנִי'A.te.niH6273, andRephaelוּרְפָאֵ֨לu.re.fa.'ElH7501, andObedוְעוֹבֵ֧דve.'o.VedH5744,Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֛ד'el.za.VadH443,whoseH1121brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251werevaliantחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menH1121,Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּ'e.li.HuH453, andSemachiahוּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃u.se.makh.Ya.huH5565.

8Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428were of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣י׀mi.be.NeiH1121ofObed-edomH5654: they and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶם֙u.ve.nei.HemH1121and theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֔םva.'a.chei.HemH251,ableחַ֥יִלCha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376instrengthבַּכֹּ֖חַba.Ko.achH3581for theserviceלַעֲבֹדָ֑הla.'a.vo.DahH5656; threescore andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147ofObed-edomH5654.

9AndMeshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920hadsonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121andbrethrenוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251,valiantחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121,eighteenעָשָֽׂר׃ ס'a.SarH6240.

10AlsoHosahוּלְחֹסָ֥הu.le.cho.SahH2621, of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847, hadsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;Shimriשִׁמְרִ֤יshim.RiH8113thechiefהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218, (forthoughכִּ֣יkiH3588he wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808thefirstbornבְכ֔וֹרve.KhorH1060, yet hisfatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760himchiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218;)

11Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֤הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145,Tebaliahטְבַלְיָ֣הוּte.val.Ya.huH2882thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thefourthהָרְבִעִ֑יha.re.vi.'IH7243:allכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121andbrethrenוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251ofHosahלְחֹסָ֖הle.cho.SahH2621werethirteenעָשָֽׂר׃'a.SarH6240.

12Oftheseלְ֠אֵלֶּהLe.'e.lehH428were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of thechiefלְרָאשֵׁ֧יle.ra.SheiH7218menהַגְּבָרִ֛יםha.ge.va.RimH1397, having charges like as theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251, toministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And theycastוַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486, as well thesmallכַּקָּטֹ֧ןka.ka.TonH6996as thegreatכַּגָּד֛וֹלka.ga.DolH1419, according to theirfathers’אֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004, foreveryלְשַׁ֥עַרle.Sha.'arH8179gateוָשָֽׁעַר׃ פva.Sha.'arH8179.

14And thelotהַגּוֹרָ֛לha.go.RalH1486eastwardמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307toShelemiahלְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּle.she.lem.Ya.huH8018. Then forZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148hissonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121, a discreet counsellor, theycastהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486; and hislotגוֹרָל֖וֹgo.ra.LoH1486cameH3318outH3318northwardצָפֽוֹנָה׃ סtza.Fo.nahH6828.

15ToObed-edomH5654southwardנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045; and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121thestorehouseהָאֲסֻפִּֽים׃ha.'a.su.PimH624.

16ToShuppimלְשֻׁפִּ֤יםle.shu.PimH8206andHosahוּלְחֹסָה֙u.le.cho.SahH2621westward, by thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofShallechethשַׁלֶּ֔כֶתsha.Le.khetH7996, at the causeway that goethupהָעוֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5927, wardagainstעִ֚ם'imH5973ward.

17Eastwardלַמִּזְרָח֮la.miz.RachH4217weresixשִׁשָּׁה֒shi.ShahH8337Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,northwardלַצָּפ֤וֹנָהla.tza.Fo.nahH6828fourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'AhH702adayלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117,southwardלַנֶּ֥גְבָּהla.Neg.bahH5045fourאַרְבָּעָ֑ה'ar.ba.'AhH702adayלַיּ֖וֹםlai.YomH3117, and for thestorehouseוְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖יםve.la.'a.su.PimH624twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147.

18ForParbarלַפַּרְבָּ֖רla.par.BarH6503westward,fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702at the causeway, andtwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147atParbarלַפַּרְבָּֽר׃la.par.BarH6503.

19Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428were the courses of the doorkeepers; of thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of theKorahitesהַקָּרְחִ֖יha.ka.re.ChiH7145, and of thesonsוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִֽי׃me.ra.RiH4847.

20And of theLevitesוְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֗ה'a.chi.YahH281was over thetreasuriesאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and over thetreasuriesוּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of thededicatedהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944things.

21Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLadanלַ֠עְדָּןLa'.donH3936; thesonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649belonging toLadanלְלַעְדָּ֗ןle.la'.DanH3936, theheadsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses belonging toLadanלְלַעְדָּ֥ןle.la'.DanH3936theGershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649;Jehieliיְחִיאֵלִֽי׃ye.chi.'e.LiH3172.

22Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofJehieliיְחִֽיאֵלִ֑יye.chi.'e.LiH3172;Zethamזֵתָם֙ze.TamH2241, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, over thetreasuriesאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23Of theAmramitesלַֽעַמְרָמִי֙la.'am.ra.MiH6020, of theIzharitesלַיִּצְהָרִ֔יlai.yitz.ha.RiH3325, of theHebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖יla.chev.ro.NiH2276, of theUzzielitesלָֽעָזִּיאֵלִֽי׃La.'a.zi.'e.LiH5817:

24andShebuelוּשְׁבֻאֵל֙u.she.vu.'ElH7619thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGershomגֵּרְשׁ֣וֹםge.re.ShomH1647, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, wasrulerנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057over thetreasuriesהָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃ha.'o.tza.RotH214.

25And hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251; ofEliezerלֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461cameRehabiahרְחַבְיָ֨הוּre.chav.Ya.huH7345hissonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121, andJeshaiahוִֽישַׁעְיָ֤הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470hissonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121, andJoramוְיֹרָ֣םve.yo.RamH3141hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, andZichriוְזִכְרִ֥יve.zikh.RiH2147hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121, andShelomothH8013hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

26ThisShelomothשְׁלֹמ֣וֹתshe.lo.MotH8013and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֗יוve.'e.ChavH251were overallכָּל־kol-H3605thetreasuriesאֹצְר֤וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of thededicatedH6942things,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and theheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֧יve.ra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses, thecaptainsלְשָׂרֵֽי־le.sa.rei-H8269overthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֥יםha.'a.la.FimH505andhundredsוְהַמֵּא֖וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of thehostהַצָּבָֽא׃ha.tza.Va'H6635, haddedicatedH6942.

27OutH2388of thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998won inbattlesהַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹתha.mil.cha.MotH4421did theydedicateהִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּhik.Di.shuH6942torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

28AndallH3605thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050the seer, andSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027, andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369, andJoabוְיוֹאָ֖בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870, haddedicatedהַֽהִקְדִּ֜ישׁha.hik.DishH6942; whosoever haddedicatedהַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁha.mak.DishH6942anyH3605thingH3605, it wasunderעַ֥ל'alH5921thehandיַד־yad-H3027of Shelomoth, and of hisbrethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251.

29Of theIzharitesלַיִּצְהָרִ֞יlai.yitz.ha.RiH3325,Chenaniahכְּנַנְיָ֣הוּke.nan.Ya.huH3663and hissonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121were for the outwardbusinessלַמְּלָאכָ֤הla.me.la.KhahH4399overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, forofficersלְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםle.sho.te.RimH7860andjudgesוּלְשֹׁפְטִֽים׃u.le.sho.fe.TimH8199.

30Of theHebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֡יla.chev.ro.NiH2276,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהוּ֩cha.shav.ya.HuH2811and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֨יוve.'e.ChavH251,menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of valour, athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֗וֹתme.'otH3967, had theoversightפְּקֻדַּ֣תpe.ku.DatH6486ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383westward; forallלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605thebusinessמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and for theserviceוְלַעֲבֹדַ֖תve.la.'a.vo.DatH5656of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

31Of theHebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִי֙la.chev.ro.NiH2276wasJerijahיְרִיָּ֣הye.ri.YahH3404thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218, even of theHebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֥יla.chev.ro.NiH2276, according to theirgenerationsלְתֹלְדֹתָ֖יוle.to.le.do.TavH8435byfathers’לְאָב֑וֹתle.'a.VotH1houses. In thefortiethהָֽאַרְבָּעִ֜יםha.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of thereignלְמַלְכ֤וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732they weresoughtנִדְרָ֔שׁוּnid.Ra.shuH1875for, and there werefoundוַיִּמָּצֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672among themmightyגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368of valour atJazerבְּיַעְזֵ֥ירbe.ya'.ZeirH3270ofGileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

32And hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251,menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of valour, weretwoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֛יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andsevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredH3967,headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses, whomkingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732madeH6485overseersH6485over theReubenitesהָראוּבֵנִ֤יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206, and theGaditesוְהַגָּדִי֙ve.ha.ga.DiH1425, and thehalfוַחֲצִי֙va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of theManassitesהַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔יham.na.ShiH4520, foreveryלְכָל־le.kholH3605matterדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697pertainingעַל־'al-H5921toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and for theaffairsוּדְבַ֥רu.de.VarH1697of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26

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