Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 27

1NowH935thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478afterH8141theirnumberלְֽמִסְפָּרָ֡םle.mis.pa.RamH4557, to wit, theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֣וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses and thecaptainsH8269ofthousandsהָֽאֲלָפִ֣ים׀ha.'a.la.FimH505and ofhundredsוְהַמֵּא֡וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967, and theirofficersH8269thatservedהַמְשָׁרְתִ֨יםham.sha.re.TimH8334thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, inanyH3605matterדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the courseswhichH4256cameהַבָּאָ֤הha.ba.'AhH935in andwentוְהַיֹּצֵאת֙ve.hai.yo.tzeTH3318outH3318monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320bymonthבְּחֹ֔דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320throughoutH3605allH3605themonthsחָדְשֵׁ֣יcha.de.SheiH2320of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֑הha.sha.NahH8141, ofeveryH3605course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

2Over thefirstהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ha.ri.sho.NahH7223course for thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasJashobeamיָֽשָׁבְעָ֖םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZabdielזַבְדִּיאֵ֑לzav.di.'ElH2068: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

3He was of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofPerezפֶ֗רֶץFe.retzH6557, thechiefהָרֹ֛אשׁha.RoshH7218ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thehostהַצְּבָא֖וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635for thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

4And over the course of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320wasDodaiדּוֹדַ֤יdo.DaiH1737theAhohiteהָאֲחוֹחִי֙ha.'a.cho.ChiH266, and his course; andMiklothוּמִקְל֖וֹתu.mik.LotH4732therulerהַנָּגִ֑ידha.na.GidH5057: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

5Thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֤אha.tza.Va'H6635for thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasBenaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,chiefרֹ֑אשׁRoshH7218: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

6This is thatBenaiahבְנָיָ֛הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141, who was themightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368of thethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970, and over thethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970: and of his course wasAmmizabadעַמִּיזָבָ֖ד'a.mi.za.VadH5990hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃ סbe.NoH1121.

7Thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֞יha.re.vi.'IH7243captain for thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasAsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֥הu.ze.vad.YahH2069hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

8Thefifthהַחַמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549captainהַשַּׂ֖רha.SarH8269for thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֔יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasShamhuthשַׁמְה֣וּתsham.HutH8049theIzrahiteהַיִּזְרָ֑חhai.yiz.RachH3155: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

9Thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ha.shi.ShiH8345captain for thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasIraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִ֑יha.te.ko.'IH8621: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

10Theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637captain for theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasHelezחֶ֥לֶץChe.letzH2503thePeloniteהַפְּלוֹנִ֖יha.pe.lo.NiH6397, of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

11Theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066captain for theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasSibbecaiסִבְּכַ֥יsi.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִ֖יha.chu.sha.TiH2843, of theZerahitesלַזַּרְחִ֑יla.zar.ChiH2227: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

12Theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִי֙ha.te.shi.'IH8671captain for theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָעַנְּתֹתִ֖יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069, of theBenjamitesH1145: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

13Thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֙ha.'a.si.RiH6224captain for thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320wasMaharaiמַהְרַ֥יmah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֽוֹפָתִ֖יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200, of theZerahitesלַזַּרְחִ֑יla.zar.ChiH2227: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

14Theeleventhעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240captain for theeleventhעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240monthהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320wasBenaiahבְּנָיָ֥הbe.na.YahH1141thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֖יha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553, of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

15The twelfth captain for the twelfthmonthהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320wasHeldaiחֶלְדַּ֥יchel.DaiH2469theNetophathiteהַנְּטוֹפָתִ֖יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200, ofOthnielלְעָתְנִיאֵ֑לle.'a.te.ni.'ElH6274: and in his course weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָֽלֶף׃ פ'A.lefH505.

16Furthermore over thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: of theReubenitesלָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣יlo.r.'u.ve.NiH7206wasEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichriזִכְרִ֑י סzikh.RiH2147therulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057: of theSimeonitesלַשִּׁ֨מְעוֹנִ֔יla.Shim.'o.NiH8099,Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּshe.fat.Ya.huH8203thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָֽה׃ סma.'a.KhahH4601:

17ofLeviH3881,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֥הcha.shav.YahH2811thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofKemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055: ofAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175,Zadokצָדֽוֹק׃ סtza.DokH6659:

18ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֕הli.hu.DahH3063,Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּ'e.li.HuH453, one of thebrethrenמֵאֲחֵ֣יme.'a.CheiH251ofDavidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732: ofIssacharלְיִ֨שָׂשכָ֔רle.Yi.so.sh.KharH3485,Omriעָמְרִ֖י'a.me.RiH6018thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMichaelמִיכָאֵֽל׃ סmi.kha.'ElH4317:

19ofZebulunלִזְבוּלֻ֕ןliz.vu.LunH2074,Ishmaiahיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הוּyish.ma'.Ya.huH3460thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofObadiahעֹבַדְיָ֑הוּ'oad.Ya.huH5662: ofNaphtaliלְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔יle.Naf.ta.LiH5321,Jeremothיְרִימ֖וֹתye.ri.MotH3406thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzrielעַזְרִיאֵֽל׃ ס'az.ri.'ElH5837:

20of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֖עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzaziahעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812: of thehalfלַחֲצִי֙la.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,Joelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPedaiahפְּדָיָֽהוּ׃ סpe.da.Ya.huH6305:

21of thehalfלַחֲצִ֤יla.cha.TziH2677tribe ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519inGileadגִּלְעָ֔דָהgil.'A.dahH1568,Iddoיִדּ֖וֹyi.DoH3035thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הוּ סze.khar.Ya.huH2148: ofBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,Jaasielיַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖לya.'a.si.'ElH3300thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃ ס'av.NerH74:

22ofDanלְדָ֕ןle.DanH1835,Azarelעֲזַרְאֵ֖ל'a.zar.'ElH5832thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֑םye.ro.ChamH3395.Theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428were thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23ButDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732tookנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808thenumberמִסְפָּרָ֔םmis.pa.RamH4557of them fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldלְמִבֶּ֛ןle.mi.BenH1121andunderוּלְמָ֑טָּהu.le.Ma.tahH4295:becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559he wouldincreaseלְהַרְבּ֥וֹתle.har.BotH7235Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478like to thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

24Joabיוֹאָ֨בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870beganהֵחֵ֤לhe.ChelH2490tonumberהַמִּסְפָּ֔רha.mis.ParH4557, butfinishedכִלָּ֔הkhi.LahH3615notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; and therecameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961wrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110for thisuponH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808was thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557putH3615intoH5921theaccountH5921in thechroniclesדִּבְרֵֽי־div.rei-H1697ofkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִֽיד׃ סda.VidH1732;

25And over theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214wasAzmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAdielעֲדִיאֵ֑ל ס'a.di.'ElH5717: and over thetreasuriesהָֽאֹצָר֡וֹתha.'o.tza.RotH214in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.DehH7704, in thecitiesבֶּעָרִ֤יםbe.'a.RimH5892, and in thevillagesוּבַכְּפָרִים֙u.va.ke.fa.RimH3723, and in the castles, wasJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּֽהוּ׃ ס'u.zi.Ya.huH5818:

26And over them thatdidעֹשֵׂי֙'o.SeiH6213theworkמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704for tillage of thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127wasEzriעֶזְרִ֖י'ez.RiH5836thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofChelubכְּלֽוּב׃ke.LuvH3620:

27and over thevineyardsהַ֨כְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096theRamathiteהָרָֽמָתִ֑יha.ra.ma.TiH7435: and over the increase of thevineyardsשֶׁבַּכְּרָמִים֙she.ba.ke.ra.MimH3754for thewineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196cellarsלְאֹצְר֣וֹתle.'o.tze.RotH214wasZabdiזַבְדִּ֖יzav.DiH2067theShiphmiteהַשִּׁפְמִֽי׃ סha.shif.MiH8225:

28and over theoliveהַזֵּיתִ֤יםha.zei.TimH2132treesH2132and the sycomoretreesH2132that were in thelowlandבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֔הba.she.fe.LahH8219wasBaal-hananH1177theGederiteהַגְּדֵרִ֑י סha.ge.de.RiH1451: and over thecellarsאֹצְר֥וֹת'o.tze.RotH214ofoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081wasJoashיוֹעָֽשׁ׃ סyo.'AshH3135:

29and over theherdsהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241that fed inSharonבַּשָּׁר֔וֹןba.sha.RonH8289wasShitraiשִׁרְטַ֖יshit.raiH7861theSharoniteהַשָּׁרוֹנִ֑יha.sha.ro.NiH8290: and over theherdsהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241that were in thevalleysבָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.KimH6010wasShaphatשָׁפָ֖טsha.FatH8202thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAdlaiעַדְלָֽי׃ ס'ad.LaiH5724:

30and over thecamelsהַ֨גְּמַלִּ֔יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581wasObilאוֹבִ֖יל'o.VilH179theIshmaeliteהַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִ֑יhai.yish.me.'e.LiH3459: and over the asses wasJehdeiahיֶחְדְּיָ֖הוּyech.de.Ya.huH3165theMeronothiteהַמֵּרֹנֹתִֽי׃ סha.me.ro.no.TiH4824:

31and over theflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629wasJazizיָזִ֣יזya.ZizH3151theHagriteהַֽהַגְרִ֑יha.hag.RiH1905.Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428were therulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the substancewhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834waskingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

32AlsoJonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָ֤ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083David’sדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732uncleדּוֹד־dod-H1730was a counsellor, amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofunderstandingמֵבִ֥יןme.VinH995, and ascribeוְסוֹפֵ֖רve.so.FerH5608: andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֥לvi.chi.'ElH3171thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHachmoniחַכְמוֹנִ֖יchakh.mo.NiH2453was with theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121:

33AndAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302was theking’sלַמֶּ֑לֶךְ סla.Me.lekhH4428counsellor: andHushaiוְחוּשַׁ֥יve.chu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֖יha.'ar.KiH757was theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428friendרֵ֥עַRe.a'H7453:

34andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302wasJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBenaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141, andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֔רve.'ev.ya.TarH54: and thecaptainוְשַׂר־ve.sar-H8269of theking’sלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428hostצָבָ֥אtza.Va'H6635wasJoabיוֹאָֽב׃ פyo.'AvH3097.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27

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