1 Chronicles 24:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּמָּצְא֣וּ בְֽנֵי־אֶלְעָזָ֡ר רַבִּ֞ים לְרָאשֵׁ֧י הַגְּבָרִ֛ים מִן־בְּנֵ֥י אִיתָמָ֖ר וַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּם לִבְנֵ֨י אֶלְעָזָ֜ר רָאשִׁ֤ים לְבֵית־אָבוֹת֙ שִׁשָּׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֔ר וְלִבְנֵ֧י אִיתָמָ֛ר לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖ם שְׁמוֹנָֽה׃

Transliteration

wayyimmāṣəʾû bənê-ʾelʿāzār rabbîm lərāšê haggəbārîm min-bənê ʾîtāmār way-yaḥləqûm libnê ʾelʿāzār rāšîm ləbêt-ʾābôt šiššâ ʿāśār wəlibnê ʾîtāmār ləbêt ʾăbôtām šəmônâ.

Grammar Details

*wayyimmāṣəʾû*: waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were found
*bənê*: construct state, masculine plural - sons of
*ʾelʿāzār*: proper name, masculine singular - Eleazar
*rabbîm*: masculine plural adjective - many/numerous
*lərāšê*: preposition + construct plural - to/for heads of
*haggəbārîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the men/mighty men
*min*: preposition - from
*ʾîtāmār*: proper name, masculine singular - Ithamar
*way-yaḥləqûm*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and they divided them
*libnê*: preposition + construct masculine plural - for sons of
*rāšîm*: masculine plural noun - heads/chiefs
*ləbêt*: preposition + construct masculine singular - for house of
*ʾābôt*: masculine plural noun - fathers
*šiššâ*: cardinal number, feminine - six
*ʿāśār*: cardinal number - ten
*wəlibnê*: conjunction + preposition + construct masculine plural - and for sons of
*ʾăbôtām*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers
*šəmônâ*: cardinal number, feminine - eight

Word Meanings

*haggəbārîm*: the men/the mighty men/the valiant men
*rāšîm*: heads/chiefs/leaders
*ləbêt*-*ʾābôt*: for ancestral houses/family divisions

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Referenced Verses

Num 25:11-13 : 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.
1 Chr 15:6-9 : 6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty; 7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty; 8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred; 9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore; 10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve. 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, 12 and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto [the place] that I have prepared for it.
1 Chr 23:24 : 24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Chr 24:5-8
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84%
5Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
6And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers' house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
7Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
1 Chr 24:1-3
3 verses
83%
1And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
3And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.
1 Chr 24:30-31
2 verses
76%
30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.
31These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' [houses] of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
1 Chr 23:4
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4Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
1 Chr 26:11-12
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11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
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1 Chr 23:24
72%
24These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chr 25:11
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11the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
1 Chr 27:1-2
2 verses
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1Now the children of Israel after their number, [to wit], the heads of fathers' [houses] and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year—of every course were twenty and four thousand.
2Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chr 5:24
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24And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
Ezra 8:24
71%
24Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
1 Chr 25:27
70%
27for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Num 4:46
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46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,
1 Chr 15:8-10
3 verses
70%
8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;
10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
Num 1:44
70%
44These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers' house.
Josh 22:14
70%
14and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel.
1 Chr 25:31
69%
31for the four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
1 Chr 26:32
69%
32And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers' [houses], whom king David made overseers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half - tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.
1 Chr 23:6
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6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 7:4
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4And with them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand; for they had many wives and sons.
1 Chr 24:12
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12the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
1 Chr 24:23
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23And the sons [of Hebron]: Jeriah [the chief], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
1 Chr 3:24
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24And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
1 Chr 25:23-24
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23for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
24for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Num 4:40
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40even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
1 Chr 8:20
68%
20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
2 Chr 31:19
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19Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, that were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men that were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites.
1 Chr 7:9
68%
9And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.
Neh 12:24
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Neh 11:12-14
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68%
12and their brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
13and his brethren, chiefs of fathers' [houses], two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
14and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
1 Chr 25:18
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18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Num 4:44
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44even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
1 Chr 24:28
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28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
1 Chr 24:19
68%
19This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Jehovah according to the ordinance [given] unto them by Aaron their father, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
1 Chr 25:20
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20for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Ezra 8:19
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