1 Chronicles 27

1 Chronicles 27 details King David's organizational structure for Israel's military and government, including twelve rotating divisions of 24,000 soldiers each (serving one month per year) under appointed commanders, tribal leaders, and royal stewards overseeing various resources.[1][2] The chapter emphasizes David's God-centered administration of the nation's defense, agriculture, livestock, and wealth in preparation for Solomon's reign and the future temple.[2]

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Verse 1
Now the sons and sons of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael according to their number to their count the chiefs heads of of the fathers the fathers and the captains and chiefs of of thousands the thousands and the hundreds and the hundreds and their officers and their administrative officers who served the ministering-ones - object-marker the king the king in all to the entirety of matters word of of the divisions the assigned divisions coming in she came and going out and the emerging one month renewal-moon by month in new-moon renewal through all to the entirety of months new-moons of of the year the year-cycle the division the apportioned division one the one twenty twenty and four and four thousand thousand-group
וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) Now the sons and sons of HC/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְֽ/מִסְפָּרָ֡/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 lemiseparam according to their number to their count HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey the chiefs heads of HNcmpc הָ/אָב֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa וְ/שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉 vesarey and the captains and chiefs of HC/Ncmpc הָֽ/אֲלָפִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim of thousands the thousands HTd/Acbpa וְ/הַ/מֵּא֡וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 vehameot and the hundreds and the hundreds HC/Td/Acbpa וְ/שֹׁטְרֵי/הֶם֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤈𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veshotereyhem and their officers and their administrative officers HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp הַ/מְשָׁרְתִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤌 hamesharetim who served the ministering-ones HTd/Vprmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol in all to the entirety of HR/Ncmsc דְּבַ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar matters word of HNcmsc הַֽ/מַּחְלְק֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕 hamacheleqot of the divisions the assigned divisions HTd/Ncfpa הַ/בָּאָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤄 habaah coming in she came HTd/Vqrfsa וְ/הַ/יֹּצֵאת֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕 vehayotset and going out and the emerging one HC/Td/Vqrfsa חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) month renewal-moon HNcmsa בְּ/חֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bechodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) by month in new-moon renewal HR/Ncmsa לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol-2 through all to the entirety of HR/Ncmsc חָדְשֵׁ֣י 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉 chadeshey Umwenshi (Bemba) months new-moons of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׁנָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah of the year the year-cycle HTd/Ncfsa הַֽ/מַּחֲלֹ֨קֶת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 hamachaloqet the division the apportioned division HTd/Ncfsa הָֽ/אַחַ֔ת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤕 haachat Eka (Bemba) one the one HTd/Acfsa עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 4
And over and upon the division assigned division-of of the month the new-moon the second the second one Dodai Dodai Doday the Ahohite the Ahoah-descendant the Achochi and his division and his allotted division and Mikloth and Mikloth and Miqelot the chief officer the leading ruler And over and upon his division his assigned division twenty twenty and four and four thousand thousand-group
וְ/עַ֞ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal And over and upon HC/R מַחֲלֹ֣קֶת 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 machaloqet the division assigned division-of HNcfsc הַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔 hachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) of the month the new-moon HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one HTd/Aomsa דּוֹדַ֤י 𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤉 doday Dodai Dodai Doday HNp הָ/אֲחוֹחִי֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤇𐤉 haachochi the Ahohite the Ahoah-descendant the Achochi HTd/Ngmsa וּ/מַ֣חֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤅 umachaluqeto and his division and his allotted division HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וּ/מִקְל֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤕 umiqelot and Mikloth and Mikloth and Miqelot HC/Np הַ/נָּגִ֑יד 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 hanagid the chief officer the leading ruler HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-2 And over and upon HC/R מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤅 machaluqeto his division his assigned division HNcfsc/Sp3ms עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 5
captain ruling-chief of of the army the organized host the third the third for the month to the new-moon the third the third Benaiah Yahweh has built Benayah son son of of Jehoiada Yahweh has known Yehoyada the priest the officiating priest chief head and over and upon his division his assigned division twenty twenty and four and four thousand thousand-group
שַׂ֣ר 𐤔𐤓 sar captain ruling-chief of HNcmsc הַ/צָּבָ֤א 𐤄/𐤑𐤁𐤀 hatsava of the army the organized host HTd/Ncbsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁי֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi the third the third HTd/Aomsa לַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔 lachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) for the month to the new-moon HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi-2 the third the third HTd/Aomsa בְּנָיָ֧הוּ 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 benayahu Benaiah Yahweh has built Benayah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of HNcmsc יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada of Jehoiada Yahweh has known Yehoyada HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa רֹ֑אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh chief head HNcmsa וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤅 machaluqeto his division his assigned division HNcfsc/Sp3ms עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 7
the fourth the fourth for the month to the new-moon the fourth the fourth was he did Asahel Asahel toward Asahel the brother of my brother Joab YHWH is Father Yoav and Zebadiah And Yah has given and Zevadeyah his son his son after him behind him and over and upon his division his assigned division twenty twenty and four and four thousand thousand-group
הָֽ/רְבִיעִ֞י 𐤄/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 harevii the fourth the fourth HTd/Aomsa לַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔 lachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) for the month to the new-moon HRd/Ncmsa הָ/רְבִיעִ֗י 𐤄/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 harevii-2 the fourth the fourth HTd/Aomsa עֲשָׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah was he did Asahel HNp אֵל֙ 𐤀𐤋 el Asahel toward Asahel HNp אֲחִ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤉 achi the brother of my brother HNcmsc יוֹאָ֔ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וּ/זְבַדְיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤄 uzevadeyah and Zebadiah And Yah has given and Zevadeyah HC/Np בְנ֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 veno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַחֲרָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤅 machaluqeto his division his assigned division HNcfsc/Sp3ms עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 12
the ninth the ninth for the month to the new-moon the ninth the ninth Abiezer My-Father-is-Help Aviezer the Anathothite the Anatotite the Anetoti of the Benjaminite Benjaminite to Ben Yemini son of to the son to Ben Jemini right-side man Yemini and over and upon his division his assigned division twenty twenty and four and four thousand thousand-group
הַ/תְּשִׁיעִי֙ 𐤄/𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤏𐤉 hateshii the ninth the ninth HTd/Aomsa לַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔 lachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) for the month to the new-moon HRd/Ncmsa הַ/תְּשִׁיעִ֔י 𐤄/𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤏𐤉 hateshii-2 the ninth the ninth HTd/Aomsa אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 aviezer Abiezer My-Father-is-Help Aviezer HNp הָ/עַנְּתֹתִ֖י 𐤄/𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 haanetoti the Anathothite the Anatotite the Anetoti HTd/Ngmsa ל/בנימיני 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 lvnymyny of the Benjaminite Benjaminite to Ben Yemini HRd/Ngmsa לַ/בֵּ֣ן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 laben Bene (Bemba) son of to the son to Ben HRd/Ngmsa יְמִינִ֑י 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 yemini Jemini right-side man Yemini HNgmsa וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤅 machaluqeto his division his assigned division HNcfsc/Sp3ms עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 14
eleventh eleven [month] -teen or -teenth for the eleventh to eleven [month] -teen or -teenth month the new-moon Benaiah Yahweh has built Benayah the Pirathonite the Pirathonite the Pireatoni of from sons sons of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim and over and upon his division his assigned division twenty twenty and four and four thousand thousand-group
עַשְׁתֵּֽי 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤉 ashetey eleventh eleven HAobpc עָשָׂר֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar [month] -teen or -teenth HAcmsa לְ/עַשְׁתֵּ֣י 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤉 leashetey for the eleventh to eleven HR/Aobpc עָשָׂ֣ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar-2 [month] -teen or -teenth HAcmsa הַ/חֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔 hachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) month the new-moon HTd/Ncmsa בְּנָיָ֥ה 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄 benayah Benaiah Yahweh has built Benayah HNp הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִ֖י 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤍𐤉 hapireatoni the Pirathonite the Pirathonite the Pireatoni HTd/Ngmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min of from HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc אֶפְרָ֑יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤅 machaluqeto his division his assigned division HNcfsc/Sp3ms עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 23
but not and not did count he lifted David David David their number their count from a son of to/from son of twenty twenty years year-cycle and downward and toward below because for/because had said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to multiply to cause to multiply — object-marker Israel El-Contends Yiserael like the stars of like stars of the heavens the lofty-heights
וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn נָשָׂ֤א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa did count he lifted HVqp3ms דָוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp מִסְפָּרָ֔/ם 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 miseparam their number their count HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/מִ/בֶּ֛ן 𐤋/𐤌/𐤁𐤍 lemiben Bene (Bemba) from a son of to/from son of HR/R/Ncmsc עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa שָׁנָ֖ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle HNcfsa וּ/לְ/מָ֑טָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤈𐤄 ulematah and downward and toward below HC/R/D כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar had said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/הַרְבּ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 leharebot to multiply to cause to multiply HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כְּ/כוֹכְבֵ֥י 𐤊/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉 kekhokhevey like the stars of like stars of HR/Ncmpc הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 24
Joab YHWH is Father Yoav son of son Zeruiah Balsamed One Tseruyah began he caused to begin to count to count out but not and not finished he brought to completion and it was and he became in this in this one wrath outburst of wrath upon upon Israel El-Contends Yiserael and not and not went up he ascended the number the count in the account in counted number of of the words words of of the days the days of the king to the king David David David
יוֹאָ֨ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc צְרוּיָ֜ה 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤉𐤄 tseruyah Zeruiah Balsamed One Tseruyah HNp הֵחֵ֤ל 𐤄𐤇𐤋 hechel began he caused to begin HVhp3ms לִ/מְנוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 limenot to count to count out HR/Vqc וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn כִלָּ֔ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 khilah finished he brought to completion HVpp3ms וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms בָ/זֹ֛את 𐤁/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vazot in this in this one HR/Pdxfs קֶ֖צֶף 𐤒𐤑𐤐 qetsef wrath outburst of wrath HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not HC/Tn עָלָה֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah went up he ascended HVqp3ms הַ/מִּסְפָּ֔ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 hamisepar the number the count HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/מִסְפַּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 bemisepar in the account in counted number of HR/Ncmsc דִּבְרֵֽי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey of the words words of HNcmpc הַ/יָּמִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim of the days the days HTd/Ncmpa לַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe of the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa דָּוִֽיד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp
Verse 25
and-over and upon storehouses storehouses of the-king's the king Azmaveth Azmaveth Azemavet son-of son Adiel Ornament of God Adiel and-over and upon the-storehouses the storehouses in-the-field in the open field in-cities in cities and-in-villages and in enclosed villages and-in-towers and in the towers Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan son-of son Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah
וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-over and upon HC/R אֹצְר֣וֹת 𐤀𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 otserot storehouses storehouses of HNcmpc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king's the king HTd/Ncmsa עַזְמָ֖וֶת 𐤏𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤕 azemavet Azmaveth Azmaveth Azemavet HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son-of son HNcmsc עֲדִיאֵ֑ל 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤀𐤋 adiel Adiel Ornament of God Adiel HNp וְ/עַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-2 and-over and upon HC/R הָֽ/אֹצָר֡וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 haotsarot the-storehouses the storehouses HTd/Ncmpa בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֞ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in-the-field in the open field HRd/Ncmsa בֶּ/עָרִ֤ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 bearim in-cities in cities HRd/Ncfpa וּ/בַ/כְּפָרִים֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 uvakefarim and-in-villages and in enclosed villages HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/מִּגְדָּל֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕 uvamigedalot and-in-towers and in the towers HC/Rd/Ncbpa יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son-of son HNcmsc עֻזִּיָּֽהוּ 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 uziyahu Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah HNp
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