1 Chronicles 25

1 Chronicles · Chapter 25

1 Chronicles 25:9

1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.4Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.8And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:31The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

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VerseKJVBSBASV
9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and it went outוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai-ye-TZE'H3318J
to come out: come

יָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

the lotהַגּוֹרָ֧לha-go-RALH1486
allotted

גּוֹרָל (go.ral) 1) lot 1a) lot-pebbles used for systematically making decisions 2) portion 2a) lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots) 2b) recompense, retribution

the firstהָרִאשׁ֛וֹןha-ri-SHONH7223G
first

רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) : first adj 1) first, primary, former 1a) former (of time) 1a1) ancestors 1a2) former things 1b) foremost (of location) 1c) first (in time) 1d) first, chief (in degree) adv 2) first, before, formerly, at first

for Asaphלְאָסָ֖ףle-'a-SAFH0623H
Asaph

אָסָף (a.saph) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.39; son of: Berechiah (H1296H); father of: Zaccur (H2139J), Joseph (H3130I), Nethaniah (H5418H) and Asharelah (H0841) § Asaph = "gatherer" 1) the father of Hezekiah's secretary 2) a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David 3) a Persian officer over the royal forest

to Josephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle-yo-SEFH3130I
Joseph

יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.2; son of: Asaph (H0623H); brother of: Zaccur (H2139J), Nethaniah (H5418H) and Asharelah (H0841) § Joseph = "Jehovah has added" 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel 2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies 3) a son of Asaph 4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah

and relatives hisוְאֶחָיוve-'e-CHAVH0251H
brother: male-sibling

אָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

and sons hisוּבָנָיוu-va-NAVH1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

two [plus]שְׁנֵיםshe-NEIMH8147
two

שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

tenעָשָֽׂר׃'a-SARH6240
ten

עָשָׂר (a.sar) 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge-dal-YA-huH1436I
Gedaliah

גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ (ge.dal.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.3; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I) § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great" 1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David 2) governor of Judea 3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah

the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha-she-NIH8145
second

שֵׁנִי (she.ni) 1) second 1a) second (the ordinal number) 1b) again (a second time) 1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)

heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931
he/she/it

הוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

and relatives hisוְאֶחָ֥יוve-'e-CHAVH0251H
brother: male-sibling

אָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

and sons hisוּבָנָ֖יוu-va-NAVH1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

two [plus]שְׁנֵ֥יםshe-NEIMH8147
two

שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

tenעָשָֽׂר׃'a-SARH6240
ten

עָשָׂר (a.sar) 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.