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Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרdiedוַיָּמָתand hadהָיוּ לוֹnoוְלֹאsons,בָּנִיםbut onlyכִּי אִםdaughters;בָּנוֹתand the sonsבְּנֵיof Kish,קִישׁtheir brothers,אֲחֵיהֶםtook them as wives.וַיִּשָּׂאוּם
1 Chronicles 23:22
Study it in the app“Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; and the sons of Kish, their brothers, took them as wives.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 23:22, word by word
- Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- and hadהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- sonsבָּנִיםbanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appears- daughtersבָּנוֹתbanot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “banot” appears- of Kishקִישׁkish
Kish
Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Where else “kish” appears- their brothersאֲחֵיache
relative
A close relative of the same family, like a nephew.
Where else “ache” appears- took them as wivesיִּשָּׂאוּyisau
take
To get something; with "a wife", to marry.
Where else “yisau” appears
Translation note
“Their brothers”: their relatives, the sons of their father’s brother. This is what Numbers 36:6-9 commands, so that the inheritance does not leave the family.
The context
21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 · This verse (above)
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.