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The firstהָרִאשׁוֹןlot,הַגּוֹרָלof Asaph,לְאָסָףcame outוַיֵּצֵאfor Joseph;לְיוֹסֵףGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּthe second,הַשֵּׁנִיheהוּאand his brothersוְאֶחָיוand his sons,וּבָנָיוtwelve;שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר
1 Chronicles 25:9
Study it in the app“The first lot, of Asaph, came out for Joseph; Gedaliah the second, he and his brothers and his sons, twelve;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 25:9, word by word
- The firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- lotגּוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears- of Asaphאָסָףasaf
Asaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appears- came outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- for Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּgedalyahu
Gedaliah
Gedaliah. A personal name meaning "YHWH is great." Son of Ahikam; the king of Babylon set him over the people left in Judah, and he was killed at Mizpah by Ishmael (2 Kings 25:22-25; Jeremiah 40–41). Other men also bear it.
Where else “gedalyahu” appears- the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears- and his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- and his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- twelveשְׁנֵיםshenem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenem” appears- twelveעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears
Translation note
In this list some names are written differently than in verses 2-4: “Izri” (Zeri), “Jesharelah” (Asarelah), “Azarel” (Uzziel), “Shubael” (Shebuel), “Jeremoth” (Jerimoth).
The context
8They cast lots for their charge, alike, the small as the great, the skilled with the pupil.
9 · This verse (above)
10the third Zaccur: his sons and his brothers, twelve;