1 Chronicles 26:1

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1 Chronicles 26:1, word by word

For the divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתmachlkot

division

Division: each of the parts into which a group is divided.

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of the gatekeepersשֹׁעֲרִיםshoarim

gatekeeper

Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.

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of the Korahitesקָּרְחִיםkarchim

Korahite

Korahite: a descendant of Korah, of the tribe of Levi.

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Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּmeshelemyahu

Meshelemiah

Meshelemiah: a Levite gatekeeper of the family of Korah.

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Koreקֹרֵאkore

Kore

Kore: name of two Levite gatekeepers. In Hebrew it is different from Korah, the Levite who rebelled against Moses.

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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).

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Translation note

“Asaph” here is the “Ebiasaph” of 9:19, of the family of Korah; he is not Asaph the singer, who was of the family of Gershon.

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