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Of the Izharites,לַיִּצְהָרִיChenaniahכְּנַנְיָהוּand his sonsוּבָנָיוwere for the outsideלַ הַחִיצוֹנָהworkמְּלָאכָהoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלas supervisorsלְשֹׁטְרִיםand judges.וּלְשֹׁפְטִים
1 Chronicles 26:29
Study it in the app“Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outside work over Israel, as supervisors and judges.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 26:29, word by word
- Of the Izharitesיִּצְהָרִיyitshari
Izharite
Izharite: a descendant of Izhar, of the Levite family of Kohath.
Where else “yitshari” appears- Chenaniahכְּנַנְיָהוּkenanyahu
Chenaniah
Chenaniah: the name of a chief of the Levites in David's time. The name means "YHWH has established."
Where else “kenanyahu” appears- and his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- were for the outsideחִיצוֹנָהchitsona
outer, outside
Outer, outside: what faces outward or is on the outside part. It can also mean what is not sacred, ordinary.
Where else “chitsona” appears- workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- as supervisorsשֹׁטְרִיםshotrim
supervisor
Supervisor: an official who keeps order and oversees others; in Egypt, the Israelite in charge of his own people's work who answered to the taskmasters (Exodus 5:14); in Israel, officials beside the judges and the elders (Deuteronomy 16:18).
Where else “shotrim” appears- and judgesשֹׁפְטִיםshoftim
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shoftim” appears
Translation note
“The outside work”: the affairs of the people outside the house of YHWH.
The context
28And all that Samuel the seer had consecrated, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, everyone who consecrated was under the direction of Shelomith and his brothers.
29 · This verse (above)
30Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, capable men, one thousand seven hundred, were over the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the work of YHWH and for the service of the king.