7
The sonsבְּנֵיof Shemaiah:שְׁמַעְיָהOthni,עָתְנִיRephael,וּרְפָאֵלObed,וְעוֹבֵדand Elzabad,אֶלְזָבָדhis brothers,אֶחָיוcapable men;בְּנֵי חָיִלElihuאֱלִיהוּand Semachiah.וּסְמַכְיָהוּ
1 Chronicles 26:7
Study it in the app“The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, his brothers, capable men; Elihu and Semachiah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 26:7, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya
Shemaiah
Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).
Where else “shemaya” appears- Othniעָתְנִיatni
Othni
Othni: a Levite gatekeeper, son of Shemaiah.
Where else “atni” appears- Rephaelרְפָאֵלrefael
Rephael
Rephael: a Levite gatekeeper, son of Shemaiah. The name means "God has healed."
Where else “refael” appears- Obedעוֹבֵדoved
Obed
Obed, son of Boaz and Ruth, grandfather of King David. Other people bear the same name. It means "one who serves."
Where else “oved” appears- and Elzabadאֶלְזָבָדelzavad
Elzabad
Elzabad: the name of two Israelites: one of the Gadites who joined David (1 Chronicles 12:12) and a Levite gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 26:7). The name means "God has given."
Where else “elzavad” appears- his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- capable menחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears- Elihuאֱלִיהוּelihu
Elihu
Elihu: the name of several men; among them an ancestor of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1) and the young man who speaks in the book of Job (Job 32:2). It means "he is my God."
Where else “elihu” appears- and Semachiahסְמַכְיָהוּsemachyahu
Semachiah
Semachiah: a Levite gatekeeper of the family of Obed-edom. The name means "YHWH has sustained."
Where else “semachyahu” appears
The context
6To Shemaiah his son were born sons who ruled over the house of their father, for they were very capable men.
7 · This verse (above)
8All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their brothers, capable men with strength for the service: sixty-two of Obed-edom.