1 Chronicles 27:10

“The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.”

1 Chronicles 27:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 27:10, word by word

The seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “shevii” appears
monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears
was Helezחֶלֶץchelets

Helez

Helez, the name of two men: the Paltite, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:26), and a descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:39).

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the Peloniteפְּלוֹנִיpeloni

Pelonite

Pelonite: a name of origin given to two of David's mighty men; the place is not known.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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and in his divisionמַחֲלֻקְתּmachalukt

division

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

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twenty-fourעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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twenty-fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

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thousandאָלֶףalef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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The context

9The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.

10 · This verse (above)

11The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.

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