1 Chronicles 27:21

“for the half of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner;”

1 Chronicles 27:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 27:21, word by word

for the halfחֲצִיchatsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

Where else “chatsi” appears
of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe

Manasseh

Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".

Where else “menashe” appears
in Gileadגִּלְעָדָgilada

Gilead

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Iddoיִדּוֹyido

Iddo

Iddo: a chief of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead.

Where else “yido” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

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

Where else “ben” appears
of Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzecharyahu

Zechariah

Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

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for Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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Jaasielיַעֲשִׂיאֵלyaasiel

Jaasiel

Jaasiel: the name of two Israelites: one of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:47) and a son of Abner, chief of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 27:21). The name means "God makes."

Where else “yaasiel” appears
of Abnerאַבְנֵרavner

Abner

Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."

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Places in this verse

JerusalemGilead
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gilead

    Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River

    A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.

    Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).

    Genesis 31:21Numbers 32:1Judges 11:1Jeremiah 8:22

The context

20for the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah; for the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;

21 · This verse (above)

22for Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the chiefs of the tribes of Israel.

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